American, b. 1949
Annie Leibovitz
318results on record
82%sell-through
$4,482median result (USD, incl. premium; 95% observed, 5% estimated from hammer)
$93,750record in our coverage
Drawn from 318 recorded results (274 sold · 44 passed) across 19 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 95% observed, 5% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 132 | 87% | $3,769 |
| other | 33 | 88% | $2,625 |
| prints | 26 | 82% | $5,228 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | 75% | $3,027 |
Medium is recorded for 195 of 318 results (61%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Robert Mapplethorpe Annie Leibovitz Robert Mapplethorpe
| Metric | Annie Leibovitz | Robert Mapplethorpe |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,482 | $15,000 |
| Record price | $93,750 | $726,348 |
| Results on record | 318 | 1,490 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Robert MapplethorpeHorst P. HorstBerenice AbbottHelmut Newton
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
73/ 100
- Sell-through82%
- Meets estimate49%
- Market depth318 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Auctions | 100 | 87% | $2,250 | — |
| Sotheby's | 73 | 79% | $7,761 | 0.80× |
| Phillips | 39 | 85% | $17,500 | — |
| Christie's | 33 | — | $7,965 | — |
| Bonhams | 33 | 61% | $3,972 | 0.66× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 10 | 100% | $2,149 | 0.80× |
| Rago | 9 | 100% | $896 | — |
| Wright | 5 | 80% | $7,500 | — |
| Grisebach | 4 | — | $7,533 | — |
| Artcurial | 2 | — | $7,904 | 0.96× |
| Lempertz | 1 | — | $2,000 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 2 | 50% | $3,027 | 0.72× |
| Karlstad Hammarö Auktionsverk | 1 | — | $95 | 1.76× |
| Lion & Unicorn | 1 | 100% | $78 | 0.41× |
| Tiroche | 1 | 100% | $3,000 | 1.71× |
| Marques dos Santos Leilões | 1 | 100% | $626 | — |
| Viscontea auction house | 1 | 100% | $4,831 | 1.20× |
| Finarte | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 318 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 44 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2006·02 | John Lennon and Yoko Ono, The Dakota, New York, December 8, 1980 | Cibachrome print | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·02 | Keith Haring, New York, 1986 | platinum print, printed 1995 | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·02 | Philip Johnson, Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut, 2000 | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | Keith Haring, New York, 1986 | platinum print | $11,001–$14,668 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Kate Winslet, New York, 1998 | chromogenic print | $2,750–$3,667 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Michael Jordan, New York, 1991 | gelatin silver print | $2,750–$3,667 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | john lennon and yoko ono, new york city, 8 december 1980 | $2,781–$3,708 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·10 | Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Montauk, 1975 | platinum print | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·10 | John Lennon and Yoko Ono, New York, 1980 | dye-destruction print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·07 | 'cindy crawford brookville, new york 1993' | $4,630–$6,481 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Whoopi Goldberg, Berkeley, California, 1984 | dye-destruction print | $8,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | John Lennon and Yoko Ono, New York, 1980 | dye-destruction print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | Keith Haring, 1986 | dye-destruction print | $8,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·12 | ''mikhail baryshnikov and linda dowdell, white oak dance project, florida, 1990'' | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2000·10 | John Lennon and Yoko Ono, The Dakota, New York City | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·03 | Miles Davis, New York | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·06 | LEIBOVITZ, Annie | $335–$502 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·02 | Scarlett Johansson, Los Angeles, 2004 | pigment print, printed 2009 | $4,897–$8,162 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.