German/British, 1904–1983
Bill Brandt
639results on record
66%sell-through
$4,800median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$265,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 639 recorded results (535 sold · 104 passed) across 18 auction houses, 1998–2026. 5 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% 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 | 366 | 67% | $5,250 |
| other | 16 | 75% | $500 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | 50% | $3,822 |
| works on paper | 3 | n/a | $12,500 |
Medium is recorded for 389 of 639 results (61%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Henri Cartier-bresson Bill Brandt Henri Cartier-bresson
| Metric | Bill Brandt | Henri Cartier-bresson |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,800 | $9,375 |
| Record price | $265,000 | $265,000 |
| Results on record | 639 | 1,767 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Henri Cartier-bressonAndré KertészIrving PennEdward Weston
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
64/ 100
- Sell-through66%
- Meets estimate47%
- Market depth639 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 183 | 100% | $5,250 | — |
| Sotheby's | 185 | 62% | $6,060 | 0.75× |
| Phillips | 119 | 72% | $6,000 | — |
| Bonhams | 72 | 56% | $2,427 | 0.80× |
| Heritage Auctions | 51 | 61% | $2,500 | — |
| Grisebach | 8 | — | $3,686 | — |
| Artcurial | 3 | — | $334 | 0.71× |
| Lempertz | 2 | 100% | $3,199 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 4 | 50% | $917 | 0.77× |
| SBI Art Auction | 2 | 100% | $1,350 | — |
| Finarte | 2 | 100% | $5,110 | 1.12× |
| Strauss & Co | 2 | 100% | $2,106 | 0.78× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $1,250 | 0.67× |
| Galerie Bassenge | 1 | — | $3,128 | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 1 | 100% | $27,389 | — |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 100% | $3,853 | — |
| New England Auctions | 1 | 100% | $1,000 | 0.40× |
| Rago | 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 644 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 104 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2018·10 | Rainswept Rooftops, 1932 | gelatin silver print, printed probably 1950s–1960s | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | Parlourmaid and under-parlourmaid ready to serve dinner | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | Selected Nudes | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | london (nude) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | Camden Hill | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | Nude, Micheldever, Hampshire, November | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | Baie des Anges, France | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | A Snicket in Halifax | $4,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | Baie des Anges | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Top Withens, West Riding, Yorkshire | $1,200–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Northumbrian miner at his evening meal | $1,800–$2,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | East End Underground Station | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Children in Sheffield | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | East End Morning | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Jean Dubuffet | $1,200–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Coal Miner's Bath, Chester Le Street | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·05 | 'london', 1952 | $10,812–$16,218 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·05 | Nude, London | $4,054–$6,757 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·05 | Nude, London, July | $4,054–$6,757 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Nude, London | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Crowded improvised air-raid shelter in Liverpool Street tube tunnel | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·04 | Children in Sheffield | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·04 | Northumbrian miner at his evening meal | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·04 | London, 1952 | gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed later | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Au Cimetière des Anciennes Galères, Îles Scilly, 1934 | cachet du photographe, légende sur étiquettes dactylographiées et annoté au crayon (verso) | $3,496–$5,827 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Before the Bath, October 1950 | $8,141–$10,467 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·10 | East End girl dancing the Lambeth Walk | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Late evening in the kitchen, circa 1930s | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Avebury: After Thomas Hardy | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Barbary Castle, Marlborough Downs | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Gull's Nest, Midsummer Eve, Isle of Skye | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | Campden Hill, 1956 | gelatin silver print | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·10 | Hardy’s Wessex, The White Highway of Egdon Heath | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | A Snicket in Halifax | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·09 | London Bridge, c. 1935 | $1,991–$2,655 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | Eton Sprawls, 1933 | $1,991–$2,655 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·07 | Sunday Evening, The Kissing Point, Hyde Park, London | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | 'parlourmaid preparing a bath before dinner', 1935 | $3,253–$4,554 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | 'kismet and mirror', 1953 | $5,205–$7,808 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | 'London', 1952 | $15,615–$23,423 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | 'london', 1956 | $7,808–$10,410 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Nude, London | $7,779–$10,372 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·04 | Nude, East Sussex Coast, May 1959 | gelatin silver print | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·04 | nude, london, circa 1958 | $4,995–$7,492 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | nude, london, 1952 | Pigment print. With the photographer's blindstamp in the lower margin. Edition 9/25 | $2,497–$3,746 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2017·04 | East Sussex Coast | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·04 | Francis Bacon, Primrose Hill | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·11 | 'nude, east sussex coast', mai 1957 | $3,271–$5,452 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | London (Nude with bent elbow) | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Sunday Evening, the Kissing Point, Hyde Park, London | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·10 | Self Portrait | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·10 | Selected images of Joan Miró and his studio | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·10 | Soho Bedroom | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·10 | Baie des Anges, France | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·10 | East Sussex Coast | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·10 | Dubuffet working on a relief picture; Col de Vence | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·09 | Butcher at Notting Hill Gate, London, 1932 | $1,953–$2,604 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Train Leaving Newcastle, 1937 | $3,255–$3,906 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | london (nude with bent elbow) | $9,023–$11,602 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | 'belgravia, london', 1951 | $4,386–$7,310 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Nude, London | $8,734–$11,645 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·05 | Nude, East Sussex Coast | $4,367–$7,278 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | London (Nude with bent elbow) | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·04 | catch point, hail, hell and halifax | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·04 | Campden Hill, London (Nude) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·04 | Parlourmaid at a Window in Kensington, c. 1939 | gelatin silver print | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·04 | Coming home | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | Gull's Nest, Late on Midsummer Night, Isle of Skye | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | Eygalières, France | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | At Charlie Brown's, Limehouse | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | Vasterival, Normandy | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | Porter at Billingsgate Market | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·03 | bermondsey policeman, c. 1930-39alley off east india dock road, london, c. 1930-39 | $2,811–$4,216 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·03 | St Paul's Cathedral in Moonlight, 1942 | $2,108–$2,811 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | Hampstead, London, 1953 | gelatin silver print | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Overlooking Trafalgar Square, c. 1940 | gelatin silver print | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Campden Hill, London, 1948 | gelatin silver print, printed 1960 | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | St. Paul's Cathedral in the Moonlight, 1944 | gelatin silver print, printed 1955-60 | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Afternoon Tea in Kensington, 1933 | gelatin silver print | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | London, 1978 | gelatin silver print | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Nude, 1953 | gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed 1960s | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | East Sussex Coast, 1959 | gelatin silver print | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | London, 1959 | gelatin silver print | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Nude on bedspread, c. 1955 | gelatin silver print | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·12 | Nude, London, July, 1956 | gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed 1970s | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Perspective of Nudes | Londres, Bodley Head, 1961 | $317–$423 | Artcurial | ||
| 2015·11 | Perspectives Sur Le Nu | Paris, éditions Prisma, 1961 | $264–$370 | Artcurial | ||
| 2015·11 | Patrons at the Croched Billet, Tower Hill | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·11 | Nude, London | $9,083–$12,111 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | After The Theatre, Taxi in Lower Regent Street | $3,028–$4,541 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·10 | Nude, London | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·10 | London (Standing Nude) | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Hampstead, London (Seated Nude) | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Nude, Eygalieres, France, 1953 | $4,551–$7,585 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Parlourmaid and Under-Parlourmaid Ready to Serve Dinner, 1933 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $3,910–$5,474 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | René Magritte with his picture 'The Great War', Brussels | $3,884–$4,660 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·05 | Nude, Hampstead, London | $4,660–$7,767 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·05 | Nude, London | $9,321–$12,428 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·05 | Hornton Street, Campden Hill, London | $3,107–$4,660 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·04 | Avebury Stone Circle, Wiltshire | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
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