What is a William Eggleston photograph worth?
b. 1939 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 275 priced auction sales, works by William Eggleston have sold for a median of $11,875Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $6,173Sign up free to see and $33,576Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $13,860Sign up free to see across 255 sales. In the last five years the median was $9,896Sign up free to see across 168 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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William Eggleston prices by medium
- Auction results
- 343
- Sold rate
- 80%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2026
- Median price
- $11.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $1.9MSign up free to see Los Alamos, Phillips, Mar 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 255 | $6.3k–$36.9kSign up free to see | $13.9kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 18 | $3.2k–$7.2kSign up free to see | $4.7kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (269), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (29), Rago Auctions (16)
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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) | 17 | $4.1k–$9.5kSign up free to see | $6.3kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 247 | $6.3k–$35.9kSign up free to see | $13.8kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 5 | $4k–$138kSign up free to see | $61kSign up free to see |
Recent William Eggleston sales
- Untitled (Buttons), color coupler print — $1,792Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Untitled (Sunlit Window) (from The New Orleans Project portfolio), Ektacolor print — $2,048Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Untitled (from the Los Alamos series), dye transfer print — $11,520Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Lisa Nicole Carson, Batiste House, Louisiana (from the Eve's Bayou portfolio), dye transfer print — $3,840Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 30, 2026
- Untitled, Gelatin silver print — $5,805Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled, Dye transfer print, printed 1996 — $38,700Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled (Louisiana), Dye transfer print, printed 1999 — $49,020Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
- Untitled (Memphis), Dye transfer print, printed 1999 — $129,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
Questions about William Eggleston prices
What is a William Eggleston photograph worth?
Based on 275 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by William Eggleston have sold for a median of $11,875, and half of them sold between $6,173 and $33,576. For photographs alone the median is $13,860 (255 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 William Eggleston sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $1,875,000 for “Los Alamos” at Phillips in March 2025.
Which William Eggleston medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $13,860 (255 sales).
How often do William Eggleston works sell at auction?
80% of the 343 lots recorded between 2007 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a William Eggleston photograph?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
William Eggleston have appeared at auction 343 times in ArtSell’s records between 2007 and 2026; 275 sold, a sell-through rate of 80%.
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