What is a Olive Cotton photograph worth?
1911–2003 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 5 works by Olive Cotton with a published auction price sold between $2,500Sign up free to see and $4,829Sign up free to see, and the median is $4,699Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $3,664Sign up free to see across 4 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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Olive Cotton prices by medium
- Auction results
- 6
- Sold rate
- 83%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $4.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $17.6kSign up free to see Tea Cup Ballet (1935, printed 1998), Smith & Singer, Apr 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 4 | $2.2k–$8kSign up free to see | $3.7kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Smith & Singer (3), Leonard Joel (1), Menzies (1)
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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.
Recent Olive Cotton sales
- Tea Cup Ballet (1935, printed 1998), silver gelatin photograph — $17,559Sign up free to see, Smith & Singer, Apr 28, 2026
- Shasta Daisies (1937, printed 1998), silver gelatin photograph — $4,829Sign up free to see, Smith & Singer, Apr 28, 2026
- Glasses, gelatin silver print — $2,500Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Sep 29, 2021
- Glasses c1937 (printed 1998), c1937 (printed 1998) — $4,699Sign up free to see, Menzies, Sep 24, 2015
- i. Willows, two silver gelatin prints — $1,252Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Dec 15, 2013
Questions about Olive Cotton prices
What is a Olive Cotton photograph worth?
Based on 5 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Olive Cotton have sold for a median of $4,699, and half of them sold between $2,500 and $4,829. For photographs alone the median is $3,664 (4 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 Olive Cotton sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $17,559 for “Tea Cup Ballet (1935, printed 1998)” at Smith & Singer in April 2026.
How often do Olive Cotton works sell at auction?
83% of the 6 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Olive Cotton photograph?
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Olive Cotton have appeared at auction 6 times in ArtSell’s records between 2013 and 2026; 5 sold, a sell-through rate of 83%.
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