What is a Karl Struss photograph worth?
1886–1981 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 14 works by Karl Struss with a published auction price sold between $739Sign up free to see and $3,341Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,071Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,146Sign up free to see across 12 sales. In the last five years the median was $851Sign up free to see across 8 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Karl Struss prices by medium
- Auction results
- 24
- Sold rate
- 58%
- Active at auction
- 2000–2025
- Median price
- $1.1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $16.3kSign up free to see Reflections, Moonlight, Arverne, Long Island, Phillips, Apr 2017
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 12 | $975–$4.2kSign up free to see | $1.1kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 2 | $264–$693Sign up free to see | $479Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10), Phillips (7), Lempertz (3)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Karl Struss sales
- Meet the Prince (Metropolitan, 1926), vintage platinum print — $132Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 27, 2025
- 'Boardwalk, Long Beach, L.I.', Platinum print; tipped to a paper mount — $1,920Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 3, 2025
- Pismo Beach, vintage bromide print — $264Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 4, 2025
- Columbia University, vintage platinum print — $1,134Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 10, 2024
- Bombing Formation, bromide print — $693Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 1, 2023
- Two works from The Female Figure series, vintage platinum print, vintage four-color rotogravure — $630Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 1, 2023
- New York, vintage waxed platinum sepia tone print — $1,008Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Aug 2, 2023
- Columbia University, New York (Earle Hall), platinum-palladium print — $1,008Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Aug 2, 2023
Questions about Karl Struss prices
What is a Karl Struss photograph worth?
Based on 14 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Karl Struss have sold for a median of $1,071, and half of them sold between $739 and $3,341. For photographs alone the median is $1,146 (12 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Karl Struss sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $16,250 for “Reflections, Moonlight, Arverne, Long Island” at Phillips in April 2017.
Which Karl Struss medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $1,146 (12 sales).
How often do Karl Struss works sell at auction?
58% of the 24 lots recorded between 2000 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Karl Struss photograph?
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Of the 24 lots by Karl Struss recorded at auction between 2000 and 2025, 14 found a buyer (58%).
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