Man Ray Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1890–1976

Of the 160 lots by Man Ray (photographs) recorded at auction between 2001 and 2026, 135 found a buyer (84%). Half of the priced sales fell between $2.7kSign up free to see and $18.2kSign up free to see, with a median of $5.9kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Reclining Nude with Satin Sheet, sold at Phillips in April 2015 for $329kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Phillips (57), Lempertz (25) and Grisebach (21).

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1. 
   Le Bouquet (Fireworks), 1935

   Photograph

   11 3/8 x 9 in. (28.9 x 22.9 cm)

   Phillips · Jul 13, 2020 · Lot 11
   $106,250≈ £84,352≈ €93,786Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Untitled (Rayograph), c. 1972

   Photograph · Paper

   10½ h x 8 w in (27 x 20 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jun 23, 2020 · Lot 138
   $1,536≈ £1,230≈ €1,357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
3. 
   Le violon d'Ingres

   Photograph

   27 x 20cm

   Van Ham · Nov 8, 2019 · Lot 7
   €619≈ $683≈ £533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
4. 
   Meret Oppenheim, 1935

   Photograph

   23.5 x 17.1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)

   Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 3
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Portrait of a Woman, 1942

   Photograph

   9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.3 x 20.3 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 128
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Nude, 1920s-1930s

   Photograph

   5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (13.7 x 8.9 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 1, 2019 · Lot 127
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Autoportrait

   Photograph

   20,5 x 16cm

   Van Ham · May 31, 2019 · Lot 80
   €323≈ $360≈ £286Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
8. 
   Les Mannequins. Résurrection des mannequins, 1938

   Photograph

   18,5 × 13,9 cm

   Grisebach · May 29, 2019 · Lot 2182
   €20,000≈ $22,312≈ £17,645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–25,000View at Grisebach ↗
9. 
   La Prière [Prayer], 1930

   Photograph · Linen · ed. VI/VII

   Image/canvas: 33 x 24 cm (13 x 9 ½ in.) Frame: 47 x 38 cm. (19 x 15 in.)

   Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 40
   £100,000≈ $128,090≈ €114,335Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
10. 
    Rayograph, 1946

    Photograph

    25.2 x 19.9 cm (9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 39
    £37,500≈ $48,034≈ €42,876Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    Électricité

    Photograph

    Each: 26 x 20.5 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.) or the reverse Folio: 38.5 x 28.5 cm (15 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 38
    £25,000≈ $32,023≈ €28,584Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
12. 
    Pablo Picasso, 1932

    Photograph

    11 5/8 x 9 in. (29.5 x 22.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2019 · Lot 173
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    Florence Meyer Homolka, 1940s

    Photograph

    9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (24.4 x 19.7 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2019 · Lot 172
    $5,250≈ £3,997≈ €4,680Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Paul Éluard und Valentine Hugo, Um 1935

    Photograph

    23,2 × 17,6 cm

    Grisebach · Oct 26, 2018 · Lot 2160
    €8,750≈ $9,927≈ £7,760Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Grisebach ↗
15. 
    Lee Miller, Paris, 1929

    Photograph

    9 x 6 3/4 in. (22.9 x 17.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 4, 2018 · Lot 54
    $100,000≈ £77,012≈ €86,941Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    La Prière, 1930

    Photograph

    11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (29.2 x 21.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 4, 2018 · Lot 95
    $100,000≈ £77,012≈ €86,941Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Untitled (Rayograms), 1920s - 1950s

    Photograph · Paper

    18.4 x 22.4 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 1, 2018 · Lot 82
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
18. 
    Ohne Titel, 1922

    Photograph

    28,8 × 21,5 cm

    Grisebach · May 30, 2018 · Lot 2059
    €18,750≈ $21,810≈ £16,406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
19. 
    Untitled (Solarised walnuts), 1930-1931

    Photograph

    29 x 23 cm (11 3/8 x 9 in.)

    Phillips · May 18, 2018 · Lot 96
    £35,000≈ $47,219≈ €40,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
20. 
    Nude, 1927

    Photograph

    10 1/4 x 7 in. (26 x 17.8 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 9, 2018 · Lot 95
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Portrait of Duchamp, 1923

    Photograph

    10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.7 x 21 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 9, 2018 · Lot 92
    $20,000≈ £14,156≈ €16,255Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Natascha, 1931

    Photograph

    28 x 20.8 cm (37.8 x 27.9 cm)

    Lempertz · Dec 1, 2017 · Lot 45
    €4,960≈ $5,895≈ £4,371Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–View at Lempertz ↗
23. 
    Hans Richter, c. 1930

    Photograph

    23.1 x 17.3 cm (23.9 x 18 cm)

    Lempertz · Dec 1, 2017 · Lot 44
    €3,720≈ $4,421≈ £3,278Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
24. 
    Rayograph, 1922

    Photograph

    9 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (23.6 x 17.7 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 301
    $300,000≈ £226,655≈ €255,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250,000–350,000View at Phillips ↗
25. 
    Lise Deharme en 'La Dame de Pique', circa 1935

    Photograph

    9 x 6 1/4 in. (22.9 x 15.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 299
    $27,500≈ £20,777≈ €23,398Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
26. 
    Nude with Raised Arm, 1926

    Photograph

    10 3/4 x 9 in. (27.3 x 22.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 297
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
27. 
    Paul Eluard, 1947

    Photograph

    12.1 x 8.4 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 84
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,800–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
28. 
    Solarized Study, 1932

    Photograph

    32,2x25,9 cm

    Farsettiarte · May 27, 2017 · Lot 85
    Result not publishedEst. €3,500–5,500View at Farsettiarte ↗
29. 
    Rayograph with Goggles, Egg and Candle, 1924

    Photograph

    11 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (29.5 x 23.8 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2017 · Lot 245
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Clifford Odets, c. 1945

    Photograph

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 5, 2017 · Lot 135
    $7,188≈ £5,857≈ €6,786Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
31. 
    Konvolut von 3 Gelatinesilberabzügen nach Rayographien

    Photograph · Paper

    29,8 x 24cm

    Van Ham · Dec 9, 2016 · Lot 622
    €1,032≈ $1,090≈ £866Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Van Ham ↗
32. 
    Countess Celani at the Bal Blanc, 1930

    Photograph

    8 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (22.5 x 13.7 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 5, 2016 · Lot 64
    $31,250≈ £24,573≈ €27,874Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
33. 
    Au Cabaret du Ciel, 1927

    Photograph

    7 x 8 7/8 in. (17.8 x 22.5 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 5, 2016 · Lot 62
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
34. 
    30 Rockefeller Plaza (RCA Building), 1936

    Photograph

    9 x 6 3/4 in. (22.9 x 17.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 5, 2016 · Lot 38
    $10,000≈ £7,863≈ €8,920Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
35. 
    Le violon d'Ingres

    Photograph · Paper

    27 x 20cm

    Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 518
    €2,838≈ $3,171≈ £2,195Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
36. 
    Profile Study of a Woman, 1928

    Photograph

    11 5/8 x 9 in. (29.5 x 22.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2016 · Lot 200
    $30,000≈ £21,020≈ €26,362Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
37. 
    Untitled, 1965

    Photograph · Paper

    24 x 17.8 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 101
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,500–4,500View at Lempertz ↗
38. 
    Untitled, 1931

    Photograph

    28.9 x 22.3 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 61
    €4,960≈ $5,248≈ £3,486Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–4,500View at Lempertz ↗
39. 
    Marcel Duchamp, circa 1920-1921

    Photograph

    6 x 3 7/8 in. (15.2 x 9.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 8, 2015 · Lot 6
    $56,250≈ £36,818≈ €49,982Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
40. 
    Adrienne mit Waschbrett, 1938

    Photograph

    26,6 × 12,8 cm

    Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015 · Lot 2181
    €17,500≈ $19,485≈ £12,732Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
41. 
    Larmes. Erotique voilée, 1930. 1933

    Photograph · Paper

    19.9 x 26.9 cm (23.9 x 28.5 cm)

    Lempertz · May 29, 2015 · Lot 39
    €1,612≈ $1,768≈ £1,159Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
42. 
    Madame Errázuriz, with Count de Beaumont, Paris, 1925

    Photograph

    8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (22.2 x 16.8 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 2, 2015 · Lot 192
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
43. 
    Reclining Nude with Satin Sheet, 1935

    Photograph

    5 3/4 x 14 5/8 in. (14.6 x 37.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 1, 2015 · Lot 10
    $329,000≈ £222,854≈ €305,904Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300,000–400,000View at Phillips ↗
44. 
    Les vois lactées, 1974

    Photograph · ed. 73/75

    30.3 x 20.8 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 28, 2014 · Lot 76
    €4,216≈ $5,263≈ £3,353Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
45. 
    Untitled (Rayograph), before 1972

    Photograph · ed. HC

    Lempertz · Nov 28, 2014 · Lot 75
    €3,100≈ $3,870≈ £2,465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,500View at Lempertz ↗
46. 
    Ady in Antibes, 1937

    Photograph

    28.5 x 22.2 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 28, 2014 · Lot 15
    €3,224≈ $4,025≈ £2,564Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
47. 
    Untitled (Natasha), circa 1931

    Photograph

    3 3/4 x 5 in. (9.5 x 12.7 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2014 · Lot 192
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
48. 
    Untitled (Rayograph), 1924

    Photograph

    35.5 x 27.9 cm (36.4 x 28.7 cm)

    Lempertz · May 30, 2014 · Lot 71
    €1,830≈ $2,490≈ £1,488Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
49. 
    Untitled (Rayograph), c. 1930

    Photograph

    28 x 21.8 cm (30.2 x 23.1 cm)

    Lempertz · May 30, 2014 · Lot 70
    €1,830≈ $2,490≈ £1,488Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
50. 
    Untitled, 1924

    Photograph

    27.6 x 21.3 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 8, 2014 · Lot 105
    £17,500≈ $29,659≈ €21,256Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗

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