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Richard Avedon

American · 1923–2004

Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion,… (Wikipedia)

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195lots offered2002–2026years recorded84%sold (157)$15kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Richard Avedon, The Beatles Portfolio: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, London, 1967, Four dye transfer prints, printed 1990The Beatles Portfolio: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, LondonPhillips · £809,000≈ $962,467≈ €936,799Sign up to see
  2. Richard Avedon, The Family, New York: Rolling Stone, 1976. Sixty-nine gelatin silver printsThe FamilyPhillips · $341,000≈ £209,950≈ €251,586Sign up to see
  3. Richard Avedon, Brigitte Bardot, hair by Alexandre, Paris, January 27, 1959, Gelatin silver printBrigitte Bardot, hair by Alexandre, Paris, January 27Phillips · £212,500≈ $270,661≈ €232,647Sign up to see

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High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
157
of 186 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k$1M200520082011201420172020202320262002-12-07 · $6902005-03-18 · $2,0202005-04-17 · $1,2932005-05-22 · $6812005-10-28 · $8,6672006-12-17 · $5032007-11-29 · $33,3232007-12-02 · $6732009-04-29 · $2,4282009-09-12 · $2,1712009-12-05 · $5,0632010-05-23 · $6,4322010-06-01 · $6,7102010-09-24 · $3502010-09-24 · $3002010-12-11 · $7152012-12-16 · $6002013-04-02 · $92,5002013-05-08 · $13,5712013-05-17 · $50,0002013-06-08 · $3182013-10-01 · $341,0002013-10-01 · $118,7502013-10-01 · $12,5002013-10-01 · $16,2502013-10-01 · $12,5002013-10-01 · $12,5002013-10-01 · $16,2502013-10-01 · $12,5002013-10-01 · $13,7502013-11-07 · $60,2332014-04-01 · $155,0002014-04-01 · $62,5002014-05-08 · $20,1262014-05-08 · $13,7702014-05-28 · $6,8042014-10-01 · $87,5002014-10-01 · $100,0002014-10-01 · $20,0002014-10-01 · $27,5002014-10-01 · $6,2502014-10-01 · $209,0002014-11-18 · $14,6762014-11-18 · $54,7892014-11-18 · $50,8762015-04-01 · $233,0002015-04-01 · $52,5002015-06-13 · $3502015-10-08 · $87,5002015-10-08 · $118,7502016-04-04 · $18,7502016-04-04 · $10,0002016-04-04 · $47,5002016-04-04 · $125,0002016-05-19 · $12,7932016-06-23 · $1,0002016-10-05 · $87,5002016-10-05 · $250,0002016-10-05 · $60,0002016-10-05 · $6,2502016-10-05 · $8,1252016-10-05 · $30,0002016-10-05 · $21,2502016-10-05 · $10,6252016-10-05 · $22,5002016-10-05 · $12,5002016-11-03 · $200,9122016-11-03 · $34,3172016-11-19 · $1,1002017-04-04 · $150,0002017-05-18 · $45,6302018-04-09 · $17,5002018-04-09 · $75,0002018-05-05 · $2,6252018-10-04 · $87,5002018-10-04 · $16,2502018-10-04 · $15,0002018-10-04 · $75,0002018-10-04 · $22,5002018-10-04 · $250,0002018-11-18 · $2502019-04-04 · $21,2502019-05-16 · $35,2252019-05-16 · $35,2252019-07-09 · $2742019-10-01 · $93,7502019-10-01 · $18,7502019-10-25 · $104,2112020-02-01 · $4242020-07-13 · $30,0002020-09-25 · $98,7122020-09-25 · $79,6062020-09-25 · $270,6612020-10-14 · $31,2502020-10-14 · $10,0002021-04-08 · $11,3402021-04-08 · $6,0482021-04-08 · $189,0002021-04-08 · $11,9702021-04-08 · $12,6002021-04-16 · $1,4382021-05-20 · $53,3892021-05-20 · $53,3892021-08-11 · $1,8752021-08-11 · $3752021-10-07 · $25,2002021-10-24 · $12,5002021-12-01 · $127,2832022-05-25 · $28,3342022-10-12 · $18,9002022-10-12 · $16,3802022-10-12 · $13,8602022-10-12 · $3,7802022-11-22 · $962,4672022-11-22 · $101,9342023-02-15 · $2302023-05-19 · $173,8712023-05-19 · $34,7742023-08-02 · $9,4502023-08-02 · $3932023-08-30 · $9,5352023-10-11 · $63,5002023-10-11 · $35,5602023-10-11 · $6,9852023-10-11 · $5,7152023-10-11 · $25,4002023-12-01 · $3282024-03-08 · $10,7102024-04-05 · $114,3002024-05-15 · $2,0162024-10-09 · $9,5252024-10-09 · $22,8602024-10-09 · $15,2402024-10-09 · $8,8902024-11-21 · $73,8432024-11-21 · $12,8422024-11-21 · $88,2902024-11-21 · $224,7392024-12-03 · $10,0002025-04-02 · $30,4802025-04-02 · $215,9002025-04-02 · $6,3502025-04-11 · $10,4842025-06-16 · $7642025-06-27 · $5082025-09-10 · $3,5842025-10-09 · $12,9002025-10-09 · $25,8002025-10-09 · $4,1282025-10-09 · $4,5152025-11-21 · $5722025-12-03 · $61,6072026-01-22 · $1,0242026-04-09 · $1,9202026-05-28 · $2,3232026-05-28 · $2,7882026-06-26 · $768
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

9 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Works on paper11100%$1.1kSign up$1.1kSign up$1.1kSign up
Prints & multiples2020100%$1.2kSign up$586Sign up$9.5kSign up
Lithograph1010100%$811Sign up$554Sign up$2kSign up
Print (other)1010100%$1.6kSign up$623Sign up$9.5kSign up
Photography16113282%$58.2kSign up$21.3kSign up$962kSign up
Photograph16113282%$58.2kSign up$21.3kSign up$962kSign up
Other44100%$1.9kSign up$2kSign up$3.6kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202675$1.9kSign up
20251413$6.3kSign up
20241212$14kSign up
20231512$9.5kSign up
202297$18.9kSign up
20211413$12.5kSign up
202097$31.3kSign up
201977$35.2kSign up
20181010$20kSign up
201752$97.8kSign up
20162319$21.3kSign up
2015135$87.5kSign up
20141514$39.2kSign up
20131614$15kSign up
201211$600Sign up
201055$715Sign up
200933$2.4kSign up
200722$17kSign up
200611$503Sign up
200544$1.7kSign up
200211$690Sign up

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