Ron Galella
American · 1931–2022 · Photographer
Ronald Edward Galella was an American photographer, known as a pioneer paparazzo. Dubbed "Paparazzo Extraordinaire" by Newsweek and "the Godfather of the U.S. paparazzi… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall, January 16, 1983 – Beverly Hills, CA, Mizuno GalleryGrisebach · €5,500≈ $6,505≈ £4,856Sign up to see
Jackie Onassis, New York, October 7, 1971Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $3,250≈ £2,111≈ €2,895Sign up to see
David Bowie in 'The Elephant Man', Booth theatre, Broadway, New YorkLempertz · €1,364≈ $1,521≈ £1,054Sign up to see
Ron Galella’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).
Lot images as published by each auction house (12 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$1,397Sign up free to see
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$635Sign up free to see
Bonhams · Feb 19, 2025
$1,280Sign up free to see
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023
$655Sign up free to see
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2017
€5,500Sign up free to see
Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016
€1,364Sign up free to see
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015
$3,250Sign up free to see
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 11, 2025
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 11, 2025
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 11, 2025
Bonhams · Feb 19, 2025
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 15, 2023