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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Record prices
Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, ParisGrisebach · €32,500≈ $36,771≈ £27,624Sign up to see
Le baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, MarchPhillips · $18,750≈ £12,666≈ €17,313Sign up to see
Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, ParisPhillips · £12,700≈ $16,074≈ €14,793Sign up to see
Robert Doisneau’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
4 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
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | 81 | 74 | 91% | $4.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $36.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 81 | 74 | 91% | $4.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $36.8kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 9 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $6.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $640Sign up |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | $3kSign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |