Margaret Bourke-White Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1904–1971

ArtSell has recorded 88 auction results for Margaret Bourke-White photographs between 2006 and 2026, of which 61 sold (69% sell-through). Prices realised range from $100 to $400,000, with a median of $5,000 across 61 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 4 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $400,000 for “Flood Refugees, Louisville, Kentucky” at Phillips in 2019.

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1. 
   Selected Images of Insects (comprising 'Insect Hanging from Cocoon' and 'Praying Mantis'), c. 1939

   Photograph

   4 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 cm.) or the reverse

   Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026 · Lot 21
   $960≈ £717≈ €842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Magnitogorsk, Russia, circa 1931

   Photograph

   13 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. (33.3 x 23.2 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 252
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Broadcast Transmitting Tubes, circa 1930

   Photograph

   13 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. (33.7 x 23.2 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 13
   $11,610≈ £8,635≈ €9,914Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   N.B.C. Radio Tower, 1934

   Photograph

   9 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (23.8 x 19.4 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 12
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Toward Mecca (Muslims Praying at Jami Masjid, Delhi, India), 1946

   Photograph

   13 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (34 x 30 cm.)

   Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026 · Lot 247
   $4,096≈ £3,051≈ €3,505Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   State Farm #2, Verblurd, U.S.S.R silver gelatin

   Photograph

   Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Mar 21, 2026 · Lot 129
   Result not publishedEst. $400–700View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
7. 
   Hats in the Garment District

   Photograph · ed. 89/250

   Image: 14.75" h x 20.125" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 9, 2025 · Lot 12
   $950≈ £721≈ €822HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
8. 
   Electric Welding, Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 1930

   Photograph

   12 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (32.1 x 23.5 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 9, 2025 · Lot 304
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
9. 
   Bodies of the Mayor of Leipzig Family

   Photograph

   4.625" h x 6.25" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 14, 2025 · Lot 132
   $1,400≈ £1,028≈ €1,190HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
10. 
    The Kremlin, Moscow, U.S.S.R., 1931

    Photograph

    11⅝ h x 19½ w in (30 x 50 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 4, 2025 · Lot 214
    $3,960≈ £3,105≈ €3,751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
11. 
    Miloff Helps – along 'The Looming World October'. Five Year Plan, Russia, 1931

    Photograph

    Grisebach · Dec 15, 2024 · Lot 1319
    €5,842≈ $6,145≈ £4,855Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
12. 
    Hats in the Garment District, New York, 1930

    Photograph · ed. 111/250

    image 14-3/4 x 20 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Dec 3, 2024 · Lot 19
    $1,200≈ £949≈ €1,142HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
13. 
    Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York City, circa 1930

    Photograph

    13 x 9 3/8 in. (33 x 23.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 284
    $76,200≈ £58,235≈ €69,545Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Gandhi and His Spinning Wheel

    Photograph

    10 x 8 in

    Leonard Auction · Aug 18, 2024 · Lot 85
    Result not publishedEst. $200–400View at Leonard Auction ↗
15. 
    The George Washington Bridge, 1933

    Photograph

    13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (34 x 22.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 5, 2024 · Lot 386
    $44,450≈ £35,169≈ €41,002Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    USS Akron silver gelatin

    Photograph

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Oct 21, 2023 · Lot 121
    Result not publishedEst. $2,000–4,000View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
17. 
    Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York City, circa 1930

    Photograph

    19 x 13 1/2 in. (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 49
    $152,400≈ £123,983≈ €143,719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Untitled (Caterpillar and Leaves), c. 1934

    Photograph

    13⅛ h x 9⅞ w in (33 x 25 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 126
    $567≈ £444≈ €516Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
19. 
    Untitled (Slovakia), c. 1935

    Photograph

    3 h x 3⅞ w in (8 x 10 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 125
    $378≈ £296≈ €344Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
20. 
    Southern Exposure', from 'You have seen their faces', Natchez, Mississippi 1937, 1937

    Photograph

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023 · Lot 61
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
21. 
    Aerial View Of Single Family Houses, Muncie, Indiana, 1937

    Photograph

    22.8 x 32.8 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 107
    £508≈ $632≈ €585Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York City, circa 1930

    Photograph

    13 x 9 in. (33 x 22.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 167
    $127,000≈ £101,747≈ €116,503Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    The Living Dead at Buchenwald, 1945

    Photograph

    15 x 19 1/2 in. (38.1 x 49.5 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 137
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.

    Photograph

    7 h x 5 w in (18 x 13 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022 · Lot 204
    $1,250≈ £1,035≈ €1,198Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
25. 
    The George Washington Bridge, 1933

    Photograph

    13 1/2 x 9 in. (34.3 x 22.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 237
    $47,880≈ £36,589≈ €43,834Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
26. 
    Industrial Design, 1935

    Photograph

    33,6 × 23,8 cm

    Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021 · Lot 2086
    €10,000≈ $11,314≈ £8,500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Grisebach ↗
27. 
    Brazilian Girl, for 'American Can Company', 1936

    Photograph

    33,8 × 24,7 cm

    Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021 · Lot 2025
    €11,250≈ $12,728≈ £9,562Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
28. 
    Aerial View Of Single Family Houses, Muncie, Indiana, 1937

    Photograph

    22.8 x 32.8 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 23, 2021 · Lot 87
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
29. 
    Goodyear Zeppelin, United States Airship Akron, 1931

    Photograph

    17 1/8 x 22 7/8 in. (43.5 x 58.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 7, 2021 · Lot 136
    $6,930≈ £5,096≈ €5,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Aluminum Company of America: Man Polishing Kettles, 1930

    Photograph · Paper

    18¼ h x 14 w in (46 x 36 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021 · Lot 271
    $3,500≈ £2,596≈ €3,003Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
31. 
    Old Man (from the You Have Seen Their Faces project), c. 1935

    Photograph

    13⅝ h x 9¼ w in (35 x 23 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021 · Lot 270
    $1,500≈ £1,113≈ €1,287Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
32. 
    Bombardment of Moscow, 1941

    Photograph

    17 x 23.4 cm (17.8 x 24.2 cm)

    Lempertz · Jun 17, 2021 · Lot 662
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–View at Lempertz ↗
33. 
    Esercitazioni di guerra - Indossare la maschera antigas, 1940

    Photograph

    20,3x25,8 cm

    Farsettiarte · May 27, 2021 · Lot 105
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
34. 
    Veduta aerea - Paesaggio, 1953

    Photograph

    7,9x10,4 cm

    Farsettiarte · May 27, 2021 · Lot 101
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,800View at Farsettiarte ↗
35. 
    Esercitazioni di guerra, 1940

    Photograph

    20,4x25,5 cm

    Farsettiarte · May 27, 2021 · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
36. 
    Veduta aerea - Paesaggio, 1953

    Photograph

    10,3x7,7 cm

    Farsettiarte · May 27, 2021 · Lot 49
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,800View at Farsettiarte ↗
37. 
    Study for Birdsall & Ward Nut and Bolt Company, circa 1929

    Photograph

    12 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (32.4 x 22.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 8, 2021 · Lot 238
    $13,860≈ £10,073≈ €11,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
38. 
    Lincoln Electric Welding Company, 1929

    Photograph

    9 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (23.8 x 34 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 14, 2020 · Lot 262
    $12,500≈ £9,616≈ €10,638Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
39. 
    Study for Birdsall & Ward Nut and Bolt Company, circa 1929

    Photograph

    12 1/4 x 9 in. (31.1 x 22.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 14, 2020 · Lot 224
    $10,000≈ £7,693≈ €8,511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
40. 
    Buchenwald Prisoners, 1945

    Photograph · Paper

    33,5 x 43,3 cm

    James Lisboa · Sep 24, 2020 · Lot 597
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
41. 
    Storage Tanks for Gas, I. G. Farben, Leunewerke, Germany, 1930

    Photograph

    13 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (33.3 x 23.5 cm)

    Phillips · Jul 13, 2020 · Lot 20
    $30,000≈ £23,817≈ €26,481Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
42. 
    Fort Peck Dam

    Photograph · Paper

    10 h x 8 w in (25 x 20 cm)

    Wright · Jan 16, 2020 · Lot 409
    $1,250≈ £957≈ €1,119Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
43. 
    Bar Fort Peck, Montana, 1936, 1904

    Photograph · Paper

    25,2x20,4 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019 · Lot 74
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250–300View at Maison Bibelot ↗
44. 
    Moose Market, Fort Peck, Montana, 1936, 1904

    Photograph · Paper

    25,2x20,3 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019 · Lot 73
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Maison Bibelot ↗
45. 
    Conversation Club, 1937, 1904

    Photograph · Paper

    25,2x20,3 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019 · Lot 72
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Maison Bibelot ↗
46. 
    Bar, Fort Peck, Montana, 1936, 1904

    Photograph · Paper

    25,2x20,3 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019 · Lot 71
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250–300View at Maison Bibelot ↗
47. 
    No beer sold to indians, Montana, 1936, 1904

    Photograph · Paper

    25,2x20,3 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Jun 20, 2019 · Lot 70
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Maison Bibelot ↗
48. 
    Sunday Sermon, College Grove, Tennessee, c. 1936

    Photograph · Paper

    6-1/2 x 6-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jun 6, 2019 · Lot 12
    $200≈ £157≈ €178HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Brunk Auctions ↗
49. 
    The World's Largest Dam – Dnieperstroi, 1930

    Photograph

    13 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (33.3 x 23.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2019 · Lot 192
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
50. 
    Flood Refugees, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937

    Photograph

    9 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (24.4 x 33.3 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2019 · Lot 4
    $400,000≈ £304,553≈ €356,538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗

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