Margaret Bourke-White
American · 1904–1971 · Photographer
Margaret Bourke-White was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist. She was known as an architectural and commercial photographer for the first half of her… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Flood Refugees, Louisville, KentuckyPhillips · $400,000≈ £304,553≈ €356,538Sign up to see
Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York CityPhillips · $152,400≈ £123,983≈ €143,719Sign up to see
Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York CityPhillips · $127,000≈ £101,747≈ €116,503Sign up to see
Margaret Bourke-White’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
8 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Etching | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photography | 88 | 61 | 69% | $22.8kSign up | $5kSign up | $400kSign up |
| Photograph | 88 | 61 | 69% | $22.8kSign up | $5kSign up | $400kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $416Sign up | $416Sign up | $416Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $25.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | $632Sign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | $24.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 7 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | $200kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $5kSign up |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | $19.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | $169Sign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $15.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $6.4kSign up |