Japanese, b. 1938
Daido Moriyama
343results on record
71%sell-through
$4,097median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$61,531record in our coverage
Drawn from 343 recorded results (275 sold · 68 passed) across 14 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 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 | 89 | 88% | $6,250 |
| prints | 17 | 60% | $15,794 |
| other | 9 | 100% | $4,000 |
| ceramics & design | 8 | 100% | $508 |
Medium is recorded for 123 of 343 results (36%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Hiroshi Sugimoto Daido Moriyama Hiroshi Sugimoto
| Metric | Daido Moriyama | Hiroshi Sugimoto |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,097 | $20,440 |
| Record price | $61,531 | $1,888,000 |
| Results on record | 343 | 1,859 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Hiroshi SugimotoNobuyoshi ArakiIrving PennRobert Mapplethorpe
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
65/ 100
- Sell-through71%
- Meets estimate40%
- Market depth343 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 96 | 55% | $7,284 | 0.79× |
| SBI Art Auction | 79 | 76% | $2,308 | — |
| Christie's | 59 | 75% | $6,551 | — |
| Phillips | 37 | 78% | $7,602 | — |
| Bonhams | 36 | 56% | $1,472 | 0.64× |
| Lempertz | 12 | 92% | $2,089 | — |
| Rago | 9 | 100% | $381 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 7 | 100% | $1,438 | — |
| Grisebach | 3 | — | $2,276 | — |
| Dorotheum | 3 | 100% | $2,656 | — |
| Wright | 7 | 29% | $6,042 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 100% | $1,860 | — |
| Finarte | 2 | 100% | $3,857 | 0.77× |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $1,337 | 0.80× |
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 355 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 68 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2021·11 | 'Provoke no. 2', 1969 | $4,034–$6,724 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | 'Tights (No 9)', 1987 | $10,758–$16,138 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | 'Red Tights (no. 6)', 1987 | $20,172–$26,896 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori, 1971 | gelatin silver print, printed later | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Japan, a Photo Theatre II, 1978 | $2,717–$4,075 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Hunter, 1972 | $2,717–$4,075 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Filmograph 1 (Lips) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Yokosuka (from 'Another Country') | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Untitled (Two Women in Nude Studio, Tokyo) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Neckties. 1982 | Gelatin silver print, 2010 | $1,856–$2,088 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·09 | Color | 顏色 | $642–$899 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Children who are too grownup (from the series: The Island with 100 Million People 48) | $2,149–$2,626 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·06 | Untitled | $1,791–$2,387 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·06 | Untitled | $1,791–$2,387 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·06 | Tights in Shimotakaido (How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6). 1987 | Gelatin silver print, 2005 | $1,463–$2,195 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·05 | 'City Through the Door', 1983 | $5,650–$8,474 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | Pussy | Gelatin silver with applied pigments | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Buenos Aires | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | モーターサイクル | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | 1. Letter to Myself 1／2. NAKAJI HENO TABI (A Journey to Nakaji)／3. Work | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | 光と影・4 (帽子) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | another country in new york | 紐約中的他國 | $3,870–$6,450 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Ikaho | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled (Picnic on the Beach) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | A Journey to Nakaji "Shadow" n° 2469 - Memory of my Dog 15, n° 2229 - n° 2114 & n° 2734, 1983-1985 | signés et annotés au crayon (verso) | $7,085–$9,446 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | マネキン | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | city through the door, 1983 | $5,204–$7,807 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | kiroki, volumes 1-5, 1972-73 | $13,011–$19,517 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | the complete works, 4 volumes, 1963-2005 | $2,602–$3,903 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | '71-Ny | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | 1. Tights B／2. Kariudo (Hunter)／3. Cat／4. Wisper／5. Misawa／6. Tunnel | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·09 | Letter to Nakahira Takuma, Fin (ueno), anni 1980 | $2,342–$3,512 | Finarte | |||
| 2020·09 | Untitled from Buenos Aires | $5,095–$7,642 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·09 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $8,916–$11,463 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·09 | misawa | $2,581–$5,161 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·08 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·08 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·08 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·07 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·07 | Landscape | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·07 | Tights in Shimotakaido | $4,516–$7,097 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·06 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·05 | Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·02 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | Accident | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | 1. Biography of Light 7／2. Sunny Place, Minato-ku, Tokyo／3. From NIPPON GEKIJO SHASINCHO (Japan Theater Photo Album) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·02 | 1. DUCUMENTARY 78 ('86.4 Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)／2. 「狩人」より | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | tights, 1987 | $11,034–$16,551 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | ヒステリックグラマーポスター | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·11 | Stray Dog | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·10 | Dog Town from Searching Journeys 3 | $3,848–$6,413 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·10 | Yokosuka | $3,848–$6,413 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·07 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | バイバイ ポラロイド | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·07 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·05 | Untitled (from the series: Kyoku / Erotica) | $2,788 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·05 | 'stray dog, misawa', 1971 | $10,247–$15,371 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·04 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·04 | 記録 第6号 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·04 | 新宿 #11 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·04 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2019·04 | Untitled (Eros or something other than Eros) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | Brigitte Bardot Poster, Aoyama | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | The Yubari, 1973 | ferrotyped gelatin silver print | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·02 | Misawa | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·12 | Untitled (Eros or something other than Eros) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·11 | Stray Dog, Misawa | $2,499 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·11 | Stray Dog, Misawa | $12,921–$19,382 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·10 | NATIONAL HIGHWAY 1 AT DAWN (Around Kougosho, Suburbs of Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture), 1968 | ferrotyped gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | WORK SHOP no. 6, 1976 | ferrotyped gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | Wetlands, 1971 | ferrotyped gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | NATIONAL HIGHWAY 1 AT DAWN (Asahi-cho, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture) , 1968 | ferrotyped gelatin silver print | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | Circus | $2,500–$3,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·09 | misawa (stray dog), 1971 | $6,579–$9,211 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·07 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·07 | Misawa | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·07 | Mannequin | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·07 | Map | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·07 | Hawaii | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·06 | Untitled (Self Portrait) | $1,400–$1,750 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·05 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido | $6,757–$9,460 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·04 | How to Create a Beautiful Picture 3: Tiles of Aizuwakamatsu | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Port with Ship, from 'Hunter', 1972 | gelatin silver print, printed 2003 | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·04 | The Three Views of Japan No. 3 - Mutsu Matsushima, 1974 | gelatin silver print, printed 2003 | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·04 | Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori, 1971 | gelatin silver print, printed 2003 | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·04 | Horse, 1970s | gelatin silver print, printed 2003 | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | 'mesh tights' series tea tables (2 works) | $1,537–$3,074 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·12 | Untitled (from the series: Memory of Dog/A Following Story/Landscape) | $1,426 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·12 | Hiroshima (from the series: Cities) | $1,426 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·11 | Tights, 1987 | $5,827–$8,158 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Untitled , de la série Provoke, 1971 | $4,652–$6,978 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·11 | Mayfly, 1972 | $2,326–$3,489 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·11 | Provoke (Mayfly), 1972 | $2,326–$3,489 | Christie's | |||
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