What is a Valie Export photograph worth?
1940–2026 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 7 priced auction sales, works by Valie Export have sold for a median of $21,606Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $15,360Sign up free to see and $25,314Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $21,606Sign up free to see across 5 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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Valie Export prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 64%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2024
- Median price
- $21.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $28.8kSign up free to see Nachfügung’ (from the series ‘Körperkonfigurationen‘), OstLicht Photo Auction, Apr 2021
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 5 | $20.5k–$26.9kSign up free to see | $21.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (3), OstLicht Photo Auction (2), Lempertz (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 Valie Export sales
- Untitled (from the Action Pants: Genital Panic series), screenprint in colors — $7,560Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 1, 2024
- Nachfügung’ (from the series ‘Körperkonfigurationen‘) — $28,766Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Apr 16, 2021
- Heads-Aphärese, 2 Aluminiumköpfe auf Stahltisch — $23,696Sign up free to see, Grisebach, May 31, 2019
- Action Pants: Genital Panic, Gelatin silver print, printed — $20,521Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 25, 2013
- Selfportrait / Cigarette, Gelatin silver print, printed — $26,933Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 1, 2012
- Konfiguration mit schwarzer Hand, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug mit Einzeichnung in schwarzer Farbe (Hand) — $21,606Sign up free to see, Grisebach, May 26, 2011
- Aufhockung, Black and white photograph — $10,200Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Oct 23, 2010
Questions about Valie Export prices
What is a Valie Export photograph worth?
Based on 7 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Valie Export have sold for a median of $21,606, and half of them sold between $15,360 and $25,314. For photographs alone the median is $21,606 (5 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 Valie Export sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $28,766 for “Nachfügung’ (from the series ‘Körperkonfigurationen‘)” at OstLicht Photo Auction in April 2021.
How often do Valie Export works sell at auction?
64% of the 11 lots recorded between 2010 and 2024 sold.
How can I sell a Valie Export photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 11 auction results for Valie Export between 2010 and 2024, and 7 of them sold (64%).
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