What is a Pieter Hugo photograph worth?
b. 1976 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 70 works by Pieter Hugo with a published auction price sold between $5,353Sign up free to see and $25,000Sign up free to see, and the median is $11,695Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $12,690Sign up free to see across 66 sales. In the last five years the median was $5,877Sign up free to see across 30 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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Pieter Hugo prices by medium
- Auction results
- 96
- Sold rate
- 73%
- Active at auction
- 2012–2026
- Median price
- $11.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $68.8kSign up free to see Jatto with Mainasara, Ogere-Remo, Nigeria from Hyena and Other Men, Phillips, Oct 2015
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 66 | $6.4k–$25kSign up free to see | $12.7kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 3 | $2.7k–$5.4kSign up free to see | $3.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (46), Strauss & Co (40), Lempertz (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 | $637–$1.9kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 12 | $4.6k–$7.7kSign up free to see | $5.4kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 41 | $7k–$23.8kSign up free to see | $12.9kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 12 | $26k–$38.6kSign up free to see | $34.2kSign up free to see |
Recent Pieter Hugo sales
- Danielle Lawrence, United Kingdom, 2003, Portraits of Albinos Series, archival pigment ink on cotton paper laid down on card — $968Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, May 12, 2026
- Grace Walker, United Kingdom, Portraits of Albinos Series, archival pigment ink on cotton paper laid down on card — $968Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, May 12, 2026
- Mohammed Rabiu with Jamis, Ibusa, Nigeria from The Hyena and Other Men, Chromogenic print — $10,320Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Pieter Hugo, Cape Town, South Africa, 2004, Looking Aside Series, pigment ink print on cotton rag paper laid down on board — $3,358Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Feb 21, 2026
- Sam, Klein Karoo, South Africa, 2007, colour digital photographic print on paper — $2,836Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Feb 21, 2026
- Yaw Francis, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, Chromogenic print — $6,616Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Ogere-Remo, Nigeria (from the series: Gadawan Kura - The Hyena Men II), Chromogenic print — $13,967Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Jatto with Mainasara, Ogere-Remo, Nigeria from The Hyena and Other Men, Chromogenic print, printed 2025 — $12,900Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2025
Questions about Pieter Hugo prices
What is a Pieter Hugo photograph worth?
Based on 70 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Pieter Hugo have sold for a median of $11,695, and half of them sold between $5,353 and $25,000. For photographs alone the median is $12,690 (66 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 Pieter Hugo sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $68,750 for “Jatto with Mainasara, Ogere-Remo, Nigeria from Hyena and Other Men” at Phillips in October 2015.
Which Pieter Hugo medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $12,690 (66 sales).
How often do Pieter Hugo works sell at auction?
73% of the 96 lots recorded between 2012 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Pieter Hugo photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 96 auction results for Pieter Hugo between 2012 and 2026, and 70 of them sold (73%).
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