What is a Loretta Lux photograph worth?
b. 1969 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 66 works by Loretta Lux with a published auction price sold between $4,518Sign up free to see and $9,947Sign up free to see, and the median is $6,244Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $6,250Sign up free to see across 63 sales. In the last five years the median was $4,416Sign up free to see across 12 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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Loretta Lux prices by medium
- Auction results
- 84
- Sold rate
- 79%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $6.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $21.3kSign up free to see The Drummer, Phillips, May 2013
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 63 | $4.4k–$9.9kSign up free to see | $6.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (62), Lempertz (9), Rago Auctions (5)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 29 | $3.8k–$7.5kSign up free to see | $5.5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 34 | $5k–$10.9kSign up free to see | $8kSign up free to see |
Recent Loretta Lux sales
- Boy in a blue raincoat 2, Dye destruction print — $4,386Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Tobias, Cibachrome print mounted to alumnium — $4,445Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Feb 12, 2026
- The Waiting Girl, Cibachrome print mounted to alumnium — $8,890Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Dec 11, 2025
- Troll 3, Cibachrome print, printed — $2,395Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Nov 29, 2024
- The Red Ball 1, Cibachrome print on Ilford paper — $5,476Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 4, 2024
- Tobias, Dye destruction print — $3,810Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 5, 2024
- The Fish, Dye destruction print — $4,445Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 11, 2023
- The Rose Garden, Dye destruction print — $5,715Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 4, 2023
Questions about Loretta Lux prices
What is a Loretta Lux photograph worth?
Based on 66 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Loretta Lux have sold for a median of $6,244, and half of them sold between $4,518 and $9,947. For photographs alone the median is $6,250 (63 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 Loretta Lux sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $21,326 for “The Drummer” at Phillips in May 2013.
How often do Loretta Lux works sell at auction?
79% of the 84 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Loretta Lux photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 84 auction results for Loretta Lux between 2009 and 2026, and 66 of them sold (79%).
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