William Eggleston

American · b. 1939 · Photographer

William Eggleston is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition of color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include… (Wikipedia)

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343lots offered2007–2026years recorded80%sold (274)$12kSign up free to seemedian price

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Los AlamosPhillips · Mar 2025$1,875,000≈ £1,445,532≈ €1,717,347Sign up to see
Memphis (tricycle)Phillips · Mar 2025$508,000≈ £391,643≈ €465,287Sign up to see
Untitled (Peaches!)Phillips · Mar 2025$482,600≈ £372,061≈ €442,022Sign up to see

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Average price

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median $12kfree account

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Lots sold

274

of 342 offered · 2007–2026

Sell-through

80%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium	Offered	Sold	Sell-through	Average	Median	High
Prints & multiples	23	18	78%	$8.6kSign up	$4.7kSign up	$42.5kSign up
Print (other)	23	18	78%	$8.6kSign up	$4.7kSign up	$42.5kSign up
Photography	316	255	81%	$46.1kSign up	$13.9kSign up	$1.9MSign up
Photograph	316	255	81%	$46.1kSign up	$13.9kSign up	$1.9MSign up
Other	3	1	33%	$4.8kSign up	$4.8kSign up	$4.8kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

Year	Offered	Sold	Median
2026	14	13	$5.8kSign up
2025	119	110	$11.4kSign up
2024	31	24	$7.6kSign up
2023	19	13	$6.3kSign up
2022	9	7	$17.5kSign up
2021	7	4	$61.2kSign up
2020	13	7	$18.4kSign up
2019	19	17	$7.5kSign up
2018	5	5	$43.8kSign up
2017	8	5	$23.8kSign up
2016	6	3	$40.6kSign up
2015	27	16	$14.4kSign up
2014	40	29	$15.7kSign up
2013	24	20	$27.8kSign up
2007	1	1	$7kSign up