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Sebastião Salgado Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1944–2025

ArtSell has recorded 279 auction results for Sebastião Salgado photographs between 2008 and 2026, and 219 of them sold (78%). 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, ArgentinaPhillips279auction results2008–2026years recorded78%sold$9.4kSign up free to seemedian price

Sebastião Salgado photographs: key figures

Auction results
279
Sold rate
78%
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. 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 ↗
  2. Gold Mine, Brazil [Backs] by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, printed 2004, sold Jul 2020
    Gold Mine, Brazil [Backs], 1986
    Photograph
    17 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (45.1 x 30.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 207
    $10,000≈ £7,939≈ €8,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Uomini a lavoro, Perù 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, 1859, vintage gelatin-silver print on resin-coated, offered Apr 2020
    Uomini a lavoro, Perù 1978, 1859
    Photograph
    25,2x20,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 73
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–200View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  4. Rio Bamba Ecuador 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, vintage gelatin silver print on resin coated paper, offered Apr 2020
    Rio Bamba Ecuador 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    16x24 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 56
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €50–60View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  5. Figli dell'impero Inca, Perù 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, vintage gelatin-silver print on resin-coated paper, offered Apr 2020
    Figli dell'impero Inca, Perù 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    25,2x20,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 32
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–200View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  6. Familia Escuelas Radiofonicas, Perù 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, Silver-gelatin print on resin-coated paper, offered Apr 2020
    Familia Escuelas Radiofonicas, Perù 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    20,2x25,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–250View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  7. Donne nel Perù 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, vintage gelatin-silver print on resin-coated paper, offered Apr 2020
    Donne nel Perù 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    25,2x20,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 27
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–200View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  8. Capanne nella campagna peruviana 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, Vintage gelatin-silver print on resin-coated paper, offered Apr 2020
    Capanne nella campagna peruviana 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    25,2x20,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–250View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  9. The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Alaska by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2019
    The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Alaska, 2009
    Photograph
    36.8 x 51 cm (14 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 102
    £8,750≈ $11,223≈ €10,104Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Chinstrap Penguins (Psygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2019
    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 101
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. 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 2019
    Fishing in the Piulaga Laguna during the Kuarup ceremony of the Waura Group, Upper Xingu Basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2005
    Photograph
    46.2 x 37.7 cm (18 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 100
    £18,750≈ $24,049≈ €21,652Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Sahara, South of Djanet, Algeria by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, offered Oct 2019
    Sahara, South of Djanet, Algeria, 2009
    Photograph
    48 x 65 in. (121.9 x 165.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 250
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands) by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands), 1986
    Photograph
    11 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (29.8 x 43.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 249
    $8,750≈ £7,142≈ €8,029Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    14 x 20 3/4 in. (35.6 x 52.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 248
    $9,375≈ £7,652≈ €8,602Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold Oct 2019
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    20 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (51.1 x 37.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 247
    $13,750≈ £11,224≈ €12,617Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed later, flush-mounted, sold Oct 2019
    Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    47 1/2 x 65 1/4 in. (120.7 x 165.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 182
    $31,250≈ £25,508≈ €28,675Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Rio Bamba Ecuador 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, vintage gelatin silver print on resin coated paper, offered Jun 2019
    Rio Bamba Ecuador 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    16x24 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 143
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–250View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  18. Asháninka, State of Acre, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 2016, Gelatin silver print, offered Jun 2019
    Asháninka, State of Acre, Brazil, 2016
    Photograph
    20 x 14 1/2 in. (50.8 x 36.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2019
    Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    51 x 37 cm (60.2 x 50.1 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 182
    €9,920≈ $11,062≈ £8,798Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  20. Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, printed later and mounted, sold May 2019
    Serra Pelada Goldmine, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    30.5 x 44.5 cm (12 x 17 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 136
    £6,250≈ $8,006≈ €7,146Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Churchgate Train Station, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold May 2019
    Churchgate Train Station, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    Image: 53.7 x 81.3 cm (21 1/8 x 32 in.) Frame: 80 x 100.2 cm (31 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 135
    £10,000≈ $12,809≈ €11,434Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands) by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil (Cast of Thousands), 1986
    Photograph
    13 1/2 x 20 1/8 in. (34.3 x 51.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 253
    $9,375≈ £7,138≈ €8,356Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  23. Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, sold Apr 2019
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    64 1/2 x 47 1/2 in. (163.8 x 120.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 249
    $30,000≈ £22,841≈ €26,740Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  24. Mountain Zebras, Hoanib River Valley, Damaraland, Namibia by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Mountain Zebras, Hoanib River Valley, Damaraland, Namibia, 2005
    Photograph
    21 1/8 x 29 7/8 in. (53.7 x 75.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 248
    $10,000≈ £7,614≈ €8,913Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  25. Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold Apr 2019
    Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 29 5/8 in. (54 x 75.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 246
    $11,875≈ £9,041≈ €10,585Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, sold Apr 2019
    The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, 2009
    Photograph
    64 3/4 x 48 1/4 in. (164.5 x 122.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 245
    $47,500≈ £36,166≈ €42,339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Herd of Buffalo, Kafue National Park, Zambia by Sebastião Salgado, 2010, Gelatin silver print, offered Nov 2018
    Herd of Buffalo, Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010
    Photograph
    75.3 x 54 cm (29 5/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 104
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  28. Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan by Sebastião Salgado, 2006, Gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2018
    Dinka Cattle Camp of Amak, Southern Sudan, 2006
    Photograph
    37 x 51 cm (50 x 60.5 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 167
    €8,680≈ $10,129≈ £7,610Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €9,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
  29. Brasil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, sold Jun 2018
    Brasil, 1986
    Photograph
    30.4 x 44.4 cm (39.9 x 50.1 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 166
    €6,200≈ $7,235≈ £5,436Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
  30. Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2018
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    51.2 x 37.8 cm (20 1/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 104
    £6,875≈ $9,275≈ €7,873Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Herd of Buffalo, Kafue National Park, Zambia by Sebastião Salgado, 2010, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2018
    Herd of Buffalo, Kafue National Park, Zambia, 2010
    Photograph
    75 x 53.5 cm (29 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 103
    £8,750≈ $11,805≈ €10,020Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Coal Mining, Dhanbad, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1989, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Apr 2018
    Coal Mining, Dhanbad, India, 1989
    Photograph · ed. 53/300
    14 1/8 x 21 3/8 in. (35.9 x 54.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 101
    $4,375≈ £3,097≈ €3,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Cast of Thousands, Serra Pelada, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, sold Dec 2017
    Cast of Thousands, Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    28.6 x 43.1 cm (39.6 x 50.9 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 149
    €7,440≈ $8,842≈ £6,556Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗
  34. Macaroni Penguins in Zavodovski Island, The Sandwich Islands by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Nov 2017
    Macaroni Penguins in Zavodovski Island, The Sandwich Islands, 2009
    Photograph
    37.3 x 51.5 cm (14 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 93
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  35. The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Nov 2017
    The Eastern Part of the Brooks Range, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, 2009
    Photograph
    75.2 x 54 cm (29 5/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 92
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  36. Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India by Sebastião Salgado, 1995, Gelatin silver print, printed later, sold Oct 2017
    Churchgate Station, Western Railroad Line, Bombay, India, 1995
    Photograph
    21 1/4 x 32 in. (54 x 81.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 362
    $12,500≈ £9,444≈ €10,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  37. The first day of installation of the camp of Benako for the Rwandan Tutsi and Hutu refugees, Tanzania by Sebastião Salgado, 1994, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2017
    The first day of installation of the camp of Benako for the Rwandan Tutsi and Hutu refugees, Tanzania, 1994
    Photograph
    21 x 32 in. (53.3 x 81.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 361
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  38. Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil by Sebastião Salgado, 1986, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2017
    Serra Pelada, Gold Mine, Brazil, 1986
    Photograph
    31 7/8 x 21 1/4 in. (81 x 54 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 360
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  39. Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed later, offered Oct 2017
    Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    47 1/2 x 65 1/2 in. (120.7 x 166.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 359
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
  40. Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the Golfo Nuevo, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, printed 2014, sold Oct 2017
    Southern Right Whale, Navigating in the Golfo Nuevo, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina, 2005
    Photograph
    70 1/2 x 96 1/2 in. (179.1 x 245.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 352
    $100,000≈ £75,552≈ €85,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $65,000–85,000View at Phillips ↗
  41. 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 2017
    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 346
    $10,000≈ £7,555≈ €8,508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  42. Uomini a lavoro, Perù 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, 1859, vintage gelatin-silver print on resin-coated, offered Jun 2017
    Uomini a lavoro, Perù 1978, 1859
    Photograph
    25,2x20,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 157
    Result not publishedEst. €300–350View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  43. Donne nel Perù 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, vintage gelatin-silver print on resin-coated paper, offered Jun 2017
    Donne nel Perù 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    25,2x20,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 156
    Result not publishedEst. €300–350View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  44. Figli dell'impero Inca, Perù 1978 by Sebastião Salgado, vintage gelatin-silver print on resin-coated paper, offered Jun 2017
    Figli dell'impero Inca, Perù 1978
    Photograph · Paper
    25,2x20,2 cm
    Maison Bibelot · · Lot 155
    Result not publishedEst. €300–350View at Maison Bibelot ↗
  45. Îles Malouines by Sebastião Salgado, 2009, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2017
    Îles Malouines, 2009
    Photograph
    36.7 x 50.9 cm (50 x 60.9 cm)
    Lempertz · · Lot 186
    €9,920≈ $11,131≈ £8,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗
  46. Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, offered May 2017
    Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    53.8 x 75.1 cm (21 1/8 x 29 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 74
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  47. Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica by Sebastião Salgado, 2005, Gelatin silver print, sold May 2017
    Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica), Deception Island, Antarctica, 2005
    Photograph
    75.3 x 54.4 cm (29 5/8 x 21 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 73
    £8,750≈ $11,407≈ €10,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  48. Blind Woman, Mali by Sebastião Salgado, 1985, Gelatin silver print, printed 2006, sold Apr 2017
    Blind Woman, Mali, 1985
    Photograph
    20 x 13 5/8 in. (50.8 x 34.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 271
    $3,750≈ £3,015≈ €3,521Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  49. Site of the now dried Lake Faguibine, Mali, Africa by Sebastião Salgado, 1985, Gelatin silver print, printed 2007, offered Apr 2017
    Site of the now dried Lake Faguibine, Mali, Africa, 1985
    Photograph
    21 3/5 x 33 1/4 in. (54.9 x 84.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 270
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  50. Pantanal by Sebastião Salgado, C-PRINT, offered Dec 2016
    Pantanal
    Photograph
    90 x 125 cm
    Bolsa de Arte · · Lot 119
    Result not publishedView at Bolsa de Arte ↗

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