Sid Avery Photographs: Auction Prices

American · 1918–2002

ArtSell has recorded 11 auction results for Sid Avery photographs between 2013 and 2026, of which 9 sold (82% sell-through). Prices realised range from $516 to $17,500, with a median of $1,992 across 9 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $17,500 for “Cast of Oceans Eleven; Nick Conti, Jerry Lester, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Akim Tameroff, Richard Benedict, Henry Silva, Norman Fell and Clem Harvey” at Phillips in 2015.

Record: Cast of Oceans Eleven; Nick Conti, Jerry Lester, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Akim Tameroff, Richard Benedict, Henry Silva, Norman Fell and Clem Harvey — $17,500Sign up free to see

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1. 
   Cast of 'Ocean's Eleven', 1960

   Photograph

   10 x 19 1/4 in. (25.4 x 48.9 cm.)

   Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026 · Lot 59
   $3,840≈ £2,861≈ €3,286Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Bogart and Bacall with Dogs, 1952

   Photograph

   10 h x 13 w in (25 x 33 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024 · Lot 201
   $516≈ £405≈ €492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
3. 
   Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, 1952

   Photograph

   14 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. (37.8 x 47.9 cm.)

   Bonhams · Dec 11, 2023 · Lot 120
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   James Dean on the Set of 'Rebel Without a Cause', 1955

   Photograph · ed. silver gelatin photograph, ed. 22/70

   46.5 x 36.5cm

   Leonard Joel · Jul 19, 2023 · Lot 54
   A$2,600≈ $1,760≈ £1,363≈ €1,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
5. 
   Nat "King" Cole performs at Ciro's Night Club. In the audience Jack Palance (left) and Gig Young (right), 1954

   Photograph · ed. silver gelatin photograph, ed. 22/70

   36.5 x 46.5cm

   Leonard Joel · Jul 19, 2023 · Lot 53
   A$850≈ $575≈ £446≈ €513Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
6. 
   The Rat Pack: Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Joey Bishop stage a Fight During the Making of Ocean’s 11, 1960

   Photograph · ed. 3/100

   10 1/8 x 10 in. (25.7 x 25.4 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 14, 2020 · Lot 41
   $3,750≈ £2,885≈ €3,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   "Ocean's Eleven" Cast, 1960

   Photograph · ed. 6/11

   95 x 142.4 cm (37 3/8 x 56 1/8 in.)

   Phillips · Nov 6, 2015 · Lot 55
   £7,500≈ $11,354≈ €10,451Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Cast of Oceans Eleven; Nick Conti, Jerry Lester, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Akim Tameroff, Richard Benedict, Henry Silva, Norman Fell and Clem Harvey, 1960

   Photograph

   32 3/4 x 47 5/8 in. (83.2 x 121 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 2, 2015 · Lot 143
   $17,500≈ £11,822≈ €16,159Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
9. 
   Audrey Hepburn at Paramount Studios; Jack Benny, 1957

   Photograph · ed. 54/70

   15 x 14 1/4in; 12 3/4 x 9 3/4in

   Bonhams · Jul 20, 2014 · Lot 2108
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    James Dean on the set of "Rebel without a cause", 1955

    Photograph · ed. 19/70

    32.3 x 24.8 cm (35.4 x 27.6 cm)

    Lempertz · May 30, 2014 · Lot 192
    €1,464≈ $1,992≈ £1,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
11. 
    Marlon Brando at Home, 1955/1976

    Photograph · ed. 16/20

    9 x 9in

    Bonhams · Jan 13, 2013 · Lot 7127
    $563≈ £350≈ €422Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–1,000View at Bonhams ↗

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