What is a Mary Ellen Mark photograph worth?
1940–2015 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 26 priced auction sales, works by Mary Ellen Mark have sold for a median of $1,820Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $954Sign up free to see and $2,496Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,890Sign up free to see across 25 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,898Sign up free to see across 20 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Mary Ellen Mark prices by medium
- Auction results
- 32
- Sold rate
- 81%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $1.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $14kSign up free to see John Belushi (Blues Brothers), Chicago, Illinois, Phillips, Oct 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 25 | $1.1k–$2.6kSign up free to see | $1.9kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: OstLicht Photo Auction (9), Phillips (6), Bonhams (4)
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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) | 4 | $523–$2kSign up free to see | $1.2kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 19 | $1.3k–$3kSign up free to see | $1.9kSign up free to see |
Recent Mary Ellen Mark sales
- Amanda and Her Cousin Amy, North Carolina, gelatin silver print — $4,655Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Babies, Kentucky 1988, Vintage silver print on double-weight semi-matte paper — $2,207Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, May 28, 2026
- Kamla behind curtain with customer, Falkland Road, Mumbai, India 1978, Dye transfer print, printed in 1989 on semi-matte paper — $2,091Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, May 28, 2026
- Homeless Damm Family in Their Car, photograph portrays an American family living in their car during a period of gr — $1,061Sign up free to see, Hessink's Auctions, Apr 14, 2026
- 'Leprosy Patient with her Nurse - National Hansen's Disease Center, Carville, LA', Gelatin silver print — $538Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Twelve-year-old Lata Lying in Bed, Falkland Road, Bombay, India, Silver dye bleach print — $2,560Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Marie-Michele and Caroline Ambrosia (from the Twins series), unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print — $1,584Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- From the series 'New York portraits', New York City 1987, Unique Polaroid Spectra — $2,304Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
Questions about Mary Ellen Mark prices
What is a Mary Ellen Mark photograph worth?
Based on 26 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Mary Ellen Mark have sold for a median of $1,820, and half of them sold between $954 and $2,496. For photographs alone the median is $1,890 (25 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 Mary Ellen Mark sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $13,970 for “John Belushi (Blues Brothers), Chicago, Illinois” at Phillips in October 2023.
How often do Mary Ellen Mark works sell at auction?
81% of the 32 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Mary Ellen Mark photograph?
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Mary Ellen Mark have appeared at auction 32 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2026; 26 sold, a sell-through rate of 81%.
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