Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist

Robert Frank

American · 1924–2019 · Photographer

Robert Frank was a Swiss American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans, earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de… (Wikipedia)

Own a work by Robert Frank? Get a free auction estimate →

173lots offered2013–2026years recorded61%sold (105)$27.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Robert Frank, Trolley – New Orleans, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed laterTrolley – New OrleansPhillips · $403,200≈ £293,045≈ €339,594Sign up to see
  2. Robert Frank, Trolley, New Orleans, 1955-1956, Gelatin silver print, printed laterTrolley, New OrleansPhillips · $242,500≈ £159,950≈ €188,863Sign up to see
  3. Robert Frank, City Fathers, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955-1956, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s or beforeCity Fathers, Hoboken, New JerseyPhillips · $212,500≈ £167,099≈ €189,546Sign up to see

Robert Frank’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).

All filters
Longest side–Reset

9 results match these filters

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Robert Frank, Sick of Goodby's, 1978, Gelatin silver print
    Sick of Goodby's, 1978
    Photograph
    48.2 x 32.2 cm (50.5 x 41.8 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 116
    €28,520≈ $35,602≈ £22,682Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Robert Frank, Fête Foraine, Paris, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1970
    Fête Foraine, Paris, 1950
    Photograph
    9 x 12 7/8 in. (22.9 x 32.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 169
    $18,750≈ £11,578≈ €14,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Robert Frank, Tennessee, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1979
    Tennessee, 1955
    Photograph
    8 3/4 x 13 in. (22.2 x 33 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 216
    $27,500≈ £16,981≈ €21,820Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Robert Frank, Chicago, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed 1977
    Chicago, 1956
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 9 in. (34 x 22.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 94
    $30,000≈ £18,524≈ €23,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Robert Frank, En Route from New York to Washington, Club Car, 1957, Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1960s
    En Route from New York to Washington, Club Car, 1957
    Photograph
    8 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. (20.6 x 31.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 97
    $13,750≈ £8,490≈ €10,910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Robert Frank, Chicago-Political Rally, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Chicago-Political Rally, 1956
    Photograph
    11 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (28.9 x 18.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 148
    $87,500≈ £52,616≈ €63,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Robert Frank, New York City, 7 Bleecker Street, September, 1993, Gelatin silver print
    New York City, 7 Bleecker Street, September, 1993
    Photograph
    4 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (12.4 x 16.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 178
    $43,750≈ £26,308≈ €31,726Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Robert Frank, Ben James, Welsh Miner, 1953, Gelatin silver print
    Ben James, Welsh Miner, 1953
    Photograph
    33 x 21.4 cm (12 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 128
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Robert Frank, Savannah, Georgia, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1977
    Savannah, Georgia, 1955
    Photograph
    27.6 x 18.1 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £9,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

Lots by Robert Frank that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Robert Frank photographs (170)

Related artists — American, born 1899–1949

More American artists of the same period