Seydou Keïta Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1923–2001

ArtSell has recorded 51 auction results for Seydou Keïta photographs between 2010 and 2026, and 37 of them sold (73%). Half of the priced sales fell between $4.7kSign up free to see and $8.1kSign up free to see, with a median of $6.3kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Untitled, sold at Phillips in November 2016 for $43.7kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (32), Lempertz (9) and OstLicht Photo Auction (3).

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1. 
   Young man in pinstripe suit, 1950s

   Photograph · Paper

   24 x 30 cm

   OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 170
   €1,500≈ $1,743≈ £1,300HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,200View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
2. 
   Young man with a flower, 1958

   Photograph · Paper

   24 x 30 cm

   OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 169
   €1,900≈ $2,207≈ £1,647HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,400–1,600View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
3. 
   Twins in European Dress, 1950s

   Photograph · Paper

   24 x 30 cm

   OstLicht Photo Auction · May 28, 2026 · Lot 168
   €1,400≈ $1,626≈ £1,213HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,200View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
4. 
   Bamako, 1956

   Photograph

   Hessink's Auctions · Apr 14, 2026 · Lot 25
   €900≈ $1,061≈ £782HammerSign up free to seeView at Hessink's Auctions ↗
5. 
   Untitled (boy with bicycle), 1948-1954

   Photograph · ed. 1/5

   54 x 38 5/8 in. (137.2 x 98.1 cm) Overall 70 1/2 x 54 3/4 in. (179.1 x 139.1 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 235
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Homme Assis Avec Parapluie, Homme Debout En Blanc, 1952-1955

   Photograph

   65 1/8 x 46 3/4 in. (165.4 x 118.7 cm) Overall 77 3/8 x 51 1/2 in. (196.5 x 130.8 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 234
   $6,450≈ £4,797≈ €5,508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Untitled (Bamako, Mali)

   Photograph

   22⅝ h x 16 w in (57 x 41 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 4, 2025 · Lot 132
   $2,540≈ £1,992≈ €2,406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
8. 
   Untitled (woman with Republican guards in leave uniforms), 1956-1957

   Photograph

   22 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. (56.8 x 40 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 82
   $5,080≈ £3,882≈ €4,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
9. 
   Untitled (father and daughter, Bamako), 1949-1951

   Photograph

   21 7/8 x 15 1/2 in. (55.6 x 39.4 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 81
   $6,350≈ £4,853≈ €5,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
10. 
    Homme Assis Avec Parapluie, Homme Debout En Blanc, 1952-1955

    Photograph

    65 1/8 x 46 3/4 in. (165.4 x 118.7 cm) Overall 77 3/8 x 51 1/2 in. (196.5 x 130.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 220
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    Konvolut von 7 Fotografien, 1951-59/1999

    Photograph

    18 x 13cm

    Van Ham · Oct 1, 2024 · Lot 145
    €8,580≈ $9,512≈ £7,138Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Van Ham ↗
12. 
    Untitled (A Malian Patriarch), 1956-1957

    Photograph

    21 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. (55.6 x 39.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2024 · Lot 76
    $5,080≈ £4,016≈ €4,681Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    Untitled (A Father with His Two Daughters), 1952-1955

    Photograph

    21 x 15 in. (53.3 x 38.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2024 · Lot 75
    $6,350≈ £5,020≈ €5,851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Untitled (Portrait)

    Photograph

    16⅝ h x 17 w in (42 x 43 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 1, 2023 · Lot 215
    $3,276≈ £2,592≈ €3,012Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
15. 
    Selected Portraits, 1952-1955

    Photograph

    Image: Varying sizes from 27 x 39 cm (10 5/8 x 15 3/8 in.) to 58 x 39 cm (22 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.) Sheet: Varying sizes from 45 x 33 cm (17 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.) to 64.5 x 45.5 cm (25 3/8 x 17 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    Selected Portraits, 1952

    Photograph

    Image: Each approx. 32 x 20 cm (12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.) or the reverse Sheet: Each approx. 40 x 30 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) or the reverse

    Phillips · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Selected Portraits, 1952

    Photograph

    Image: Each approx. 32 x 20 cm (12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.) or the reverse Sheet: Each approx. 40 x 30 cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) or the reverse

    Phillips · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 41
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Untitled (Two women and a girl with Peugeot automobile), 1997

    Photograph

    39.3 x 55.2 cm (15 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 101
    £5,080≈ $6,323≈ €5,850Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
19. 
    Untitled (Father and daughter, Bamako), 1949-1951

    Photograph

    Image: 165 x 118.5 cm (64 7/8 x 46 5/8 in.) Frame: 183 x 129 cm (72 x 50 3/4 in.)

    Phillips · May 19, 2023 · Lot 34
    £33,020≈ $41,097≈ €38,024Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
20. 
    Three women wearing 'Grand dakar' dresses and 'a la de gaulle' headscarves, 1949

    Photograph · ed. 20/100

    19 x 13 1/2 in. (48.3 x 34.3 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 301
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Untitled, 1952 - 1955

    Photograph

    31.9 x 46.2 cm (40.3 x 50.6 cm)

    Lempertz · Dec 3, 2021 · Lot 583
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
22. 
    Untitled, 1949 - 1951

    Photograph

    32.2 x 45.7 cm (40.4 x 50.6 cm)

    Lempertz · Dec 3, 2021 · Lot 582
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
23. 
    Untitled, 1957/1958

    Photograph

    53.6 x 38.3 cm (60.5 x 50.8 cm)

    Lempertz · Dec 3, 2021 · Lot 581
    €3,750≈ $4,234≈ £3,189Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
24. 
    Untitled, 1949 - 1951

    Photograph

    46 x 32.4 cm (50.8 x 40.3 cm)

    Lempertz · Dec 3, 2021 · Lot 580
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
25. 
    Bamako (Reclining Couple 10:06 AM)

    Photograph

    20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 24, 2021 · Lot 291
    $5,625≈ £4,091≈ €4,848Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
26. 
    Untitled, 1952 - 1955

    Photograph

    54.8 x 39.1 cm (60.5 x 50.8 cm)

    Lempertz · Jun 17, 2021 · Lot 707
    €5,000≈ $5,969≈ £4,276Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
27. 
    Untitled, 1952 - 1955

    Photograph

    38.9 x 55.3 cm (50.7 x 60.7 cm)

    Lempertz · Jun 17, 2021 · Lot 706
    €4,000≈ $4,775≈ £3,421Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
28. 
    Untitled, 1956/57

    Photograph

    46.7 x 32.7 cm (50.4 x 40.3 cm)

    Lempertz · Jun 17, 2021 · Lot 705
    €3,750≈ $4,476≈ £3,207Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
29. 
    Untitled (young woman wearing a black and white striped dress), 1949

    Photograph · ed. 24/100

    18 7/8 x 13 3/8 in. (47.9 x 34 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 14, 2020 · Lot 65
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Untitled (young woman wearing a head-scarf), n.d.

    Photograph

    16 x 22 3/8 in. (40.6 x 56.8 cm)

    Phillips · Jul 13, 2020 · Lot 214
    $8,750≈ £6,947≈ €7,724Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
31. 
    Untitled (father and daughter), n.d.

    Photograph

    21 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (54 x 39.4 cm)

    Phillips · Jul 13, 2020 · Lot 211
    $10,625≈ £8,435≈ €9,379Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
32. 
    Polizeibeamter der Kolonialverwaltung mit seinen beiden Ehefrauen, 1956

    Photograph

    45.5 x 31.9 cm (50.7 x 40.8 cm)

    Lempertz · May 31, 2019 · Lot 128
    €4,216≈ $4,701≈ £3,739Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
33. 
    Untitled, 1959

    Photograph

    46.4 x 32.9 cm (50.6 x 40.4 cm)

    Lempertz · May 31, 2019 · Lot 127
    €2,976≈ $3,319≈ £2,639Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
34. 
    Untitled (two sisters with their arms around each other), 1956-1957

    Photograph

    16 x 15 3/4 in. (40.6 x 40 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2019 · Lot 60
    $7,500≈ £5,710≈ €6,685Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
35. 
    Untitled, 1958

    Photograph

    47 x 36.3 cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 1, 2018 · Lot 101
    £6,250≈ $8,076≈ €7,088Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
36. 
    Untitled, 1952-1959

    Photograph

    55 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 1, 2018 · Lot 100
    £6,250≈ $8,076≈ €7,088Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
37. 
    Untitled, 1952-1955

    Photograph

    56.5 x 40 cm (22 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 2, 2017 · Lot 61
    £6,000≈ $7,878≈ €6,765Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
38. 
    Untitled (Odalisque), 1956-1957

    Photograph

    25.5 x 35.9 cm (10 x 14 1/8 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 2, 2017 · Lot 60
    £6,875≈ $9,027≈ €7,752Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
39. 
    Untitled, 1958

    Photograph

    53.3 x 37.4 cm (20 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 3, 2016 · Lot 116
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
40. 
    Untitled, 1956-1957

    Photograph

    Image: 141.8 x 100.5 cm (55 7/8 x 39 5/8 in.) Frame: 167.6 x 120.7 cm (65 7/8 x 47 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Nov 3, 2016 · Lot 10
    £35,000≈ $43,677≈ €39,476Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
41. 
    Reclining Woman, 1958

    Photograph

    15 3/4 x 22 3/8 in. (40 x 56.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 5, 2016 · Lot 201
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
42. 
    Untitled, 1949-1951

    Photograph

    21 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (54.6 x 38.7 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2016 · Lot 211
    $22,500≈ £15,765≈ €19,772Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
43. 
    Untitled, 1949-1951

    Photograph

    22 5/8 x 16 in. (57.5 x 40.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2016 · Lot 210
    $9,375≈ £6,569≈ €8,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
44. 
    Reclining Woman, 1958

    Photograph

    16 1/8 x 22 5/8 in. (41 x 57.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 1, 2014 · Lot 118
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
45. 
    Untitled (Twins in European Dress), 1956-1957

    Photograph

    15 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (39.4 x 54.6 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2013 · Lot 256
    $6,250≈ £3,848≈ €4,611Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
46. 
    Untitled (Boy and Bicycle), 1949-1951

    Photograph

    21 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (54.6 x 38.7 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 1, 2013 · Lot 255
    $6,875≈ £4,233≈ €5,072Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
47. 
    Untitled (Man with Bicycle), 1952-1955

    Photograph

    55.3 x 39.5 cm (21 3/4 x 15 1/2 in)

    Phillips · May 8, 2013 · Lot 102
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
48. 
    A Young Girl Wearing a 'Robe Samba' dress, 1950s

    Photograph

    22 x 15 3/4 in. (55.9 x 40 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 3, 2013 · Lot 254
    $10,000≈ £6,614≈ €7,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
49. 
    Untitled #110, 1950-1955

    Photograph · ed. 4/10

    22 x 15 1/2 in. (55.9 x 39.4 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 2, 2013 · Lot 135
    $5,250≈ £3,463≈ €4,089Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
50. 
    Frau mit weitem Kamisolkleid, 1956

    Photograph

    55,9 × 40 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 28, 2012 · Lot 2057
    €3,660≈ $4,718≈ £2,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at Grisebach ↗

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