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Sebastião Salgado Photographs: Auction Prices

Brazilian · 1944–2025

ArtSell has recorded 275 auction results for Sebastião Salgado photographs between 2008 and 2026, of which 218 sold (79% sell-through). Prices realised range from $308 to $100,000, with a median of $9,375 across 218 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 9 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $100,000 for “Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the Golfo Nuevo, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina” at Phillips in 2017.

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  1. Sebastião Salgado, First Communion in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio I), platinum palladium print
    First Communion in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio I)
    Photograph
    8¾ h x 13⅛ w in (22 x 33 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 251
    $896≈ £669≈ €781Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Sebastião Salgado, Cast of Thousands in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986, Gelatin silver print
    Cast of Thousands in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    28.5 x 43 cm (11.2 x 16.9 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 51
    €8,844≈ $10,087≈ £7,526Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  3. Sebastião Salgado, Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986, Gelatin silver print
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    11 3/4 x 17 3/8 in. (29.8 x 44.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 105
    $8,960≈ £6,695≈ €7,856Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Sebastião Salgado, Sudan, 1985, Vintage silver print on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Sudan, 1985
    Photograph · Paper
    50 x 40.5 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 27
    €2,600≈ $3,020≈ £2,253HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,600–5,200View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  5. Sebastião Salgado, Mexico, 1980, Gelatin silver print, printed 1989 on double-weight semi-matte paper
    Mexico, 1980
    Photograph · Paper
    50.2 x 61 cm
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 26
    €2,600≈ $3,020≈ £2,253HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–4,800View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  6. Sebastião Salgado, Girl Brésil, 1996, photograph was made in the state of Paraná during Sebastião Salgado’s documentation of the
    Girl Brésil, 1996
    Photograph
    Hessink's Auctions · · Lot 73
    €1,000≈ $1,179≈ £869HammerSign up free to seeView at Hessink's Auctions ↗
  7. Sebastião Salgado, Mexico, 1980, photographic journeys in Europe and Africa
    Mexico, 1980
    Photograph · ed. 1/1
    Hessink's Auctions · · Lot 72
    €1,000≈ $1,179≈ £869HammerSign up free to seeView at Hessink's Auctions ↗
  8. Sebastião Salgado, Serra Pelada Brazilië (GOLD), 1986, photograph where some search deep down and others going up this terrible ravine on ladders
    Serra Pelada Brazilië (GOLD), 1986
    Photograph
    Hessink's Auctions · · Lot 71
    €1,000≈ $1,179≈ £869HammerSign up free to seeView at Hessink's Auctions ↗
  9. Sebastião Salgado, Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (Miners' Legs), 1986, Gelatin silver print
    Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (Miners' Legs), 1986
    Photograph
    12 x 17 3/8 in. (30.5 x 44.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 155
    $4,515≈ £3,358≈ €3,855Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Sebastião Salgado, Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (Miners' Backs), 1986, Gelatin silver print
    Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (Miners' Backs), 1986
    Photograph
    17 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. (44.8 x 29.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 154
    $9,675≈ £7,196≈ €8,261Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Sebastião Salgado, Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (Figure Eight), 1986, Gelatin silver print
    Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (Figure Eight), 1986
    Photograph
    17 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (45.1 x 30.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 153
    $9,675≈ £7,196≈ €8,261Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Sebastião Salgado, Fireball, Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991, Gelatin silver print
    Fireball, Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991
    Photograph
    33 1/2 x 50 1/2 in. (85.1 x 128.3 cm) Overall 51 x 66 in. (129.5 x 167.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 148
    $36,120≈ £26,865≈ €30,843Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Sebastião Salgado, Kuwait: A Desert on Fire, 1991, Paris: Self-published, 2015-2016. Twenty selenium-toned gelatin silver prints
    Kuwait: A Desert on Fire, 1991
    Photograph · ed. 1/16
    Each 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (29.8 x 45.1 cm) or the reverse
    Phillips · · Lot 147
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Sebastião Salgado, Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed 2018
    Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    11 1/2 x 17 1/8 in. (29.2 x 43.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 146
    $15,480≈ £11,514≈ €13,218Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Sebastião Salgado, Refugees in the Korem Camp, Ethiopia, 1984, Gelatin silver print, printed 1992
    Refugees in the Korem Camp, Ethiopia, 1984
    Photograph
    12 x 17 3/8 in. (30.5 x 44.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 145
    $7,095≈ £5,277≈ €6,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Sebastião Salgado, In Kalema Camp, Tigray, Ethiopia, 1985, Gelatin silver print
    In Kalema Camp, Tigray, Ethiopia, 1985
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (34.3 x 51.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 144
    $7,740≈ £5,757≈ €6,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Sebastião Salgado, Dinka Group at Pagarau Cattle Camp, Southern Sudan, Africa, 2006, Gelatin silver print
    Dinka Group at Pagarau Cattle Camp, Southern Sudan, Africa, 2006
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 143
    $15,480≈ £11,514≈ €13,218Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Sebastião Salgado, Iceberg Between Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005, Gelatin silver print
    Iceberg Between Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    48 1/2 x 66 in. (123.2 x 167.6 cm) Overall 53 x 70 3/4 in. (134.6 x 179.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 141
    $64,500≈ £47,973≈ €55,076Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Sebastião Salgado, Elephant (against light), Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010, Gelatin silver print
    Elephant (against light), Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 29 5/8 in. (54 x 75.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 140
    $25,800≈ £19,189≈ €22,031Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Sebastião Salgado, Bailey Head, Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 2005, Gelatin silver print
    Bailey Head, Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 2005
    Photograph
    29 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (75.6 x 54.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 139
    $15,480≈ £11,514≈ €13,218Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Sebastião Salgado, Iceberg Between Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands on the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, 2005, Gelatin silver print
    Iceberg Between Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands on the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 95
    $7,680≈ £5,722≈ €6,573Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
  22. Sebastião Salgado, Children's Ward in the Korem Refugee Camp, Ethiopia, 1984, Gelatin silver print
    Children's Ward in the Korem Refugee Camp, Ethiopia, 1984
    Photograph
    17 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (43.8 x 30.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    $10,320≈ £7,813≈ €8,954Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Sebastião Salgado, Nenets, an Indigenous Nomadic People, South Yamal Region, Siberia, Russia, 2011, Gelatin silver print
    Nenets, an Indigenous Nomadic People, South Yamal Region, Siberia, Russia, 2011
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 19
    $5,805≈ £4,395≈ €5,037Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Sebastião Salgado, Nenet Nomad Digging Hole, Siberia, Russia, 2011, Gelatin silver print
    Nenet Nomad Digging Hole, Siberia, Russia, 2011
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 18
    $5,805≈ £4,395≈ €5,037Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Sebastião Salgado, Gisovu Tea Plantation, Rwanda, 1991, Gelatin silver print, printed 2007
    Gisovu Tea Plantation, Rwanda, 1991
    Photograph
    14 3/8 x 20 3/4 in. (36.5 x 52.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 17
    $5,418≈ £4,102≈ €4,701Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Sebastião Salgado, Ubumwe (silverback mountain gorilla - leader of the Amahoro group) in Mist over the Forest of the Bisoke Volcano, Rwanda, 2004, Gelatin silver print, printed 2007
    Ubumwe (silverback mountain gorilla - leader of the Amahoro group) in Mist over the Forest of the Bisoke Volcano, Rwanda, 2004
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (36.8 x 51.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    $3,612≈ £2,734≈ €3,134Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Sebastião Salgado, Tea Picking in the Hills of the Gisakura Plantation, Rwanda, 1991, Gelatin silver print
    Tea Picking in the Hills of the Gisakura Plantation, Rwanda, 1991
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 20 1/8 in. (34 x 51.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    $10,965≈ £8,301≈ €9,514Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Sebastião Salgado, Benaco Refugee Camp, Tanzania, 1994, Gelatin silver print, printed 2007
    Benaco Refugee Camp, Tanzania, 1994
    Photograph
    14 x 20 5/8 in. (35.6 x 52.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Sebastião Salgado, Site of the Now Dried Lake Faguibine, Mali, 1985, Gelatin silver print
    Site of the Now Dried Lake Faguibine, Mali, 1985
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 20 3/8 in. (34.3 x 51.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Sebastião Salgado, Bushmen, Botswana (mother & child), 2008, Gelatin silver print
    Bushmen, Botswana (mother & child), 2008
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 12
    $4,128≈ £3,125≈ €3,582Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Sebastião Salgado, Victoria Falls with Tree, Zimbabwe, 2008, Gelatin silver print
    Victoria Falls with Tree, Zimbabwe, 2008
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 1/8 in. (36.8 x 51.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 11
    $5,160≈ £3,906≈ €4,477Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Sebastião Salgado, Fawn, Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010, Gelatin silver print
    Fawn, Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010
    Photograph
    14 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (37.5 x 51.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 10
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Sebastião Salgado, Bushman, Botswana (holding bird), 2008, Gelatin silver print
    Bushman, Botswana (holding bird), 2008
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 29 5/8 in. (54 x 75.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 9
    $6,450≈ £4,883≈ €5,597Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  34. Sebastião Salgado, Marine Iguana, Rábida Island, the Galápagos, 2004, Gelatin silver print, printed 2006
    Marine Iguana, Rábida Island, the Galápagos, 2004
    Photograph
    14 5/8 x 20 in. (37.1 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    $9,030≈ £6,836≈ €7,835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Sebastião Salgado, Asháninka, State of Acre, Brazil, 2016, Gelatin silver print
    Asháninka, State of Acre, Brazil, 2016
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 7
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Sebastião Salgado, Women Going to Market, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador, 1998, Gelatin silver print
    Women Going to Market, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador, 1998
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 20 1/4 in. (34 x 51.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    $7,740≈ £5,860≈ €6,716Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Sebastião Salgado, Korubo, Amazonas, Brazil, 2017, Gelatin silver print
    Korubo, Amazonas, Brazil, 2017
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 29 5/8 in. (54 x 75.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 5
    $6,192≈ £4,688≈ €5,373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Sebastião Salgado, Workers install a new wellhead to enable the injection of a chemical mud to "kill the old well." Greater Burhan, Kuwait, 1991, Gelatin silver print
    Workers install a new wellhead to enable the injection of a chemical mud to "kill the old well." Greater Burhan, Kuwait, 1991
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 20 in. (34 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 4
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Sebastião Salgado, Fallen Worker, Kuwait Oil Fields, 1991, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Fallen Worker, Kuwait Oil Fields, 1991
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 32 1/2 in. (54 x 82.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 3
    $12,255≈ £9,278≈ €10,633Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Sebastião Salgado, Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (Figure Eight), 1986, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil (Figure Eight), 1986
    Photograph
    32 x 21 3/8 in. (81.3 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 2
    $20,640≈ £15,626≈ €17,909Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Sebastião Salgado, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1980, Gelatin silver print
    Oaxaca, Mexico, 1980
    Photograph
    12 x 17 3/4 in. (30.5 x 45.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 1
    $7,095≈ £5,371≈ €6,156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Sebastião Salgado, Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil, vintage gelatin silver print
    Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil
    Photograph
    5⅞ h x 8¾ w in (15 x 22 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 189
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  43. Sebastião Salgado, Zo'e Group, State of Para, 2009, gelatin silver print
    Zo'e Group, State of Para, 2009
    Photograph
    14¾ h x 20¼ w in (37 x 51 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 130
    $5,334≈ £3,913≈ €4,492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  44. Sebastião Salgado, Sud Soudan“, Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, 2006, Silbergelatineabzug
    Sud Soudan“, Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, 2006
    Photograph
    37 × 51 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1907
    €6,985≈ $8,159≈ £6,074Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Grisebach ↗
  45. Sebastião Salgado, Untitled (Dog in Cemetery, Mexico), 1980, Gelatin silver print
    Untitled (Dog in Cemetery, Mexico), 1980
    Photograph
    11 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (29.8 x 44.5 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 124
    $5,632≈ £4,240≈ €4,869Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
  46. Sebastião Salgado, Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands), 1986, Oversized gelatin silver print
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands), 1986
    Photograph
    31 3/8 x 47 1/8 in. (79.7 x 119.7 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 123
    $20,480≈ £15,418≈ €17,704Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
  47. Sebastião Salgado, Churchgate Station, Bombay, India, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Churchgate Station, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    26 x 39 in. (66 x 99.1 cm) Overall 38 1/2 x 51 1/2 in. (97.8 x 130.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 173
    $15,480≈ £11,576≈ €13,332Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Sebastião Salgado, Ethiopian Refugees, 1984, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Ethiopian Refugees, 1984
    Photograph
    13 x 20 1/8 in. (33 x 51.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 184
    $5,080≈ £3,924≈ €4,702Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Sebastião Salgado, Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica) on an iceberg located between Zavodovski and Visokoi Islands, South Sandwich Islands, 2009, Gelatin silver print
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica) on an iceberg located between Zavodovski and Visokoi Islands, South Sandwich Islands, 2009
    Photograph
    12 x 16 1/2 in. (30.5 x 41.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 183
    $11,430≈ £8,830≈ €10,580Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Sebastião Salgado, First Communion in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio I), platinum palladium print
    First Communion in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio I)
    Photograph
    8¾ h x 13⅛ w in (22 x 33 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 168
    $889≈ £697≈ €842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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