What is a Yousuf Karsh photograph worth?
1908–2002 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 54 works by Yousuf Karsh with a published auction price sold between $1,007Sign up free to see and $7,440Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,943Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $2,943Sign up free to see across 52 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,920Sign up free to see across 29 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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Yousuf Karsh prices by medium
- Auction results
- 67
- Sold rate
- 81%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $2.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $27.5kSign up free to see Audrey Hepburn, Phillips, Apr 2016
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 52 | $1.1k–$7.5kSign up free to see | $2.9kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (13), Phillips (12), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10)
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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) | 13 | $1.1k–$2.8kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 38 | $1.2k–$8.1kSign up free to see | $4kSign up free to see |
Recent Yousuf Karsh sales
- Nikita Khrushchev, Gelatin silver print — $538Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- George Bernard Shaw, Gelatin silver print — $538Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- Winston Churchill, Gelatin silver print — $10,240Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- Ernest Hemingway, Gelatin silver print — $8,320Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2026
- Albert Einstein, Gelatin silver print — $1,920Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2026
- Tennessee Williams, Gelatin silver print — $1,664Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- The Roaring Lion (Portrait of Winston Churchill), vintage gelatin silver print — $4,826Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Estrelita Karsh, gelatin silver print — $264Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 27, 2025
Questions about Yousuf Karsh prices
What is a Yousuf Karsh photograph worth?
Based on 54 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Yousuf Karsh have sold for a median of $2,943, and half of them sold between $1,007 and $7,440. For photographs alone the median is $2,943 (52 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 Yousuf Karsh sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $27,500 for “Audrey Hepburn” at Phillips in April 2016.
How often do Yousuf Karsh works sell at auction?
81% of the 67 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Yousuf Karsh photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 67 auction results for Yousuf Karsh between 2002 and 2026, and 54 of them sold (81%).
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