What is a Lee Miller photograph worth?
1907–1977 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 11 priced auction sales, works by Lee Miller have sold for a median of $4,551Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $2,664Sign up free to see and $5,790Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $4,696Sign up free to see across 9 sales. In the last five years the median was $4,624Sign 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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Lee Miller prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $4.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $15kSign up free to see Carousel Cows, Phillips, Oct 2015
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 9 | $2.7k–$6.5kSign up free to see | $4.7kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 2 | $555–$660Sign up free to see | $607Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sworders (3), Phillips (3), Lyon & Turnbull (2)
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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 Lee Miller sales
- Picnic', Ile Sainte-Marguerite, Cannes, platinum palladium print — $5,032Sign up free to see, Sworders, Mar 31, 2026
- Untitled, 1937 digital print — $555Sign up free to see, Sworders, Dec 2, 2025
- Untitled, thought to be Méret Elisabeth Oppenheim digital print — $660Sign up free to see, Sworders, Dec 2, 2025
- MODELS WEARING INCENDIARY MASKS, LONDON, FOR VOGUE - 1940/1995, Silver gelatin/archival print — $4,551Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Mar 26, 2025
- AN EGYPTIAN PERSPECTIVE, 1936-39, published 2007, The complete set of six gelatin silver prints — $6,548Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 31, 2024
- Picasso in his Studio, Rue des Grands Augustins, Paris, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug — $13,435Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Dec 1, 2021
- Max Ernst auf einer Holzleiter, Sedona, Arizona, August 1946, gelatin silver print — $4,696Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 1, 2021
- Max Ernst, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona 1946, gelatin silver print — $2,684Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 1, 2021
Questions about Lee Miller prices
What is a Lee Miller photograph worth?
Based on 11 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Lee Miller have sold for a median of $4,551, and half of them sold between $2,664 and $5,790. For photographs alone the median is $4,696 (9 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 Lee Miller sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $15,000 for “Carousel Cows” at Phillips in October 2015.
Which Lee Miller medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $4,696 (9 sales).
How often do Lee Miller works sell at auction?
100% of the 11 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Lee Miller photograph?
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Lee Miller have appeared at auction 11 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2026; 11 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%.
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