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)

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

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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

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Average price
median $27.7kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
105
of 172 offered · 2013–2026
Sell-through
61%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k$1M2015201720192021202320252013-04-02 · $242,5002013-04-02 · $31,2502013-04-02 · $12,5002013-04-02 · $27,5002013-04-03 · $12,5002013-04-03 · $27,5002013-10-01 · $75,0002013-10-01 · $137,0002013-10-01 · $27,5002013-10-01 · $32,5002013-10-01 · $50,0002013-10-01 · $102,5002014-04-01 · $87,5002014-04-01 · $43,7502014-10-01 · $30,0002014-10-01 · $13,7502014-10-01 · $18,7502014-10-01 · $27,5002014-11-28 · $35,6022015-10-08 · $27,5002015-10-08 · $149,0002015-10-08 · $52,5002016-04-04 · $23,7502016-04-04 · $10,6252016-04-04 · $37,5002016-10-05 · $212,5002017-04-03 · $75,0002017-04-04 · $87,5002017-04-04 · $30,0002017-04-04 · $10,0002017-05-18 · $61,9262017-10-03 · $22,5002017-10-03 · $17,5002017-12-01 · $41,2652018-04-09 · $35,0002018-04-09 · $60,0002018-04-09 · $56,2502018-10-04 · $27,5002018-10-04 · $15,0002018-10-04 · $100,0002018-10-26 · $14,1812018-11-01 · $12,9212018-11-01 · $15,3442019-04-04 · $137,5002019-04-04 · $187,5002019-10-01 · $162,5002019-10-01 · $150,0002019-10-01 · $62,5002019-10-01 · $87,5002019-10-01 · $40,0002019-11-29 · $2,0432020-07-13 · $75,0002020-07-13 · $7,5002020-07-13 · $40,0002020-07-13 · $32,5002020-07-13 · $15,0002020-07-13 · $87,5002020-10-14 · $10,6252020-10-14 · $25,0002020-10-14 · $112,5002020-10-14 · $68,7502021-04-08 · $10,0802021-04-08 · $56,7002021-04-08 · $113,4002021-04-08 · $88,2002021-04-08 · $138,6002021-04-08 · $88,2002021-04-08 · $403,2002021-04-08 · $18,9002021-04-08 · $47,8802021-04-08 · $52,9202021-06-17 · $8,9532021-10-07 · $201,6002021-10-07 · $126,0002021-10-07 · $23,9402021-10-07 · $18,9002021-10-07 · $7,5602021-11-23 · $16,8512021-12-01 · $16,9712022-04-06 · $27,7202022-04-06 · $100,8002022-04-06 · $17,6402022-04-06 · $20,1602022-04-06 · $6,3002022-11-22 · $17,9882022-11-30 · $4112023-10-11 · $6,3502023-10-31 · $1,4022024-04-04 · $8,8902024-04-18 · $5042024-10-09 · $33,0202024-10-09 · $13,9702024-10-09 · $8,8902025-04-02 · $20,3202025-04-02 · $101,6002025-04-02 · $44,4502025-07-31 · $7,6202025-10-09 · $8,3852025-10-10 · $4,0962025-12-11 · $15,2402026-02-12 · $114,3002026-02-27 · $4,8642026-02-27 · $3,3282026-02-27 · $1,4082026-04-11 · $19,350
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 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

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Prints & multiples2150%$411Sign up$411Sign up$411Sign up
Print (other)2150%$411Sign up$411Sign up$411Sign up
Photography17010461%$53.7kSign up$28.9kSign up$403kSign up
Photograph17010461%$53.7kSign up$28.9kSign up$403kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
2026125$4.9kSign up
2025107$15.2kSign up
202495$8.9kSign up
2023102$3.9kSign up
2022137$18kSign up
20212418$50.4kSign up
20201410$36.3kSign up
2019148$113kSign up
2018139$27.5kSign up
2017158$35.6kSign up
201684$30.6kSign up
201573$52.5kSign up
201497$30kSign up
20131412$31.9kSign up

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