What is a Trevor Paglen photograph worth?
b. 1974 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 6 priced auction sales, works by Trevor Paglen have sold for a median of $10,371Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $3,349Sign up free to see and $11,809Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $11,502Sign up free to see across 3 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,386Sign up free to see across 3 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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Trevor Paglen prices by medium
- Auction results
- 7
- Sold rate
- 86%
- Active at auction
- 2016–2024
- Median price
- $10.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $27.5kSign up free to see Symbology, Phillips, Feb 2016
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 3 | $1.4k–$11.9kSign up free to see | $11.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Rago Auctions (2), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1), Lempertz (1)
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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 Trevor Paglen sales
- The Counting Station / Cynthia (Numbers Station near Egelsbach, Germany), C-print — $1,386Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 4, 2024
- They Took the Faces from the Accused and the Dead… (#01257_1_F), risograph — $1,071Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Feb 14, 2024
- LA CROSSE/ONYX V Radar Imaging Reconnaissance Satellite Crossing the Disk of the Moon (USA 182), C-Print — $11,502Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Jun 2, 2023
- Debris, Photo work in 5 parts: chromogenic prints on dibond. Each — $11,911Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 20, 2020
- PAN (Unknown, USA-207), Print — $9,239Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Dec 10, 2016
- Symbology, 20 fabric patches, in artist's frame — $27,500Sign up free to see, Phillips, Feb 29, 2016
Questions about Trevor Paglen prices
What is a Trevor Paglen photograph worth?
Based on 6 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Trevor Paglen have sold for a median of $10,371, and half of them sold between $3,349 and $11,809. For photographs alone the median is $11,502 (3 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 Trevor Paglen sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $27,500 for “Symbology” at Phillips in February 2016.
How often do Trevor Paglen works sell at auction?
86% of the 7 lots recorded between 2016 and 2024 sold.
How can I sell a Trevor Paglen photograph?
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Trevor Paglen have appeared at auction 7 times in ArtSell’s records between 2016 and 2024; 6 sold, a sell-through rate of 86%.
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