Margaret Bourke-White Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1904–1971

Margaret Bourke-White photographs have appeared at auction 101 times in ArtSell’s records between 2006 and 2026; 70 sold, a sell-through rate of 69%. The median price realised is $3.9kSign up free to see across 70 priced sales; the middle half sold for $970Sign up free to see–$12.3kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $400kSign up free to see for Flood Refugees, Louisville, Kentucky at Phillips in April 2019. The houses with the most results are Phillips (30), Bonhams (18) and Grisebach (11).

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1. 
   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 ↗
2. 
   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 ↗
3. 
   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 ↗
4. 
   Buchenwald Prisoners, 1945

   Photograph · Paper

   33,5 x 43,3 cm

   James Lisboa · Sep 24, 2020 · Lot 597
   Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
5. 
   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 ↗
6. 
   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 ↗
7. 
   Akron

   Photograph

   43.5 x 58cm

   Woolley & Wallis · Dec 11, 2019 · Lot 236
   £1,200≈ $1,578≈ €1,424HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
8. 
   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 ↗
9. 
   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 ↗
10. 
    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 ↗
11. 
    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 ↗
12. 
    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 ↗
13. 
    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 ↗
14. 
    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 ↗
15. 
    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 ↗
16. 
    German VW's made to look like Tanks, 1932

    Photograph

    19,3 × 33,7 cm

    Grisebach · Oct 26, 2018 · Lot 2175
    €3,750≈ $4,254≈ £3,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
17. 
    A Workers‘ Club in Moscow. Aus: „Eyes on Russia, Um 1930

    Photograph

    33,9 × 24,1 cm

    Grisebach · May 30, 2018 · Lot 2155
    €5,000≈ $5,816≈ £4,375Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
18. 
    Johnson“ (American high jumper Cornelius Johnson), Um 1936

    Photograph · ed. 3/4

    24,7 × 17,2 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 29, 2017 · Lot 2170
    €3,125≈ $3,696≈ £2,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Grisebach ↗
19. 
    Jones and Laughlin Steel at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1936

    Photograph

    34,5 × 25,4 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 29, 2017 · Lot 2133
    €5,000≈ $5,914≈ £4,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
20. 
    Ludlum Steel Co. Electric Furnace, 1930s

    Photograph

    12 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (32.7 x 23.2 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 49
    $11,250≈ £8,500≈ €9,572Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Cable Spool, circa 1930

    Photograph

    18 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (47 x 31.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 46
    $35,000≈ £26,443≈ €29,780Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Concrete Trestle, circa 1930

    Photograph

    17 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (45.1 x 31.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 43
    $60,000≈ £45,331≈ €51,051Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    Untitled (from North of the Danube), 1939

    Photograph

    3½ h x 5 w in (9 x 13 cm)

    Wright · Jul 18, 2017 · Lot 253
    $875≈ £672≈ €757Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
24. 
    Untitled (from North of the Danube), 1939

    Photograph

    3½ h x 5 w in (9 x 13 cm)

    Wright · Jul 18, 2017 · Lot 251
    $875≈ £672≈ €757Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
25. 
    Untitled (from North of the Danube), 1939

    Photograph

    5 h x 3½ w in (13 x 9 cm)

    Wright · Jul 18, 2017 · Lot 252
    $1,000≈ £768≈ €865Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
26. 
    Borsig Locomotive Works, Berlin, Um 1930

    Photograph

    33,9 × 23,6 cm

    Grisebach · May 31, 2017 · Lot 2014
    €25,000≈ $28,053≈ £21,841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
27. 
    Helix: Panel in NBC Mural, Radio City Music Hall, circa 1934

    Photograph

    13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.7 x 26 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2017 · Lot 45
    $30,000≈ £24,118≈ €28,166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
28. 
    Rosenbaum Grain Elevators, Chicago, IL. (Our "temple view"), circa 1935

    Photograph

    13 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (34.3 x 19.7 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 3, 2017 · Lot 33
    $27,500≈ £21,993≈ €25,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
29. 
    Coffee Picker, São Martinho, Brazil, 1936

    Photograph

    13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.3 x 25.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 5, 2016 · Lot 44
    $5,000≈ £3,932≈ €4,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Lumberjack, for International Paper Co., 1937

    Photograph

    13 x 9 1/8in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2016 · Lot 3147
    $175≈ £135≈ €155Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Marshall, Arkansas, 1936

    Photograph

    13 5/8 x 9 5/8in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2016 · Lot 3146
    $163≈ £126≈ €144Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
32. 
    American Optical Company, 1936-1938

    Photograph

    13 3/8 x 10 1/8in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2016 · Lot 3145
    $100≈ £77≈ €89Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    Selected Images, 1930s

    Photograph

    13 x 8 1/2in avg. or reverse

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2016 · Lot 3144
    $163≈ £126≈ €144Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    Czech Peasant Women and Child Wearing Bohemian Clothes, 1938

    Photograph

    13 5/8 x 10 3/8in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2016 · Lot 3143
    $250≈ £193≈ €222Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    Frank Proffitt-Folksinger, 1936

    Photograph

    13 1/2 x 9 3/4in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2016 · Lot 3135
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    American Woolen Co., 1935/later

    Photograph · ed. 10/250

    12 x 8 3/8in

    Bonhams · Dec 14, 2015 · Lot 7191
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
37. 
    Airship Akron, 1931

    Photograph

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 11, 2015 · Lot 52
    $3,125≈ £2,034≈ €2,748Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
38. 
    Czech Peasant Women and Child Wearing Bohemian Clothes, 1938

    Photograph

    13 5/8 x 10 3/8in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3721
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    Lumberjack, for International Paper Co., 1937

    Photograph

    13 x 9 1/8in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3720
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Jim Lawhorn, Flood Victim, Churchill Downs Clubhouse, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937

    Photograph

    13 1/2 x 10 1/4in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3719
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    American Optical Company, 1936-1938

    Photograph

    13 3/8 x 10 1/8in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3718
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Ocelot, Georgia, 1936

    Photograph

    13 5/8 x 9 3/4in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3717
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    Marshall, Arkansas, 1936

    Photograph

    13 5/8 x 9 5/8in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3716
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
44. 
    Frank Proffitt-Folksinger, 1936

    Photograph

    13 1/2 x 9 3/4in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3715
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
45. 
    Selected Images of Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, for TWA, 1935

    Photograph

    13 1/4 x 9 1/8in; 9 1/4 x 13 1/8in

    Bonhams · Jan 26, 2015 · Lot 3714
    $3,750≈ £2,498≈ €3,335Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    A Moneylender's House, India, 1947

    Photograph

    49 x 37 cm (19 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 18, 2014 · Lot 83
    £2,500≈ $3,914≈ €3,127Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,800–2,500View at Phillips ↗
47. 
    Weeping Women, South Korea, 1952

    Photograph

    39.2 x 49.5 cm (15 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 18, 2014 · Lot 82
    £1,875≈ $2,935≈ €2,345Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
48. 
    Migrating Snow Geese, 1952

    Photograph

    15 1/8 x 19 in. (38.4 x 48.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2014 · Lot 100
    $13,750≈ £8,490≈ €10,910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
49. 
    American Optical Company, 1936-1938

    Photograph

    13 3/8 x 10 1/8in

    Bonhams · Jul 20, 2014 · Lot 2112
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
50. 
    Vanitie, International Yacht Races, 1934

    Photograph

    12 3/4 x 9 in. (32.4 x 22.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 1, 2014 · Lot 27
    $10,625≈ £6,389≈ €7,705Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗

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