Werner Bischof
Swiss · 1916–1954 · Draughtsman, Photographer
Werner Bischof was a Swiss photographer and photojournalist. He became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1949, the first new photographer to join its original founders.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Shinto priests in the courtyard of the Meiji Temple, Tokyo 1951OstLicht Photo Auction · €8,000≈ $8,610≈ £6,875Sign up to see
In the Andes, near Cuzco, Peru 1954OstLicht Photo Auction · €7,500≈ $8,154≈ £6,555Sign up to see
In the Court of the Meiji Temple, Tokyo, JapanLempertz · €4,750≈ $5,761≈ £4,333Sign up to see
Werner Bischof’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).
Lots sold
34
of 37 offered · 2011–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $417Sign up | $417Sign up | $417Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $417Sign up | $417Sign up | $417Sign up |
| Photography | 36 | 33 | 92% | $3kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $8.6kSign up |
| Photograph | 36 | 33 | 92% | $3kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $8.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.