What is a Sophie Calle photograph worth?
b. 1953 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 22 priced auction sales, works by Sophie Calle have sold for a median of $11,735Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $4,068Sign up free to see and $20,938Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $10,309Sign up free to see across 18 sales. In the last five years the median was $6,578Sign up free to see across 8 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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Sophie Calle prices by medium
- Auction results
- 25
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $11.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $53.3kSign up free to see The Shadow (La Filature), Phillips, Apr 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 18 | $4.1k–$19.4kSign up free to see | $10.3kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 3 | $756–$37.5kSign up free to see | $21.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (13), Wright (4), Bonhams (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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $20.4k–$41.6kSign up free to see | $29.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 10 | $2.1k–$4.7kSign up free to see | $3.8kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 4 | $13.4k–$21.2kSign up free to see | $16.9kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 5 | $12.5k–$32.5kSign up free to see | $21.3kSign up free to see |
Recent Sophie Calle sales
- Le Striptease (from 'Les Autobiographies') — $9,600Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Graves (Father and Mother) (diptych), gelatin silver print mounted to aluminum in artist's frame — $3,556Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Sep 30, 2025
- Untitled, offset lithograph in colors — $756Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 14, 2024
- Exquisite Pain (Count Down - 26), chromogenic print and rubber stamp, flush-mounted to aluminum — $2,794Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 7, 2023
- Orphan, gelatin silver print — $1,935Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 1, 2023
- L’Hôtel – Room 29, 19 February“, aus der Serie „L’Hotel, 2-teilig: 1 C-Print und 1 Text, 9 Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografien — $24,860Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Dec 1, 2023
- The Shadow (La Filature), Installation in 22 parts comprised of 7 photomontages, 2 black and white photogr — $53,340Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 4, 2023
- Les Dormeurs / Bob Garison, Ten gelatin silver prints and one text panel, printed later — $11,019Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 25, 2022
Questions about Sophie Calle prices
What is a Sophie Calle photograph worth?
Based on 22 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Sophie Calle have sold for a median of $11,735, and half of them sold between $4,068 and $20,938. For photographs alone the median is $10,309 (18 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 Sophie Calle sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $53,340 for “The Shadow (La Filature)” at Phillips in April 2023.
Which Sophie Calle medium sells for the most?
By median price, prints lead with $21,250 (3 sales).
How often do Sophie Calle works sell at auction?
88% of the 25 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Sophie Calle photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
ArtSell has recorded 25 auction results for Sophie Calle between 2009 and 2026, and 22 of them sold (88%).
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