Sebastião Salgado Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1944–2025

ArtSell has recorded 277 auction results for Sebastião Salgado photographs between 2008 and 2026, and 219 of them sold (79%). Half of the priced sales fell between $6.3kSign up free to see and $14.4kSign up free to see, with a median of $9.4kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the Golfo Nuevo, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina, sold at Phillips in October 2017 for $100kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (190), Grisebach (22) and Lempertz (14).

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1. 
   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) · Mar 4, 2025 · Lot 168
   $889≈ £697≈ €842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
2. 
   Brasil“. Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, 1986

   Photograph

   33,8 × 22,4 cm

   Grisebach · Dec 15, 2024 · Lot 1415
   €5,842≈ $6,145≈ £4,851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
3. 
   Mali, 1985

   Photograph

   51 x 33.6 cm (20 1/8 x 13 1/4 in.)

   Phillips · Nov 21, 2024 · Lot 78
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991

   Photograph

   35.7 x 53.7 cm (14 x 21 1/8 in.)

   Phillips · Nov 21, 2024 · Lot 77
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991

   Photograph

   34.2 x 51.4 cm (13 1/2 x 20 1/4 in.)

   Phillips · Nov 21, 2024 · Lot 76
   £10,795≈ $13,645≈ €12,963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Saint Sebastian, Serra Pelada Gold Mine, Brazil

   Photograph

   13⅜ h x 20 w in (34 x 51 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Oct 25, 2024 · Lot 160
   $4,032≈ £3,105≈ €3,725Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
7. 
   The Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil, 1986

   Photograph

   17 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (43.8 x 29.5 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 404
   $10,160≈ £7,765≈ €9,273Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Croatie, 1994

   Photograph

   image size: 24 by 36cm; 73 by 81 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2024 · Lot 340
   ZAR 35,175≈ $2,001≈ £1,515≈ €1,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Children's scale of a supplementary food relief program, Mali 1985, 1985

   Photograph

   OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024 · Lot 197
   Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
10. 
    Serra Pelada goldmine, Pará, Brasil 1986, 1986

    Photograph · Paper

    50,7 x 60,5 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024 · Lot 200
    €4,500≈ $4,892≈ £3,827HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–7,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
11. 
    Clinic in Ade, on the border between Chad and Sudan, 1985

    Photograph · Paper

    50,7 x 60,5 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024 · Lot 199
    €3,800≈ $4,131≈ £3,232HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–7,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
12. 
    Crossing what was once a lake, Mali 1985, 1985

    Photograph · Paper

    50,7 x 60,5 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024 · Lot 198
    €3,000≈ $3,262≈ £2,552HammerSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
13. 
    Argentina, 2004

    Photograph

    36x49,7 cm

    Farsettiarte · Jun 1, 2024 · Lot 413
    Result not publishedEst. €4,000–7,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
14. 
    Antarctica“. Iceberg between the Paulet Islands and the Shetland Islands, 2005

    Photograph

    121 × 163 cm

    Grisebach · May 31, 2024 · Lot 744
    €40,640≈ $44,103≈ £34,694Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
15. 
    Iceberg between Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands in the Weddell Sea, Antarctic Peninsula, 2005

    Photograph

    Image: 126 x 169 cm (49 5/8 x 66 1/2 in.) Frame: 133 x 178 cm (52 3/8 x 70 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 16, 2024 · Lot 104
    £35,560≈ $45,008≈ €41,421Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995

    Photograph

    13 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (34.3 x 51.4 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 5, 2024 · Lot 300
    $8,255≈ £6,531≈ €7,615Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil, 1986

    Photograph

    11 7/8 x 17 3/4 in. (30.2 x 45.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 5, 2024 · Lot 299
    $3,810≈ £3,014≈ €3,514Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Ethiopian Refugees, 1984

    Photograph

    13 x 20 1/8 in. (33 x 51.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 5, 2024 · Lot 298
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
19. 
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica) on an iceberg located between Zavodovski and Visokoi Islands, South Sandwich Islands, 2009

    Photograph

    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 5, 2024 · Lot 297
    $15,240≈ £12,058≈ €14,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
20. 
    Child Worker at the Mata Tea Plantation, Rwanda, 1991

    Photograph

    33.5 x 51 cm (13 1/4 x 20 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 117
    £3,556≈ $4,461≈ €4,072Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Mali, 1985

    Photograph

    29.5 x 44.4 cm (11 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 116
    £5,080≈ $6,373≈ €5,817Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986

    Photograph

    81 x 54.3 cm (31 7/8 x 21 3/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 104
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay India, 1995

    Photograph

    122 x 178 cm (48 x 70 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 103
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    Mexico, 1980

    Photograph

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023 · Lot 189
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
25. 
    Mexico, 1980

    Photograph · Paper

    50,4 x 61,2 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023 · Lot 188
    €2,600≈ $2,827≈ £2,272HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
26. 
    Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995

    Photograph

    21 1/4 x 32 1/8 in. (54 x 81.6 cm) Overall 35 x 45 in. (88.9 x 114.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 295
    $20,320≈ £16,531≈ €19,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
27. 
    Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa (Zebras in dust field), 2007

    Photograph

    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 294
    $5,080≈ £4,133≈ €4,791Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
28. 
    Iceberg Between the Paulet Island and South Shetland Island, Antarctica, 2005

    Photograph

    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 293
    $9,525≈ £7,749≈ €8,982Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
29. 
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica) on an iceberg located between Zavodovski and Visokoi Islands, South Sandwich Islands, 2009

    Photograph

    14 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (37.5 x 51.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 292
    $12,700≈ £10,332≈ €11,977Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Sud Soudan, 2006

    Photograph

    37 x 51cm

    Van Ham · Aug 30, 2023 · Lot 124
    €2,112≈ $2,299≈ £1,815Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
31. 
    First Communion in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil, 1981

    Photograph

    11 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (29.8 x 44.4 cm.)

    Bonhams · Aug 29, 2023 · Lot 130
    $3,520≈ £2,798≈ €3,258Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
32. 
    Children's Ward in the Korm Refugee Camp, Ethiopia (from the Africa series)

    Photograph

    20¼ h x 13⅜ w in (51 x 34 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 159
    $4,585≈ £3,591≈ €4,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
33. 
    Fireball, Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991

    Photograph

    14⅜ h x 20 w in (37 x 51 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 160
    $6,300≈ £4,934≈ €5,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
34. 
    Lotto composto da n.4 fotografie della serie "Workers, an archaeology of the Industrial age"

    Photograph

    23.7 x 30.2 cm

    Capitolium Art · Jul 26, 2023 · Lot 319
    €1,260≈ $1,393≈ £1,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,400–1,800View at Capitolium Art ↗
35. 
    Serra Pelada goldmine, Pará, Brasil 1986, 1986

    Photograph · Paper

    50,7 x 60,5 cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023 · Lot 207
    €6,000≈ $6,458≈ £5,156HammerSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
36. 
    Prevented assassination attempt on President Reagan, Washington D.C. 1981, 1981

    Photograph · Paper

    52 x 75,7cm

    OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023 · Lot 206
    €4,000≈ $4,305≈ £3,437HammerSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
37. 
    Shih-Yen Foundry, Hupei Province, China

    Photograph

    Bonhams · May 30, 2023 · Lot 203
    $1,148≈ £922≈ €1,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Tigray, Ethiopia, 1984

    Photograph

    20.3 x 43.6 cm (7 7/8 x 17 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 127
    £5,715≈ $7,113≈ €6,581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
39. 
    Blind Woman, Mali, 1985

    Photograph

    51.3 x 34.6 cm (20 1/4 x 13 5/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 126
    £5,715≈ $7,113≈ €6,581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
40. 
    Mali, 1985

    Photograph

    33.6 x 51.1 cm (13 1/4 x 20 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 125
    £5,080≈ $6,323≈ €5,850Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
41. 
    Coal Mining, Dhanbad, India, 1989

    Photograph

    34.1 x 51.1 cm (13 3/8 x 20 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 124
    £5,080≈ $6,323≈ €5,850Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
42. 
    Penguins, S. Sandwich Islands, 2009

    Photograph

    image 36.4 x 50.2 cm (14 3/8 x 19 3/4 in.) sheet 49.9 x 60.2 cm (19 5/8 x 23 3/4 in.)

    Phillips · May 18, 2023 · Lot 95
    £6,350≈ $7,902≈ €7,308Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
43. 
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands), 1986

    Photograph

    13 1/2 x 20 in. (34.3 x 50.8 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 134
    $10,160≈ £8,140≈ €9,320Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
44. 
    Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995

    Photograph

    13 2/8 x 19 6/8 in. (33.7 x 50.2 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 133
    $7,620≈ £6,105≈ €6,990Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
45. 
    Fireball, Greater Burhan Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991

    Photograph

    13 5/8 x 19 6/8 in. (34.6 x 50.2 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 132
    $12,700≈ £10,175≈ €11,650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
46. 
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005

    Photograph

    29 x 21 in. (73.7 x 53.3 cm) Overall 44 3/8 x 35 3/8 in. (112.7 x 89.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 129
    $13,970≈ £11,192≈ €12,815Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
47. 
    Feet

    Photograph

    photograph: 6.75 x 10.25 inches

    Michaan's Auctions · Feb 10, 2023 · Lot 214
    $308≈ £254≈ €288Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–750View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
48. 
    Shih-Yen Foundry, Hupei Province, China

    Photograph

    Bonhams · Jan 30, 2023 · Lot 102
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
49. 
    Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006

    Photograph

    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 312
    $8,190≈ £7,412≈ €8,438Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
50. 
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005

    Photograph

    20 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (51.1 x 37.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 310
    $8,190≈ £7,412≈ €8,438Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗

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