Steve McCurry
American · b. 1950 · Photographer
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, PakistanPhillips · $69,850≈ £55,265≈ €64,431Sign up to see
Afghan Girl, Peshawar, PakistanGrisebach · €32,500≈ $44,187≈ £27,107Sign up to see
Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, PakistanPhillips · $25,000≈ £17,695≈ €20,319Sign up to see
Steve McCurry’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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Price trend
4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 3 | 60% | $5.3kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $12.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 1 | 33% | $12.5kSign up | $12.5kSign up | $12.5kSign up |
| Photography | 60 | 54 | 90% | $11.3kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $69.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 60 | 54 | 90% | $11.3kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $69.8kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $12.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | $7kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $13.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | $15.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $12.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |