Lillian Bassman Photographs: Value & Auction Prices
1917–2012
Lillian Bassman photographs have appeared at auction 55 times in ArtSell’s records between 2010 and 2026; 41 sold, a sell-through rate of 75%. Across 41 sales with a published price, the typical result was $4.8kSign up free to see to $12.5kSign up free to see (median $7.5kSign up free to see). The auction record in our data is Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Vefour, Paris, sold at Phillips in April 2016 for $50kSign up free to see. Most results come from Phillips (49), Bonhams (2) and Grisebach (2).
Lillian Bassman photographs: key figures
- Auction results
- 55
- Sold rate
- 75%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2026
- Median price
- $7.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $50kSign up free to see Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Vefour, Paris, Phillips, Apr 2016
Top auction houses: Phillips (49), Bonhams (2), Grisebach (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.
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All photographs results
- $7,740≈ £5,757≈ €6,609Sign up free to see
- $4,515≈ £3,376≈ €3,889Sign up free to see
- $8,385≈ £6,271≈ €7,222Sign up free to see
- $4,445≈ £3,434≈ €4,115Sign up free to see
- $3,584≈ £2,845≈ €3,435Sign up free to see
- $7,500≈ £5,931≈ €7,135Sign up free to see
- £10,160≈ $12,860≈ €11,835Sign up free to see
- £10,160≈ $12,860≈ €11,835Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000
- $5,080≈ £4,133≈ €4,791Sign up free to see
- £2,016≈ $2,398≈ €2,334Sign up free to see
- The Little Furs: Mary Jane Russell in a cape-jacket by Ritter Brothers at the Essex House, New York, 1955£3,780≈ $4,497≈ €4,377Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000
- £8,190≈ $10,232≈ €9,602Sign up free to see
- $10,080≈ £7,703≈ €9,228Sign up free to see
- $37,800≈ £28,886≈ €34,606Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000
- $4,410≈ £3,243≈ €3,814Sign up free to see
- $8,820≈ £6,486≈ €7,628Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000
- $10,200≈ £7,451≈ €8,512Sign up free to see
- The Little Furs: Mary Jane Russell in a cape-jacket by Ritter Brothers at the Essex House, New York, 1955$6,250≈ £4,808≈ €5,319Sign up free to see
- $6,875≈ £5,289≈ €5,851Sign up free to see
- $5,625≈ £4,327≈ €4,787Sign up free to see
- Blowing Kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York, circa 1958Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000
- $2,500≈ £1,936≈ €2,194Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £7,000–9,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–40,000
- Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar, circa 1958$12,500≈ £9,444≈ €10,636Sign up free to see
- $12,500≈ £9,444≈ €10,636Sign up free to see
- $32,500≈ £24,554≈ €27,653Sign up free to see
- Blowing Kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York, circa 1958Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000
- €5,000≈ $5,318≈ £4,263Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000
- Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar, circa 1958£12,500≈ $15,599≈ €14,099Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $18,000–22,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000
- $35,000≈ £27,522≈ €31,219Sign up free to see
- Jean Shrimpton, 1955Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000
- £2,500≈ $3,655≈ €3,264Sign up free to see
- Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar, circa 1958£5,000≈ $7,310≈ €6,529Sign up free to see
- £11,000≈ $16,082≈ €14,363Sign up free to see
- $4,750≈ £3,328≈ €4,174Sign up free to see
- Blowing Kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York, circa 1958$20,000≈ £14,013≈ €17,575Sign up free to see
- $50,000≈ £35,034≈ €43,937Sign up free to see
- £4,375≈ $6,623≈ €6,096Sign up free to see
- Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, circa 1947Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000
- $8,750≈ £5,727≈ €7,775Sign up free to see
- $10,625≈ £6,954≈ €9,441Sign up free to see