What is a Willy Ronis photograph worth?
1910–2009 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 36 works by Willy Ronis with a published auction price sold between $1,884Sign up free to see and $4,246Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,642Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,477Sign up free to see across 31 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,229Sign up free to see across 18 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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Willy Ronis prices by medium
- Auction results
- 47
- Sold rate
- 77%
- Active at auction
- 2012–2026
- Median price
- $2.6kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $15kSign up free to see Willy Ronis, Phillips, Oct 2016
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 31 | $1.8k–$4kSign up free to see | $2.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (15), Lempertz (14), Rago Auctions (4)
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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) | 5 | $635–$2kSign up free to see | $1.7kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 29 | $2.2k–$4.3kSign up free to see | $3.4kSign up free to see |
Recent Willy Ronis sales
- la chevelure 1990, silver gelatin print — $429Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, May 19, 2026
- Domnine, photograph was taken in 1958 in Gordes and depicts Domnine nude in Ronis’ holida — $1,887Sign up free to see, Hessink's Auctions, Apr 14, 2026
- Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Gelatin silver print — $6,400Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Fécamp, gelatin silver print — $660Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 21, 2025
- Le nu Provençal, Gordes (Mockup for the Cover of Camera Magazine, Sept. 1954), vintage gelatin silver print with applied gouache lettering — $635Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 4, 2025
- Megéve, gelatin silver print — $2,794Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 4, 2025
- 'Quai Malaquai', Gelatin silver print — $768Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- Le Nu Provençal, Gordes, silver gelatin print — $1,987Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Apr 10, 2024
Questions about Willy Ronis prices
What is a Willy Ronis photograph worth?
Based on 36 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Willy Ronis have sold for a median of $2,642, and half of them sold between $1,884 and $4,246. For photographs alone the median is $2,477 (31 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 Willy Ronis sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $15,000 for “Willy Ronis” at Phillips in October 2016.
How often do Willy Ronis works sell at auction?
77% of the 47 lots recorded between 2012 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Willy Ronis photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 47 auction results for Willy Ronis between 2012 and 2026, and 36 of them sold (77%).
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