Joseph Kosuth Photographs: Auction Prices

American · b. 1945

ArtSell has recorded 10 auction results for Joseph Kosuth photographs between 2016 and 2026, of which 6 sold (60% sell-through). Prices realised range from $19,798 to $65,246, with a median of $57,545 across 6 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $65,246 for “‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [Meaning] (Eng.-Fr.)” at Phillips in 2022.

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1. 
   Small Explanations (That Refer and Construct), 2017

   Photograph

   61 3/8 x 76 3/4 in. (155.9 x 194.9 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 492
   $64,500≈ £47,753≈ €55,156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   'Titled (A.A.I.A.I.)' [concept], 1967

   Photograph

   122 x 122 cm (48 x 48 in.)

   Phillips · Oct 11, 2024 · Lot 155
   £44,450≈ $58,083≈ €53,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   'Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16', 1987

   Photograph

   113 x 105 in. (287 x 266.7 cm)

   Phillips · May 15, 2024 · Lot 183
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   IT WAS IT, 1986

   Photograph

   overall 144 x 319 cm (56 3/4 x 125 5/8 in.) certificate 12.2 x 26.9 cm (4 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)

   Phillips · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 191
   £31,750≈ $39,084≈ €36,806Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   IT WAS IT, 1986

   Photograph

   overall 144 x 319 cm (56 3/4 x 125 5/8 in.) certificate 12.2 x 26.9 cm (4 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)

   Phillips · Mar 3, 2023 · Lot 157
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16, 1987

   Photograph

   113 x 105 in. (287 x 266.7 cm)

   Phillips · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 189
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [Meaning] (Eng.-Fr.), 1967

   Photograph

   mounted photograph 122.1 x 122.1 cm (48 1/8 x 48 1/8 in.) certificate 16.5 x 14.2 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.)

   Phillips · Oct 13, 2022 · Lot 184
   £57,960≈ $65,246≈ €66,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Titled 'Art As Idea As Idea' [air], 1967

   Photograph

   122x122 cm

   Farsettiarte · May 28, 2022 · Lot 532
   Result not publishedEst. €6,000–9,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
9. 
   ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [ephemeral] (Ety.), 1967

   Photograph

   mounted photograph 122 x 122 cm (48 x 48 in.) certificate 14.1 x 12.7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 in.)

   Phillips · Feb 14, 2020 · Lot 183
   £43,750≈ $57,006≈ €52,579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
10. 
    L'Essence de la rhétorique est dans l'allégorie IV (The Essence of Rhetoric is in Allegory IV), from Sequences, 1998

    Photograph · Paper · ed. AP

    all S. 40 x 50.1 cm (15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 6, 2019 · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    Ohne Titel, 1999

    Photograph

    120 x 200 cm (47.2 x 78.7 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2016 · Lot 662
    €18,750≈ $19,798≈ £15,738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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