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Sebastião Salgado Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1944–2025

ArtSell has recorded 278 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).

$100,000≈ £75,552≈ €85,085Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumSouthern Right Whale, Navigating in the Golfo Nuevo, Valdés Peninsula, ArgentinaPhillips278auction results2008–2026years recorded79%sold$9.4kSign up free to seemedian price

Sebastião Salgado photographs: key figures

Auction results
278
Sold rate
79%
Active at auction
2008–2026
Median price
$9.4kSign up free to see
Record price
$100kSign up free to see Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the Golfo Nuevo, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina, Phillips, Oct 2017

Top auction houses: Phillips (190), Grisebach (22), Lempertz (14)

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  1. Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica), Deception Island, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2022
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    20 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (51.1 x 37.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 310
    $8,190≈ £7,412≈ €8,438Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed 2003, sold Oct 2022
    Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 20 in. (33.7 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 309
    $8,190≈ £7,412≈ €8,438Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Iceberg Between Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed 2007, offered Oct 2022
    Iceberg Between Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    21 1/2 x 29 3/4 in. (54.6 x 75.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 182
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. The Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, printed 2007, sold Oct 2022
    The Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, State of Para, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    31 x 20 3/8 in. (78.7 x 51.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 181
    $18,900≈ £17,104≈ €19,472Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Sahara, South of Djanet, Algeria by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold May 2022
    Sahara, South of Djanet, Algeria, 2009
    Photograph
    37.1 x 50.8 cm (14 5/8 x 20 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 119
    £7,560≈ $9,445≈ €8,863Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Alaska by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold May 2022
    Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Alaska, 2009
    Photograph
    50.8 x 36.8 cm (20 x 14 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 118
    £8,190≈ $10,232≈ €9,602Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Shepherd and sheep, Kuwait by Sebastião Salgado, 1991, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2022
    Shepherd and sheep, Kuwait, 1991
    Photograph
    21 1/8 x 32 1/2 in. (53.7 x 82.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 262
    $11,340≈ £8,666≈ €10,382Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Coal Mining, Dhanbad, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1989, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2022
    Coal Mining, Dhanbad, India, 1989
    Photograph
    14 x 21 in. (35.6 x 53.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 261
    $4,788≈ £3,659≈ €4,383Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands) by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2022
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands), 1986
    Photograph
    21 1/8 x 32 3/5 in. (53.7 x 82.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 260
    $30,240≈ £23,109≈ €27,685Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica), Deception Island, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2022
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    20 1/4 x 15 in. (51.4 x 38.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 259
    $13,860≈ £10,591≈ €12,689Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan by Sebastião Salgado, 2006, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2022
    Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 258
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2022
    Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 257
    $10,080≈ £7,703≈ €9,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2022
    Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 20 1/8 in. (33.7 x 51.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 256
    $9,450≈ £7,221≈ €8,651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Nov 2021
    Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    28.3 x 42 cm (11 1/8 x 16 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 103
    £5,292≈ $7,078≈ €6,286Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, mounted, printed later, sold Nov 2021
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    Image: 135 x 92 cm (53 1/8 x 36 1/4 in.) Frame: 145 x 102 cm (57 1/8 x 40 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 78
    £13,860≈ $18,536≈ €16,464Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1983, Gelatin silver print, sold Nov 2021
    Brazil, 1983
    Photograph
    17.9 x 26.9 cm (7 x 10 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 77
    £3,780≈ $5,055≈ €4,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Boat People, Beach of Vung Tao, Vietnam by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    Boat People, Beach of Vung Tao, Vietnam, 1995
    Photograph
    13 5/8 x 20 3/8 in. (34.6 x 51.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 311
    $10,080≈ £7,412≈ €8,718Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2021
    Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 20 1/4 in. (34 x 51.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 310
    $6,300≈ £4,633≈ €5,449Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2021
    Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    13 3/8 x 20 in. (34 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 309
    $11,340≈ £8,339≈ €9,808Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Argentina“. Southern Right Whale, Valdés Peninsula by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Silbergelatineabzug, 2020, sold Jun 2021
    Argentina“. Southern Right Whale, Valdés Peninsula, 2005
    Photograph
    36,8 × 51 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2017
    €12,500≈ $15,244≈ £10,757Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  21. Brasil“. Gold Mine, Serra Pelada by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Silbergelatineabzug, 2020, sold Jun 2021
    Brasil“. Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, 1986
    Photograph
    82 × 53,9 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 2016
    €18,750≈ $22,866≈ £16,136Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
  22. The Faces of Other Americas, Bolivia by Sebastião Salgado, 1977, Fotografia in bianco e nero, offered May 2021
    The Faces of Other Americas, Bolivia, 1977
    Photograph
    17,8x23,9 cm
    Farsettiarte · · Lot 56
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,800View at Farsettiarte ↗
  23. Namibia by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2021
    Namibia, 2005
    Photograph
    37.1 x 50.9 cm (14 5/8 x 20 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 108
    £5,040≈ $7,119≈ €5,833Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Tanzania by Sebastião Salgado, 1994, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2021
    Tanzania, 1994
    Photograph
    34.2 x 51.2 cm (13 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 107
    £5,040≈ $7,119≈ €5,833Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Ecuador by Sebastião Salgado, 1982, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2021
    Ecuador, 1982
    Photograph
    31 x 44.2 cm (12 1/4 x 17 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 106
    £4,410≈ $6,229≈ €5,104Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. The Refugee Camp of Korem, Ethiopia by Sebastião Salgado, 1984, Gelatin silver print, offered May 2021
    The Refugee Camp of Korem, Ethiopia, 1984
    Photograph
    29.6 x 44 cm (11 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 105
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Chinstrap Penguins (Psygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2021
    Chinstrap Penguins (Psygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    75.5 x 54.2 cm (29 3/4 x 21 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 104
    £8,820≈ $12,457≈ €10,208Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Bushman, Botswana (holding bird), Africa by Sebastião Salgado, 2008, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2021
    Bushman, Botswana (holding bird), Africa, 2008
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 29 5/8 in. (54 x 75.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 105
    $12,600≈ £9,158≈ €10,612Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Bushmen, Botswana [tribal group], Africa by Sebastião Salgado, 2008, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2021
    Bushmen, Botswana [tribal group], Africa, 2008
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 104
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Dinka Group at Pagarau Cattle Camp, Southern Sudan, Africa by Sebastião Salgado, 2006, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Apr 2021
    Dinka Group at Pagarau Cattle Camp, Southern Sudan, Africa, 2006
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (54 x 74.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 103
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Goldminers, Serra Pelada, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2020
    Goldminers, Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    52.8 x 35.3 cm (60 x 50 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 1031
    €8,125≈ $9,854≈ £7,411Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
  32. Rwanda by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Heliogravur, sold Nov 2020
    Rwanda, 1995
    Photograph · Paper
    26,5 x 39cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 110
    €774≈ $923≈ £692Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
  33. Tigray Exodus, Kalema Camp (West of Tigray, Ethiopia) by Sebastião Salgado, Um 1985, Heliogravure auf Hahnemühle (Wasserzeichen), sold Nov 2020
    Tigray Exodus, Kalema Camp (West of Tigray, Ethiopia), Um 1985
    Photograph
    32,5 x 49cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 111
    €1,097≈ $1,308≈ £981Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Van Ham ↗
  34. Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, printed 2017, sold Oct 2020
    Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA, 2009
    Photograph
    29 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (74.9 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 188
    $15,000≈ £11,539≈ €12,766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–16,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. Wild horses in Navajo territory, bordering on the Grand Canyon. Arizona by Sebastião Salgado, 2010, Gelatin silver print, printed 2011, mounted, offered Oct 2020
    Wild horses in Navajo territory, bordering on the Grand Canyon. Arizona, 2010
    Photograph
    21 5/8 x 29 1/8 in. (54.9 x 74 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 187
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $9,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed 2015, sold Oct 2020
    Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (54 x 76.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 186
    $12,500≈ £9,616≈ €10,638Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. Chinstrap Penguins on an iceberg located between Zavodovski and Visokoi Islands. South Sandwich Islands by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, printed 2010, sold Oct 2020
    Chinstrap Penguins 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 · · Lot 185
    $11,875≈ £9,135≈ €10,106Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Herd of Buffalo, Kafue National Park, Zambia by Sebastião Salgado, 2010, Gelatin silver print, printed 2012, offered Oct 2020
    Herd of Buffalo, Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010
    Photograph
    20 x 14 1/2 in. (50.8 x 36.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 173
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Nenet Nomads (Migration of Camp) South Yamal Region, Siberia, Russia by Sebastião Salgado, 2011, Gelatin silver print, printed 2012, sold Oct 2020
    Nenet Nomads (Migration of Camp) South Yamal Region, Siberia, Russia, 2011
    Photograph
    14 1/2 x 20 in. (36.8 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 172
    $8,750≈ £6,731≈ €7,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Fishing in the Piulaga Laguna during the Kuarup ceremony of the Waura Group, Upper Xingu Basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Fishing in the Piulaga Laguna during the Kuarup ceremony of the Waura Group, Upper Xingu Basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2005
    Photograph
    21 3/8 x 29 3/4 in. (54.3 x 75.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 170
    $8,750≈ £6,731≈ €7,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. Victoria Falls with Tree, Zimbabwe by Sebastião Salgado, 2008, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2020
    Victoria Falls with Tree, Zimbabwe, 2008
    Photograph
    21 3/4 x 29 in. (55.2 x 73.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 148
    $7,500≈ £5,770≈ €6,383Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Site of the now dried Lake Faguibine, Mali, Africa by Sebastião Salgado, 1985, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2020
    Site of the now dried Lake Faguibine, Mali, Africa, 1985
    Photograph
    21 3/8 x 32 1/8 in. (54.3 x 81.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  43. Brasil by Sebastião Salgado, 1983, Gelatin silver print, offered Sep 2020
    Brasil, 1983
    Photograph
    17.9 x 26.9 cm (7 x 10 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 161
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  44. Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed 2009, sold Sep 2020
    Church Gate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    54.1 x 81.1 cm (21 1/4 x 31 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 160
    £11,875≈ $15,125≈ €13,001Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  45. Ethiopian Refugees by Sebastião Salgado, 1984, Gelatin silver print, printed 2009, sold Sep 2020
    Ethiopian Refugees, 1984
    Photograph
    33 x 51.5 cm (12 7/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 159
    £6,250≈ $7,961≈ €6,843Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  46. Reflect in Water by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed 2009, sold Sep 2020
    Reflect in Water, 2005
    Photograph
    51 x 37.2 cm (20 1/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 158
    £5,000≈ $6,369≈ €5,474Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. A Leopard in the Barab River Valley, Damaraland, Namibia by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed 2009, sold Sep 2020
    A Leopard in the Barab River Valley, Damaraland, Namibia, 2005
    Photograph
    37.2 x 51 cm (14 5/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 157
    £7,500≈ $9,553≈ €8,211Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan by Sebastião Salgado, 2006, Gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006
    Photograph
    21 1/2 x 29 in. (54.6 x 73.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 210
    $12,500≈ £9,924≈ €11,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Jul 2020
    Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 32 in. (54 x 81.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 209
    $15,000≈ £11,909≈ €13,240Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Children's Ward in the Korem Refugee Camp, Ethiopia by Sebastião Salgado, 1984, Gelatin silver print, printed 1996, sold Jul 2020
    Children's Ward in the Korem Refugee Camp, Ethiopia, 1984
    Photograph
    17 3/8 x 11 5/8 in. (44.1 x 29.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 208
    $8,125≈ £6,450≈ €7,172Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗

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