What is a Various Photographers photograph worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Based on 15 priced auction sales, works by Various Photographers have sold for a median of $2,560Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,214Sign up free to see and $6,058Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $5,398Sign up free to see across 10 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,560Sign up free to see across 13 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Various Photographers prices by medium
- Auction results
- 26
- Sold rate
- 58%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $2.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $52.5kSign up free to see Elton John AIDS Foundation Photography Portfolio I, Phillips, Apr 2017
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 10 | $2.7k–$8.4kSign up free to see | $5.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (14), Phillips (11), Van Ham (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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 8 | $1.3k–$5.2kSign up free to see | $2.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 5 | $1.5k–$9kSign up free to see | $6.4kSign up free to see |
Recent Various Photographers sales
- American Roads Portfolio (featuring photographs by Harold Jones, Elaine Mayes, Joel Sternfeld, Henry Wessel, Jr., and others) — $6,400Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- Selected Images from Printed Matter Portfolio 1: Portraits, New York: Printed Matter, 1994. Six photographs, comprising 5 dye destruction pr — $9,030Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Ten Historic Views and Scenes of Hawaiʻi, circa 1920-1947, including:, hand-colored photograph — $576Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Aug 6, 2025
- A Group of Photographs of Film Stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood — $1,216Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 24, 2024
- Bauhaus I and II, Cologne: Rudolf Kicken Gallery, 1984 and 1985. Two portfolios, each with 10 gela — $5,715Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2024
- Ten Historic Views of Hawaiʻi, circa 1920s, including: — $1,536Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Aug 7, 2024
- Printed Matter Portfolio 1: Portraits, New York: Printed Matter, 1994. Twelve photographs comprising of 7 dye destructi — $15,240Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 11, 2023
- Twenty-five Historic Honolulu Photographs, including Down Fort [Street from] Hotel Street, 1898 by Joaquin A. Gonsalves (1855-1931), and other views of Alakea, Bethel, Fort, Hotel, King, Merchant, Queen, Richards, and South Streets and Nuuanu Avenue, sepia-toned gelatin silver prints — $2,560Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Aug 2, 2023
Questions about Various Photographers prices
What is a Various Photographers photograph worth?
Based on 15 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Various Photographers have sold for a median of $2,560, and half of them sold between $1,214 and $6,058. For photographs alone the median is $5,398 (10 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 Various Photographers sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $52,500 for “Elton John AIDS Foundation Photography Portfolio I” at Phillips in April 2017.
How often do Various Photographers works sell at auction?
58% of the 26 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Various Photographers photograph?
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Various Photographers have appeared at auction 26 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2026; 15 sold, a sell-through rate of 58%.
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