What is a Richard Misrach photograph worth?
b. 1949 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 86 works by Richard Misrach with a published auction price sold between $2,640Sign up free to see and $22,230Sign up free to see, and the median is $6,475Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $6,350Sign up free to see across 85 sales. In the last five years the median was $4,410Sign up free to see across 41 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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Richard Misrach prices by medium
- Auction results
- 105
- Sold rate
- 82%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $6.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $100kSign up free to see Untitled #69-527, Phillips, Apr 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 85 | $2.5k–$22.5kSign up free to see | $6.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (46), Bonhams (27), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (23)
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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) | 8 | $854–$1.1kSign up free to see | $948Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 37 | $2.1k–$7kSign up free to see | $4.4kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 15 | $4.7k–$12.6kSign up free to see | $5.6kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 20 | $22.8k–$71.1kSign up free to see | $35.4kSign up free to see |
Recent Richard Misrach sales
- Submerged Trailer-Home, Salton Sea (from the Desert Canto III: The Flood series), digital pigment print mounted to matboard — $3,990Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Untitled ('#806-04'), Chromogenic print — $33,280Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- Untitled, C-print mounted to acrylic in artist-specified frame — $23,040Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- Northeastern Arizona, Chromogenic print, printed 1999, flush-mounted — $14,190Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Surf #3, Chromogenic print, printed 2019, flush-mounted — $25,800Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- '12.15.99 5:14 p.m.' (from 'Golden Gate'), Chromogenic print — $7,040Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- 'Battleground Point #20' (from 'Desert Canto XXIV'), Chromogenic print — $4,864Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- 'Swamp and Pipeline, Geismar, Louisiana' (from 'Cancer Alley'), Chromogenic print — $3,072Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
Questions about Richard Misrach prices
What is a Richard Misrach photograph worth?
Based on 86 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Richard Misrach have sold for a median of $6,475, and half of them sold between $2,640 and $22,230. For photographs alone the median is $6,350 (85 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 Richard Misrach sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $100,000 for “Untitled #69-527” at Phillips in April 2014.
How often do Richard Misrach works sell at auction?
82% of the 105 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Richard Misrach photograph?
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Of the 105 lots by Richard Misrach recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 86 found a buyer (82%).
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