What is a Roman Vishniac photograph worth?
1897–1990 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 18 works by Roman Vishniac with a published auction price sold between $1,263Sign up free to see and $6,058Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,209Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,209Sign up free to see across 18 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,300Sign up free to see across 13 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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Roman Vishniac prices by medium
- Auction results
- 20
- Sold rate
- 90%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2026
- Median price
- $2.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $22.6kSign up free to see Hedar [David Eckstein, seven years old, and classmates in cheder, Jewish elementary school, Brod], Grisebach, Dec 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 18 | $1.3k–$6.1kSign up free to see | $2.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Grisebach (6), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (4), Clarke Auction Gallery (3)
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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) | 8 | $1.3k–$4.9kSign up free to see | $3.2kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 10 | $1.1k–$11kSign up free to see | $1.9kSign up free to see |
Recent Roman Vishniac sales
- 'Come Celebrate Chanukah', Kazimierz, Kraków, Gelatin silver print, printed later — $2,217Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 5, 2026
- Warsaw, gelatin silver print — $1,270Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Portrait of Albert Einstein, Silver gelatin print — $2,200Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Oct 12, 2025
- The Cheder, Slonim, Gelatin silver print — $550Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Oct 12, 2025
- Carpartho Ruthenia, silver gelatin print — $1,067Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Sep 18, 2024
- Albert Einstein in Princeton, Large format platinum print on fine art cotton paper — $2,609Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Untitled, gelatin silver print — $882Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 1, 2023
- The Cheder, Slonim (from A Vanished World series), gelatin silver print — $1,260Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 8, 2023
Questions about Roman Vishniac prices
What is a Roman Vishniac photograph worth?
Based on 18 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Roman Vishniac have sold for a median of $2,209, and half of them sold between $1,263 and $6,058. For photographs alone the median is $2,209 (18 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 Roman Vishniac sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $22,628 for “Hedar [David Eckstein, seven years old, and classmates in cheder, Jewish elementary school, Brod]” at Grisebach in December 2021.
How often do Roman Vishniac works sell at auction?
90% of the 20 lots recorded between 2007 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Roman Vishniac photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Of the 20 lots by Roman Vishniac recorded at auction between 2007 and 2026, 18 found a buyer (90%).
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