Vintage photographs — Auction Results

8,019 tracked lots from the leading international archives · Real data only, no AI estimates

Lots analysed 8,019
Realised price range €69 – €10,900,000
Verified auction record €10,900,000
Average price €8,555
Typical price (median) €2,990
Tracked works period 1500 – 2023
3-year trend ↓ -20.8% vs prior 3 years

Historical price trend

Source: verified auction results from multiple international sources

Most represented artists

Verified sources distribution

Top artists

Verified sources distribution

Source Lots
Source 1 7,816
Source 2 190
Source 3 7
Source 4 3
Source 5 2

Historical trend (by year)

Year Lots Avg price
1990 144 €3,548
1991 232 €4,475
1992 44 €3,998
1993 89 €4,438
1994 58 €4,596
1995 84 €5,962
1996 21 €3,167
1997 39 €117,128
1998 38 €3,580
1999 173 €38,498
2000 42 €4,125
2001 53 €4,432
2002 124 €4,426
2003 83 €4,301
2004 142 €8,611
2005 12 €5,133
2006 172 €4,204
2007 12 €2,250
2008 21 €5,345
2009 189 €7,284
2010 15 €7,137
2011 7 €3,062
2012 26 €3,359
2013 17 €5,414
2014 33 €3,355
2015 9 €2,204
2016 47 €3,534
2017 12 €2,599
2018 5 €4,600
2019 12 €9,286
2020 9 €2,615
2021 4 €2,846
2022 8 €6,679
2023 5 €3,542

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