What is a Shirin Neshat photograph worth?
b. 1957 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 64 works by Shirin Neshat with a published auction price sold between $5,918Sign up free to see and $16,598Sign up free to see, and the median is $10,562Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $10,838Sign up free to see across 58 sales. In the last five years the median was $9,505Sign up free to see across 20 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Shirin Neshat prices by medium
- Auction results
- 81
- Sold rate
- 79%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2026
- Median price
- $10.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $69.6kSign up free to see Mystified, Phillips, Oct 2015
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 58 | $6.9k–$21.3kSign up free to see | $10.8kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 6 | $3.4k–$5.7kSign up free to see | $4.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (48), Grisebach (7), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (6)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 5 | $1.9k–$10.6kSign up free to see | $9.6kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 44 | $5.9k–$15.9kSign up free to see | $9.8kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 5 | $22.6k–$47.3kSign up free to see | $43.8kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 7 | $11.6k–$20.5kSign up free to see | $15kSign up free to see |
Recent Shirin Neshat sales
- Women in a Line (from the Rapture series), C-print mounted to acrylic — $6,384Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 5, 2026
- I AM ITS SECRET — $10,007Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Apr 28, 2026
- Guardians of Revolution from Women of Allah, Gelatin silver print with applied ink — $10,965Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Rebellious Silence from Women of Allah, Gelatin silver print with applied ink — $8,385Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled (Zarin series), Chromogenic print, printed 2025 — $6,450Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled (from 'Passage'), Silver dye bleach print; signed — $3,840Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- Untitled (Tooba) (S. p. 417), Chromogenic print, on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper, the full sheet — $2,970Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 12, 2025
- Offerings, digital C-print — $1,905Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 27, 2025
Questions about Shirin Neshat prices
What is a Shirin Neshat photograph worth?
Based on 64 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Shirin Neshat have sold for a median of $10,562, and half of them sold between $5,918 and $16,598. For photographs alone the median is $10,838 (58 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Shirin Neshat sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $69,588 for “Mystified” at Phillips in October 2015.
Which Shirin Neshat medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $10,838 (58 sales).
How often do Shirin Neshat works sell at auction?
79% of the 81 lots recorded between 2006 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Shirin Neshat photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Shirin Neshat have appeared at auction 81 times in ArtSell’s records between 2006 and 2026; 64 sold, a sell-through rate of 79%.
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