What is a Mikhael Subotzky photograph worth?
b. 1981 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 16 works by Mikhael Subotzky with a published auction price sold between $1,896Sign up free to see and $10,345Sign up free to see, and the median is $5,928Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $4,204Sign up free to see across 13 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,292Sign up free to see across 9 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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Mikhael Subotzky prices by medium
- Auction results
- 39
- Sold rate
- 41%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2026
- Median price
- $5.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $35.5kSign up free to see Self-portrait (with the help of optometrist) R and L from Retinal Shift, Phillips, Nov 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 13 | $709–$10.1kSign up free to see | $4.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Strauss & Co (35), Phillips (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 | $221–$497Sign up free to see | $330Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 4 | $2.6k–$5.7kSign up free to see | $3.4kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 8 | $8.7k–$12.8kSign up free to see | $10.1kSign up free to see |
Recent Mikhael Subotzky sales
- Contestants in the Fancy Dress Competition at the Beaufort West Agricultural Show, Beaufort West, South Africa, 2006, Beaufort West Series, Lightjet C-Print — $427Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Jul 14, 2026
- Contestants in the Fancy Dress Competition at the Beaufort West Agricultural Show. Beaufort West, South Africa. 2006, Lightjet C-Print — $709Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, May 12, 2026
- Sticky Tape Transfer X, pigment inks and J-Lar tape on cotton paper — $2,668Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Sep 18, 2024
- Macio and Westpoint, Hout Bay, Cape Town, 2005, photographic print — $188Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Jan 15, 2024
- Haystack, inkjet print on cotton rag paper — $7,651Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Nov 7, 2023
- Shackles, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison (from the Die Vier Hoeke series), inkjet print on cotton rag paper — $2,292Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Feb 28, 2023
- Mirror, Beaufort West Prison, 2006, framed and mounted to Dibond, with face-mounted toughened glass smashed by the a — $9,024Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Sep 21, 2022
- Hermanus van Wyk, lightjet C-print on Fujicolor Crystal archive paper — $3,561Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, May 17, 2022
Questions about Mikhael Subotzky prices
What is a Mikhael Subotzky photograph worth?
Based on 16 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Mikhael Subotzky have sold for a median of $5,928, and half of them sold between $1,896 and $10,345. For photographs alone the median is $4,204 (13 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 Mikhael Subotzky sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $35,533 for “Self-portrait (with the help of optometrist) R and L from Retinal Shift” at Phillips in November 2018.
How often do Mikhael Subotzky works sell at auction?
41% of the 39 lots recorded between 2010 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Mikhael Subotzky photograph?
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Mikhael Subotzky have appeared at auction 39 times in ArtSell’s records between 2010 and 2026; 16 sold, a sell-through rate of 41%.
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