What is a Ralph Steiner photograph worth?
1899–1986 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 10 priced auction sales, works by Ralph Steiner have sold for a median of $1,475Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,140Sign up free to see and $1,884Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,475Sign up free to see across 10 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,103Sign up free to see across 3 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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Ralph Steiner prices by medium
- Auction results
- 17
- Sold rate
- 59%
- Active at auction
- 2012–2025
- Median price
- $1.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $4kSign up free to see Typewriter Keys, Phillips, Apr 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 10 | $1.1k–$1.9kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (5), Lempertz (5), 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.
Recent Ralph Steiner sales
- American rural baroque, Gelatin silver (contact) print, printed — $1,103Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Ham and Eggs (Advertisement for The Delineator), Gelatin silver print — $1,536Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 3, 2025
- American Rural Baroque, vintage gelatin silver print — $699Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 4, 2025
- American rural baroque, Gelatin silver contact print, printed — $1,498Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Nov 29, 2019
- Forty-Second Street Looking Towards Second Avenue, Gelatin silver print — $113Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Nov 18, 2018
- Hanging sheets, Gelatin silver print, printed — $1,252Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 31, 2017
- Untitled, Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed — $1,452Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 2, 2016
- Untitled (Lollipop sign), Gelatin silver print, printed 1980 — $2,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 1, 2014
Questions about Ralph Steiner prices
What is a Ralph Steiner photograph worth?
Based on 10 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Ralph Steiner have sold for a median of $1,475, and half of them sold between $1,140 and $1,884. For photographs alone the median is $1,475 (10 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 Ralph Steiner sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $4,000 for “Typewriter Keys” at Phillips in April 2014.
How often do Ralph Steiner works sell at auction?
59% of the 17 lots recorded between 2012 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Ralph Steiner photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 17 auction results for Ralph Steiner between 2012 and 2025, and 10 of them sold (59%).
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