Sally Mann

Sally Mann

American · b. 1951 · Photographer

Sally Mann is an American photographer known for making large format black and white photographs of people and places in her immediate surroundings: her children, husband, and… (Wikipedia)

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144lots offered2009–2026years recorded84%sold (119)$12.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Sally Mann, Candy Cigarette, 1989, Gelatin silver printCandy CigarettePhillips · $257,000≈ £158,691≈ €203,920Sign up to see
  2. Sally Mann, Candy Cigarette, 1989, Gelatin silver printCandy CigarettePhillips · $134,500≈ £88,714≈ €104,751Sign up to see
  3. Sally Mann, The New Mothers, 1989, Gelatin silver printThe New MothersPhillips · $75,000≈ £56,664≈ €63,813Sign up to see

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Average price
median $12.6kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
119
of 142 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k201120132015201720192021202320252009-12-10 · $3,7502012-05-30 · $6,5252013-04-02 · $134,5002013-04-02 · $26,2502013-04-02 · $8,7502013-04-02 · $35,0002013-04-03 · $23,7502013-04-03 · $15,0002013-05-25 · $6,7092013-10-01 · $17,5002013-10-01 · $9,3752013-10-01 · $7,5002013-10-01 · $11,8752013-10-01 · $8,7502013-11-07 · $11,0432013-11-07 · $10,0392013-11-27 · $5,9712014-04-01 · $10,0002014-04-01 · $7,5002014-04-01 · $12,5002014-10-01 · $18,7502014-10-01 · $8,7502014-10-01 · $257,0002014-10-01 · $18,7502014-10-01 · $7,5002014-10-01 · $6,0002014-11-18 · $7,8272014-11-18 · $7,8272015-04-02 · $17,5002015-05-29 · $6,8012015-10-08 · $18,7502015-10-08 · $11,8752016-04-04 · $5,2502016-04-04 · $5,6252016-05-19 · $16,4482016-09-29 · $5,6252016-10-05 · $6,2502016-10-05 · $16,2502016-10-05 · $7,5002016-11-03 · $11,6992017-04-04 · $13,7502017-10-03 · $75,0002018-04-09 · $18,7502018-04-09 · $7,5002018-04-09 · $25,0002018-10-04 · $25,0002018-10-04 · $27,5002018-10-04 · $43,7502018-10-04 · $43,7502019-04-04 · $62,5002019-04-04 · $32,5002019-04-04 · $22,5002019-06-07 · $32,5002019-06-07 · $30,0002019-06-07 · $15,0002019-10-01 · $15,0002019-10-01 · $10,6252019-10-01 · $12,5002019-10-01 · $10,0002020-07-13 · $40,0002020-07-13 · $8,1252020-07-13 · $6,0002020-07-13 · $8,1252020-07-13 · $9,3752020-09-25 · $23,8822020-09-25 · $9,5532020-10-14 · $32,5002020-10-14 · $13,7502020-10-14 · $27,5002020-10-14 · $13,7502020-10-14 · $13,7502021-04-08 · $32,7602021-04-08 · $13,8602021-04-08 · $25,2002021-04-08 · $15,1202021-05-20 · $19,5762021-05-20 · $15,1272021-10-07 · $21,4202021-10-07 · $44,1002022-03-25 · $1,9502022-04-06 · $21,4202022-04-06 · $23,9402022-05-25 · $7,8712022-05-25 · $8,6582022-06-01 · $6,6952022-10-12 · $10,7102022-10-14 · $13,0002022-10-14 · $14,0002023-04-04 · $24,1302023-04-04 · $30,4802023-04-04 · $10,1602023-04-04 · $15,2402023-04-04 · $9,5252023-04-04 · $5,0802023-04-04 · $10,7952023-05-19 · $28,4522023-05-19 · $55,3222023-11-01 · $3,3282023-11-01 · $2,8162024-04-05 · $48,2602024-07-10 · $1,3862024-07-10 · $15,1202024-08-27 · $3,5842024-10-09 · $7,6202024-11-29 · $11,9772024-11-29 · $11,3122024-11-29 · $8,6502024-11-29 · $12,6432025-04-02 · $12,7002025-07-31 · $5,0162025-10-09 · $54,1802026-04-09 · $5,1202026-04-09 · $38,4002026-04-11 · $21,9302026-04-11 · $41,2802026-04-11 · $5,8052026-05-28 · $9,2942026-07-14 · $7,6802026-07-14 · $4,096
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.

2 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
Photography14111984%$20kSign up$12.6kSign up$257kSign up
Photograph14111984%$20kSign up$12.6kSign up$257kSign up
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Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202698$8.5kSign up
202543$12.7kSign up
2024129$11.3kSign up
20231511$10.8kSign up
2022119$10.7kSign up
202198$20.5kSign up
20201312$13.8kSign up
20191110$18.8kSign up
201887$25kSign up
201742$44.4kSign up
201698$6.9kSign up
201584$14.7kSign up
20141211$8.8kSign up
20131515$11kSign up
201211$6.5kSign up
200911$3.8kSign up

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