Hurley, Frank. 1885-1962. — auction results & prices

12results on record

50%sell-through

$1,903median result (USD, incl. premium; 67% observed, 33% estimated from hammer)

$110,512record in our coverage

Drawn from 12 recorded results (9 sold · 3 passed) across 6 auction houses, 2001–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 67% observed, 33% 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	9	60%	$1,434

Medium is recorded for 9 of 12 results (75%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Helmut Newton Hurley, Frank. 1885-1962. Helmut Newton

Metric	Hurley, Frank. 1885-1962.	Helmut Newton
Median result	$1,903	$13,750
Record price	$110,512	$2,340,000
Results on record	12	1,266
Years active at auction	2001–2026	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Christie's	4	—	$21,289	—
Fantiquario	3	100%	$19	—
Sotheby's	2	—	$24,983	0.77×
Bonhams	1	0%	—	—
Kedem	1	0%	—	—
Heritage Auctions	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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 12 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 3 passed lots

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
12 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass
2026·07	"Battle Scarred Sentinels, Menin Road, Ypres, 1917" – Vintage Exhibition Photograph		—	Fantiquario
2026·07	The 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade Returning to their Rest Camp after Action near Latron, Palestine, c. 1918	photograph	—	Fantiquario
2026·07	"Ruins of St. Martin's Cathedral, Ypres" – Vintage Exhibition Photograph – World War I		—	Fantiquario
2021·05	Three Photographs of Australian Soldiers in the WWI Palestine Campaign – Photograph of Australian Soldiers at the Temple Mount		$3,000–$5,000	Kedem
2020·04	Seized as Dope Peddlers	Gelatin silver, printed later	—	Heritage Auctions
2018·09	1. Argonauts of the South. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925.		$600–$800	Bonhams
2007·09	Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917)	gelatin silver prints	$30,416–$40,555	Christie's
2005·05	the endurance at midwinter, taken at night by magnesium flash, june 1915, printed 1918		$45,959–$64,343	Sotheby's
2005·05	Ice Flowers and Watch, Spring 1915, Printed circa 1917	Silver Print	$1,287–$1,655	Sotheby's
2001·12	Correll on the edge of a Ravine in the ice-sheet, Adelie Land		$4,164–$6,247	Christie's
2001·12	Return of the sun after the long winter darkness (S.Y. Endurance in the Weddell Sea)		$10,000–$15,000	Christie's
2001·01	Frank Hurley (1885-1962)		$1,473–$2,209	Christie's

Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.