What is a Margaret Bourke-White photograph worth?
1904–1971 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 63 priced auction sales, works by Margaret Bourke-White have sold for a median of $4,254Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,100Sign up free to see and $13,239Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $4,627Sign up free to see across 62 sales. In the last five years the median was $4,096Sign up free to see across 19 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Margaret Bourke-White prices by medium
- Auction results
- 91
- Sold rate
- 69%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2026
- Median price
- $4.3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $400kSign up free to see Flood Refugees, Louisville, Kentucky, Phillips, Apr 2019
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 62 | $1.2k–$13.5kSign up free to see | $4.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (30), Bonhams (19), Grisebach (11)
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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) | 12 | $835–$1.3kSign up free to see | $980Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 47 | $3.6k–$27.8kSign up free to see | $9kSign up free to see |
Recent Margaret Bourke-White sales
- Selected Images of Insects (comprising 'Insect Hanging from Cocoon' and 'Praying Mantis'), Two gelatin silver contact prints; one ferrotyped, one framed — $960Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- Broadcast Transmitting Tubes, Gelatin silver print with black inked borders — $11,610Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Toward Mecca (Muslims Praying at Jami Masjid, Delhi, India), Gelatin silver print; the photographer's 'LIFE Photo by Margaret Bourke-White' c — $4,096Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Hats in the Garment District, Gelatin silver print — $950Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Nov 9, 2025
- Bodies of the Mayor of Leipzig Family, Gelatin silver print — $1,400Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Sep 14, 2025
- The Kremlin, Moscow, U.S.S.R., vintage gelatin silver print — $3,960Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 4, 2025
- Miloff Helps – along 'The Looming World October'. Five Year Plan, Russia, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug. 33,5 cm × 21,1 cm (13 ¼ in. × 8 ¼ in.) — $6,145Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Dec 15, 2024
- Hats in the Garment District, New York, gelatin silver print — $1,200Sign up free to see, Brunk Auctions, Dec 3, 2024
Questions about Margaret Bourke-White prices
What is a Margaret Bourke-White photograph worth?
Based on 63 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Margaret Bourke-White have sold for a median of $4,254, and half of them sold between $1,100 and $13,239. For photographs alone the median is $4,627 (62 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 Margaret Bourke-White sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $400,000 for “Flood Refugees, Louisville, Kentucky” at Phillips in April 2019.
How often do Margaret Bourke-White works sell at auction?
69% of the 91 lots recorded between 2006 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Margaret Bourke-White photograph?
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Of the 91 lots by Margaret Bourke-White recorded at auction between 2006 and 2026, 63 found a buyer (69%).
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