What is a William Wegman photograph worth?
b. 1943 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 136 works by William Wegman with a published auction price sold between $1,020Sign up free to see and $3,843Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,008Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,510Sign up free to see across 90 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,792Sign up free to see across 59 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 Wegman prices by medium
- Auction results
- 155
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $19.1kSign up free to see Before / On / After: Permutations, Phillips, Apr 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 90 | $1.4k–$4.7kSign up free to see | $2.5kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 32 | $756–$2.2kSign up free to see | $1.2kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 8 | $685–$1.3kSign up free to see | $765Sign up free to see |
| Paintings | 3 | $2.3k–$5.3kSign up free to see | $4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (35), Bonhams (29), Phillips (27)
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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) | 28 | $833–$2.3kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 68 | $1.2k–$3.9kSign up free to see | $2.1kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 19 | $1.4k–$4.7kSign up free to see | $2.3kSign up free to see |
Recent William Wegman sales
- Do, Polaroid (Polacolor ER). Unikat — $9,507Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Mar 29, 2026
- Four works from the Nursery Rhymes series, digital inkjet print on Somerset Velvet — $1,397Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Mar 13, 2026
- 'Batty Back Up', Silver dye bleach print; signed — $1,408Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Connector, lithograph in colors — $3,302Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Feb 25, 2026
- Friends, Archival pigment print, on museo Silver Rag paper — $1,792Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026
- Chief Kennebago, Photo-screenprint in colors on wove paper; signed in pencil — $2,176Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 22, 2026
- Untitled, Unique Polaroid Polacolor — $10,944Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
- Duck, Gelatinesilberabzug. Auf Karton aufgezogen — $2,445Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Nov 12, 2025
Questions about William Wegman prices
What is a William Wegman photograph worth?
Based on 136 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by William Wegman have sold for a median of $2,008, and half of them sold between $1,020 and $3,843. For photographs alone the median is $2,510 (90 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 Wegman sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $19,050 for “Before / On / After: Permutations” at Phillips in April 2025.
Which William Wegman medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $4,032 (3 sales).
How often do William Wegman works sell at auction?
88% of the 155 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a William Wegman photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 155 auction results for William Wegman between 2002 and 2026, and 136 of them sold (88%).
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