What is a Robert Doisneau photograph worth?
1912–1994 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 83 works by Robert Doisneau with a published auction price sold between $1,282Sign up free to see and $4,654Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,358Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,324Sign up free to see across 74 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,849Sign up free to see across 33 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 Doisneau prices by medium
- Auction results
- 90
- Sold rate
- 92%
- Active at auction
- 2008–2026
- Median price
- $2.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $36.8kSign up free to see Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, Paris, Grisebach, Dec 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 74 | $1.3k–$4.7kSign up free to see | $2.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (24), Phillips (20), Leonard Joel (8)
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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) | 42 | $1.3k–$3.9kSign up free to see | $2.3kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 34 | $1.6k–$6.4kSign up free to see | $3.1kSign up free to see |
Recent Robert Doisneau sales
- Les animaux supérieurs, gelatin silver print — $640Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- Résistance members throwing Molotov cocktails, Paris 1944, Vintage silver print on double-weight glossy Agfa-Brovira paper, in good conditi — $2,765Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
- Entrance to the Guignol puppet theatre, Lyon 1957, Vintage silver print on single-weight glossy paper, in very good condition. Phot — $1,152Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
- Café noir et blanc (Chez Gégène, avenue Galliéni, Joinville-le-Pont), gelatin silver print — $3,302Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 4, 2025
- 'Café Noir et Blanc' (Chez Gégène, avenue Galliéni, Joinville-le-Pont), Gelatin silver print — $2,176Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- Saul Steinberg,The Bathtub, Gelatin silver print — $300Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jun 29, 2025
- Child Sleeping, Gelatinesilberabzug — $458Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Jun 16, 2025
- Auktion 104, Los 30, Vintage. Gelatinesilberabzug — $599Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Apr 11, 2025
Questions about Robert Doisneau prices
What is a Robert Doisneau photograph worth?
Based on 83 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Robert Doisneau have sold for a median of $2,358, and half of them sold between $1,282 and $4,654. For photographs alone the median is $2,324 (74 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 Doisneau sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $36,771 for “Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, Paris” at Grisebach in December 2021.
How often do Robert Doisneau works sell at auction?
92% of the 90 lots recorded between 2008 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Robert Doisneau photograph?
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Of the 90 lots by Robert Doisneau recorded at auction between 2008 and 2026, 83 found a buyer (92%).
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