Robert Doisneau

French · 1912–1994 · Printmaker, Photographer

Robert Doisneau was a French photographer. From the 1930s, he photographed the streets of Paris. He was a champion of humanist photography and, with Henri Cartier-Bresson, a… (Wikipedia)

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94lots offered2008–2026years recorded92%sold (83)$2.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, ParisGrisebach · Dec 2021€32,500≈ $36,771≈ £27,624Sign up to see
Le baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, MarchPhillips · Apr 2015$18,750≈ £12,666≈ €17,313Sign up to see
Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, ParisPhillips · May 2024£12,700≈ $16,074≈ €14,793Sign up to see

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ArtSell has recorded 90 auction results for Robert Doisneau between 2008 and 2026, of which 83 sold (92%). A further 4 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $300Sign up free to see to $36.8kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $36.8kSign up free to see for Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, Paris at Grisebach in December 2021. The most common medium is photographs (81 lots). Most results come from Lempertz (24), Phillips (20) and Leonard Joel (8).

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Les animaux supérieurs
Photograph
8¾ h x 13⅝ w in (22 x 35 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026 · Lot 201
$640≈ £473≈ €548Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Résistance members throwing Molotov cocktails, Paris 1944, 1944
Photograph · Paper
24 x 18 cm
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 69
€2,400≈ $2,765≈ £2,113HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
Entrance to the Guignol puppet theatre, Lyon 1957, 1957
Photograph · Paper
24 x 18 cm
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 71
€1,000≈ $1,152≈ £880HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,600–2,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
Café noir et blanc (Chez Gégène, avenue Galliéni, Joinville-le-Pont)
Photograph
9½ h x 11¼ w in (24 x 29 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025 · Lot 244
$3,302≈ £2,527≈ €2,874Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
'Café Noir et Blanc' (Chez Gégène, avenue Galliéni, Joinville-le-Pont), 1948
Photograph
13 1/2 x 15 in. (34.3 x 38.1 cm.)
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025 · Lot 91
$2,176≈ £1,638≈ €1,881Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Saul Steinberg,The Bathtub
Photograph
Sight size: 11" h x 14 "w
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 29, 2025 · Lot 12
$300≈ £219≈ €256HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Child Sleeping, Ca. 1950
Photograph
18 x 24cm
Van Ham · Jun 16, 2025 · Lot 58
€396≈ $458≈ £338Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
Auktion 104, Los 30, 1955
Photograph
Van Ham · Apr 11, 2025 · Lot 30
€528≈ $599≈ £458Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
Selected Portraits of Artists (Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, and Jean Arp), 1952-58
Photograph
the images various sizes to 10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in. (26.4 x 20.6 cm.)
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 23
$5,120≈ £3,883≈ €4,614Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
Un Regard Oblique 1948, printed 1981
Photograph
sheet 19 x 23
Brunk Auctions · Dec 3, 2024 · Lot 33
$4,000≈ £3,163≈ €3,805HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗

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Robert Doisneau photographs (81)

Robert Doisneau: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Robert Doisneau at auction?

$36,771Sign up free to see, for Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, Paris at Grisebach (December 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Robert Doisneau?

The median sale price is $2.4kSign up free to see across 83 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Robert Doisneau have sold at auction?

83 of 90 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2026. 4 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Robert Doisneau?

Lempertz, Phillips and Leonard Joel account for the most recorded results. Lempertz · Phillips · Leonard Joel

About Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau was a French photographer. From the 1930s, he photographed the streets of Paris. He was a champion of humanist photography and, with Henri Cartier-Bresson, a pioneer of photojournalism.

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