What is a Robert Adams photograph worth?
b. 1937 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 117 works by Robert Adams with a published auction price sold between $7,560Sign up free to see and $18,750Sign up free to see, and the median is $12,600Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $15,060Sign up free to see across 94 sales. In the last five years the median was $8,856Sign up free to see across 64 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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Robert Adams prices by medium
- Auction results
- 134
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $12.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $81.9kSign up free to see Longmont, Colorado, Phillips, Oct 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 94 | $9.1k–$19.7kSign up free to see | $15.1kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 10 | $724–$1.5kSign up free to see | $1.1kSign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 7 | $8.9k–$21.2kSign up free to see | $14.1kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 5 | $256–$763Sign up free to see | $481Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (101), Lyon & Turnbull (20), Lempertz (5)
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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) | 87 | $9k–$19.4kSign up free to see | $15kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 29 | $874–$12.6kSign up free to see | $5.5kSign up free to see |
Recent Robert Adams sales
- Four Broadsides, tritone print with letterpress — $256Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 12, 2026
- The Gardens of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado, gelatin silver print — $4,864Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- An Irrigation Canal, Larimer County, Colorado, vintage gelatin silver print — $1,920Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- Near Heber City, Utah, Gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1990 — $9,030Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- New Housing, view of Pike's Peak, Colorado Springs, Vintage gelatin silver print, printed before — $7,645Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Lakewood, Colorado, Gelatin silver print, printed — $5,881Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- North Denver, Gelatin silver print — $4,705Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Nebraska State Highway 2, Box Butte County, Nebraska, Gelatin silver print, printed — $8,821Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
Questions about Robert Adams prices
What is a Robert Adams photograph worth?
Based on 117 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Robert Adams have sold for a median of $12,600, and half of them sold between $7,560 and $18,750. For photographs alone the median is $15,060 (94 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 Robert Adams sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $81,900 for “Longmont, Colorado” at Phillips in October 2021.
Which Robert Adams medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $15,060 (94 sales).
How often do Robert Adams works sell at auction?
88% of the 134 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Robert Adams photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 134 auction results for Robert Adams between 2013 and 2026, and 118 of them sold (88%).
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