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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| 2012·05 | London, 1956 (Nude) | Gelatin silver, before 1975 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·04 | London (Seated Nude) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·04 | London (Nude with Bent Elbow) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | london, 1952 | $10,920–$16,380 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Halifax, c. 1950 | gelatin silver print | $2,403–$3,204 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Great Percy Street, London, 1946 | gelatin silver print | $3,204–$4,806 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Horsefair at Galway, 1950 | annotated in pencil (verso) | $2,403–$3,204 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Reclining Nude, 1957 | gelatin silver print | $8,011–$11,215 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Peasant's cemetry in the south of Hungary, c. 1932 | titled in ink in French and in English (verso) | $1,602–$2,403 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Avebury, after Thomas Hardy, c. 1944 | gelatin silver print, printed 1960s | $3,204–$4,806 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·10 | nude (head back) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | london (nude with bent elbow) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Nude, Baie des Anges, France. 1958 | Later gelatin silver print | $1,700–$2,125 | Grisebach | ||
| 2010·10 | London night street scene (Bobby and burglar) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·04 | london (st. paul's cathedral) | ferrotyped, the photographer's name stamp in black ink on the reverse, 1930s | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2009·12 | Untitled (Landscape), c. 1945 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | nude (seated) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | alberto giacometti (eye) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | Evening in Kenwood | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | nude (head back) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | 'the river east of tower bridge, at ''charlie brown's,'' limehouse' | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·07 | London, 1952 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $6,585–$9,878 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·05 | St. Cyprien, France, 1951 | $6,191–$7,739 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Vastérival, Normandy, 1957 | $6,191–$7,739 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Parlourmaid and underparlourmaid ready to serve dinner, 1930s | $4,644–$7,739 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | st. john's wood, 1958 | $6,191–$9,287 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·04 | Ear in Landscape | Gelatin silver, printed before 1968 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | London (Little Boy Eating) | Early gelatin silver on sing... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·03 | London, 1952 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·03 | Untitled, Normandy (Foot Against Beach) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | Campden Hill, London, c.1950 | gelatin silver print | $7,522–$10,531 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | coal-searcher returning home to jarrow, 1937 | $6,010–$9,015 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | Cocktails in a Surrey Garden, c. 1938 | $6,010–$9,015 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | nude , 1952, (the elbow nude) | $12,020–$15,026 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | gull's nest, isle of skye, 1947 | $4,508–$6,010 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk, 1976 | $4,508–$6,010 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Camden Hill, London | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | 'london' (nude with bent elbow) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | 'pre-war london, going out for the evening' (park crescent) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Coal Miners' Houses without Windows to the Street (East Durham) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | East Sussex (Elbow and Knee) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | London (multiple exposure nude) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Halifax, 1937 | $7,797–$11,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Nude (Campden Hill), 1949 | $5,848–$7,797 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Jarrow, c. 1937 | $5,848–$7,797 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | London, 1952 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·04 | 'van gogh's room in the asylum of st. paul-de-mausole (st. rémy)' | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | 'east end children' (girl dancing the lambeth walk) | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Gold Cup Day at Ascot | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·02 | A Northumbrian Miner at His Meal, c. 1937 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Parlourmaid and Underparlourmaid, Mayfair, 1936 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Portrait of a Young Girl, Eaton Place, 1955; and Camden Hill, 1949 | 2 gelatin silver prints, printed later | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Hampstead, London, 1956 | date '1954' in ink and credit stamp (on the verso) | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | nude (st. john's wood), 1958 | $4,139–$6,209 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | nude (east sussex), 1953 | $4,139–$6,209 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | lott's cottage, flatford mill, 1976 | $4,139–$6,209 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | nude (vastérival, normandy), 1954 | $4,139–$6,209 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | nude (campden hill), 1953 | $4,139–$6,209 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | 'fountain in barcelona', 1932 | $6,209–$10,348 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Cemetery, 1930s | $8,278–$12,417 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Parlourmaid and under-parlourmaid ready to serve dinner, 1930s | $4,139–$6,209 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | London Bridge, 1939 | $4,139–$6,209 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | view in an artist's studio, 1930s | $6,209–$10,348 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | London, 1952 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Belgravia, 1953 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | 'london' (multiple exposure nude) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | Corner Table at Charlie Brown's, 1945 | gelatin silver print, printed 1970s | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Air-raid Shelter in Liverpool Street Tube Station Tunnel, 1940 | gelatin silver print, printed 1970s | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Portrait of a Young Girl, Eaton Place, 1955 | gelatin silver print, printed 1970s | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Halifax, 1937 | gelatin silver print, printed 1970s | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Horton Street, Campden Hill, c. 1950 | gelatin silver print | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | London, 1956 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Rainswept Roofs, 1933 | gelatin silver print | $7,913–$11,869 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·04 | East End Girl Dancing the Lambeth Walk | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | 'london' (nude with bent elbow) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | 'halifax' | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | 'parlour maid prepairing a bath' (mayfair) | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | Untitled, East Sussex [Nude, Elbow and Legs] | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | 'hardy's wessex, shaftesbury (shaston in hardy's novels)' | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | 'west wycombe park' (buckinghamshire) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Robert Graves | $1,718–$2,379 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Nude, East Sussex | $2,644–$3,965 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Edward Gordon Craig | $1,718–$2,379 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Race Goers | $2,644–$3,965 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Porter at Billingsgate | $1,983–$3,304 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Nude | $2,644–$3,965 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | the pilgrim's way | $1,983–$3,304 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | fist on pebbles | $1,983–$3,304 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | rainswept rooftops | $5,287–$6,609 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | The morning papers | $1,718–$1,983 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Eye of Jean Arp | $2,644–$3,965 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Nude | $3,965–$6,609 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·01 | The Threat to the Great Roman Wall, 1943 | gelatin silver print | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Alec Guiness, 1952, printed later | $2,845–$3,794 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire, 1945 | Silver Print, with the photographer's wetstamp credit on the reverse | $2,845–$3,794 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2006·11 | Train leaving Newcastle, 1937, printed later | $3,794–$5,691 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Miner at Evening Meal, Northumberland, circa 1937, printed circa 1980 | $2,276–$3,414 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | London (Nude with Bent Elbow), 1952, printed later | $11,381–$15,175 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Untitled, 1950s | $1,518–$2,276 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | St Paul's Cathedral, London, 1942, printed 1950s | Silver Print, with the photographer's wetstamp credit on the reverse | $3,414–$4,173 | Sotheby's | ||
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