What is a Sid Avery photograph worth?
1918–2002 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 9 priced auction sales, works by Sid Avery have sold for a median of $1,992Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $575Sign up free to see and $3,840Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,992Sign up free to see across 9 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,167Sign up free to see across 4 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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Sid Avery prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 82%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $2kSign up free to see
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 9 | $575–$3.8kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (4), Phillips (3), Leonard Joel (2)
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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.
Recent Sid Avery sales
- Cast of 'Ocean's Eleven', Gelatin silver print — $3,840Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Bogart and Bacall with Dogs, vintage gelatin silver print — $516Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 12, 2024
- Nat "King" Cole performs at Ciro's Night Club. In the audience Jack Palance (left) and Gig Young (right), silver gelatin photograph, ed. 22/70 — $575Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Jul 19, 2023
- James Dean on the Set of 'Rebel Without a Cause', silver gelatin photograph, ed. 22/70 — $1,760Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Jul 19, 2023
- The Rat Pack: Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Joey Bishop stage a Fight During the Making of Ocean’s 11, Chromogenic print, printed later — $3,750Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 14, 2020
- "Ocean's Eleven" Cast, Archival pigment print, printed later — $11,354Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 6, 2015
- 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, Gelatin silver print, printed later — $17,500Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 2, 2015
- James Dean on the set of "Rebel without a cause", Gelatin silver print, printed later — $1,992Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 30, 2014
Questions about Sid Avery prices
What is a Sid Avery photograph worth?
Based on 9 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Sid Avery have sold for a median of $1,992, and half of them sold between $575 and $3,840. For photographs alone the median is $1,992 (9 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 Sid Avery sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records 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 April 2015.
How often do Sid Avery works sell at auction?
82% of the 11 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Sid Avery photograph?
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Sid Avery have appeared at auction 11 times in ArtSell’s records between 2013 and 2026; 9 sold, a sell-through rate of 82%.
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