Michael Kenna
British · b. 1953 · Photographer
Michael Kenna is an English photographer best known for his unusual black and white landscapes featuring ethereal light achieved by photographing at dawn or at night with… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Ratcliffe Power StationPhillips · $8,820≈ £6,740≈ €8,075Sign up to see
Swings, Catskill Mountains, New YorkPhillips · $7,500≈ £5,666≈ €6,381Sign up to see
Selected ImagesPhillips · $7,500≈ £4,947≈ €5,841Sign up to see
Michael Kenna’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
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Photography | 149 | 136 | 91% | $1.8kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 149 | 136 | 91% | $1.8kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.9kSign 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 | 60 | 60 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 37 | 31 | $1kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 | $646Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $5kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 | $750Sign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $875Sign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $875Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $2.2kSign up |