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René Burri

Swiss · 1933–2014 · Photographer

René Burri was a Swiss photographer. Burri was a member of Magnum Photos and photographed major political, historical and cultural events and key figures of the second half of… (Wikipedia)

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Hacienda San Cristobal, Mexico City 1976OstLicht Photo Auction · May 2026€36,000≈ $41,821≈ £31,201Sign up to see
São Paulo, BrazilPhillips · Nov 2016£27,500≈ $34,317≈ €31,017Sign up to see
Ché Guevara, HavannaGrisebach · May 2011€22,570≈ $31,977≈ £19,602Sign up to see

René Burri’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).

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René Burri, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print — Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Bonhams · Jun 3, 2026
£2,304Sign up free to see

René Burri, Hacienda San Cristobal, Mexico City 1976, 1976, Chromogenic print, printed later on matte RC paper and flush-mounted on aluminium, in original frame c — Hacienda San Cristobal, Mexico City 1976, 1976
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€36,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, January 1963, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later on double-weight semi-matte paper — Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, January 1963, 1963
OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026
€2,800Sign up free to see

René Burri, Police escort awaiting Willy Brandt at the town hall, Berlin 1959, 1959, Vintage silver print on single-weight glossy paper — Police escort awaiting Willy Brandt at the town hall, Berlin 1959, 1959
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025
€1,400Sign up free to see

René Burri, Pablo Picasso, Villa Californie, Le Cannet, 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Pablo Picasso, Villa Californie, Le Cannet, 1957
Lempertz · May 30, 2025
€2,394Sign up free to see

René Burri, Le Corbusier, 35, Rue de Sèvres, Paris, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Le Corbusier, 35, Rue de Sèvres, Paris, 1959
Lempertz · May 30, 2025
€1,638Sign up free to see

René Burri, East German soldiers at the Russian War Memorial, East Berlin 1959, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — East German soldiers at the Russian War Memorial, East Berlin 1959, 1959
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€3,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Fort Rohtas, Pakistan 1963, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Fort Rohtas, Pakistan 1963, 1963
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€3,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Road from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1975, 1975, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Road from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1975, 1975
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€3,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 1958, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 1958
Lempertz · Jun 4, 2024
€2,268Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — São Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Grisebach · Jan 28, 2024
€4,318Sign up free to see

René Burri, Le Courbusier in his studio, 35 Rue de Sèvres, Paris 1959, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Le Courbusier in his studio, 35 Rue de Sèvres, Paris 1959, 1959
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
€6,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba 1963, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba 1963, 1963
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
€8,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Vietnamese troops land near Tan Hung, Mekong Delta, South Vietnam 1963, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Vietnamese troops land near Tan Hung, Mekong Delta, South Vietnam 1963, 1963
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023
€3,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Fête Foraine (Fair), Zurich, Switzerland 1980, 1980, Dye transfer print, printed 1989 by Pictorial Services Paris on semi-matte paper — Fête Foraine (Fair), Zurich, Switzerland 1980, 1980
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€3,400Sign up free to see

René Burri, At the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 1960, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 by Pictorial Services Paris on double-weight semi-matte paper — At the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 1960, 1960
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€8,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, White Horse Commune, near Shanghai, China 1964, 1964, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 by Publimod'Photo Paris on double-weight semi-matte paper — White Horse Commune, near Shanghai, China 1964, 1964
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€8,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963
Phillips · May 25, 2022
£6,300Sign up free to see

René Burri, Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963
Lempertz · Jun 17, 2021
€6,875Sign up free to see

René Burri, Picasso aux Cocteau à la feria de Vallauris, 1957, Gelatinesilberabzug — Picasso aux Cocteau à la feria de Vallauris, 1957
Van Ham · Jul 3, 2020
€640Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed later — São Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019
£6,250Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — São Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Lempertz · May 31, 2019
€4,960Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paolo, Brazil, 1960, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — São Paolo, Brazil, 1960
Grisebach · May 29, 2019
€5,250Sign up free to see

René Burri, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1960, Silbergelatineabzug, 2008 — Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1960
Grisebach · May 29, 2019
€5,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Henri Cartier-Bresson, New York, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed 2005 — Henri Cartier-Bresson, New York, 1959
Phillips · May 16, 2019
£2,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, United Arab Emirates, Gulf States, 1975, Gelatin silver print, printed 1990 — United Arab Emirates, Gulf States, 1975
Phillips · May 16, 2019
£938Sign up free to see

René Burri, Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed 2004 — Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963
Phillips · May 16, 2019
£6,250Sign up free to see

René Burri, Le Corbusier — Le Corbusier
Rago Auctions · May 4, 2019
$938Sign up free to see

René Burri, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · Nov 1, 2018
£8,125Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 2004 — São Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · May 18, 2018
£6,250Sign up free to see

René Burri, Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963
Phillips · Apr 9, 2018
$7,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 2004 — São Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · Nov 2, 2017
£7,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, In the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 2001 — In the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · Nov 2, 2017
£8,750Sign up free to see

René Burri, Leonforte, Sicily, Italy, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed 2000 — Leonforte, Sicily, Italy, 1956
Phillips · Nov 2, 2017
£3,750Sign up free to see

René Burri, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Havana, 1963, gelatin silver print — Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Havana, 1963
Wright · Oct 12, 2017
$1,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Ballet Lesson in Cubanacan, Cuba, 1963, gelatin silver print — Ballet Lesson in Cubanacan, Cuba, 1963
Wright · Oct 12, 2017
$1,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, In the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 2001 — In the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$7,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 2012 — São Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · Nov 3, 2016
£27,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1963
Phillips · May 19, 2016
£13,750Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed later — São Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · May 19, 2016
£10,625Sign up free to see

René Burri, Portrait of Picasso as an owl, Villa La Californie, Cannes, 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed early 1960s — Portrait of Picasso as an owl, Villa La Californie, Cannes, 1957
Phillips · May 19, 2016
£4,000Sign up free to see

René Burri, Leonforte, Italy, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed — Leonforte, Italy, 1956
Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015
€1,488Sign up free to see

René Burri, Sicily, Italy, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed — Sicily, Italy, 1956
Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015
€1,612Sign up free to see

René Burri, In the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed later — In the Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · Nov 6, 2015
£7,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, São Paulo, Brazil, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 2003 — São Paulo, Brazil, 1960
Phillips · Nov 6, 2015
£12,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, Newspaper seller, Calle "Florida", Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1960, Gelatin silver print, printed 2003 — Newspaper seller, Calle "Florida", Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1960
Phillips · Nov 6, 2015
£4,750Sign up free to see

René Burri, Kung Min-Lake, Summer Palace Beijing, 1964, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug — Kung Min-Lake, Summer Palace Beijing, 1964
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015
€7,500Sign up free to see

René Burri, Ernesto Che Guevara, 1963, Vintage or early gelatin silver print — Ernesto Che Guevara, 1963
Lempertz · May 29, 2015
€3,844Sign up free to see

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