Czech, 1896–1976
Josef Sudek
482results on record
71%sell-through
$4,909median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$411,246record in our coverage
Drawn from 482 recorded results (432 sold · 50 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
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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 | 296 | 73% | $5,175 |
| other | 43 | 90% | $1,354 |
| ceramics & design | 22 | 75% | $6,645 |
| works on paper | 18 | 100% | $11,352 |
| sculpture | 3 | 0% | $3,141 |
Medium is recorded for 382 of 482 results (79%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Henri Cartier-bresson Josef Sudek Henri Cartier-bresson
| Metric | Josef Sudek | Henri Cartier-bresson |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,909 | $9,375 |
| Record price | $411,246 | $265,000 |
| Results on record | 482 | 1,767 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Henri Cartier-bressonAndré KertészAnsel AdamsRobert Mapplethorpe
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
65/ 100
- Sell-through71%
- Meets estimate43%
- Market depth482 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 | 174 | 100% | $5,212 | — |
| Sotheby's | 112 | 89% | $9,384 | 0.74× |
| Grisebach | 47 | — | $1,774 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 49 | 69% | $947 | — |
| Phillips | 53 | 60% | $8,390 | — |
| Bonhams | 19 | 58% | $1,920 | 0.55× |
| Dorotheum | 13 | 85% | $15,767 | — |
| Lempertz | 5 | 80% | $2,351 | — |
| Rago | 4 | 100% | $502 | — |
| Wright | 2 | 100% | $1,542 | — |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $7,909 | 0.79× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | 100% | $1,801 | 1.10× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 1 | — | $456 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 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 484 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 50 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2019·05 | Mein Atelierfenster. Um 1950 | Vintage | $4,616–$6,923 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·04 | Untitled (Wine Glass) from Pictures from my Window | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·04 | Streetcar in Snow, Prague | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Untitled (Boy crossing stream) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Untitled (forest) | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | Untitled (landscape with trees) | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | Untitled (Still life), 1950s | gelatin silver print, printed 1969 | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·04 | National Theatre and Legion Bridge and Royal Garden, Prague , c. 1945–1950s | titled in ink (verso) | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·04 | In the Magic Garden, 1948–1954 | gelatin silver print | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·04 | Bread and Egg, 1951 | pigment print | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·11 | early spring on the bridge to the national theatre, 1955 | $17,308–$23,078 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | Weiße Rose. 1954 | Vintage | $5,770–$8,077 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·10 | Study of a Dancer, circa 1930s | Gelatin silver, printed 1950s | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·10 | Untitled (Portrait of a Man) | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·10 | At the Janacek's | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·10 | Panoramas of Prague | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | siesta (a walk in the magic garden) | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | rose in glass beaker | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Panorama and Pine Bough (two photographs), circa 1950s; 1960s | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·06 | Svaty Vit (Saint Vitus) (fifteen photographs) | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·04 | still life with shell | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·04 | Selected Images | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Untitled (Woods) | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Strahov Park, Prague | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Selected Images | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | From the Window of My Studio | $7,000–$9,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | A Walk in the Magic Garden | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Labyrinths on My Table, 1958–1962 | gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·04 | Charles Bridge, Prague c. 1950 | gelatin silver print | $6,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | Untitled | $1,385–$1,731 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·11 | Ohne Titel (Landschaft). Um 1950 | Vintage | $1,385–$2,077 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·11 | Ohne Titel (Bäume). Um 1950 | Vintage or early gelatin silver print | $2,308–$3,462 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·11 | Egg in an Egg Cup | $10,787–$16,180 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Window of my Studio I, Prague, 1950 | $10,787–$16,180 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Étude d'arbre, 1965 | $5,770–$8,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Prague, Night View, vers 1958 | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·11 | The Window of my Studio, vers 1940-1954 | $8,077–$10,385 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·11 | Street Market, vers 1924-1926 | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·11 | Nature Morte aux Verres, vers 1950 | $5,770–$8,077 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·11 | The Window of my Studio, vers 1940-1950 | $11,539–$17,308 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·10 | Group of Five Josef Sudek Books | Five books comprising black and white reproductions and text on Josef Sudek | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·10 | untitled (from glass labyrinths) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Memories of an Evening Walk | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | From the Bank, Panorama of Prague | $7,000–$9,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·09 | Still Life, circa 1963-1972 | annotated in pencil on the verso | $5,393–$8,090 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·05 | Spaziergang im Wald von Mionší, aus dem Zyklus „Verschwundene Statuen“. Um 1952 | Vintage | $1,154–$1,385 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·05 | Palme. Schlossgarten in Prag. 1942 | Vintage | $808–$1,039 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·05 | 'labyrinth of spring', 1968 | $16,180–$24,270 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | 'Memories by Air Mail', 1971 | $9,438–$13,483 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Street Scene, Prague | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·04 | The Window of My Studio, 1940–1954 | gelatin silver contact print | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·04 | Frost's Signature (The Window of My Studio) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | White Rosebud | pigment print, 1950s | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2017·04 | The Coming of Spring | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·04 | The Third Courtyard of Prague Castle | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·11 | Untitled, de la série 'Remembrance of Easter', 1950-1954 | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·10 | Group of Twelve Photographs | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Untitled (fountain near the garden) | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Group of Four Exhibition Posters | Includes posters for the following exhibitions: | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Prague Panoramic, 1992, and Praha Panoramaticka, 1959 (two books) | Hardback book comprising 284 black and white panoramic photogravures of Prague, with texts by Jaroslav Seifert and Zdenek Kirschner; Cloth-covered hardback book comprising 284 black and white panoramic photogravures of Prague, with text in Czech | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Fotografie | Cloth-covered hardback book comprising 232 black and white reproductions | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Josef Sudek | Paperback exhibition catalog by the Moravská Galerie, Brno, with text by Antonín Dufek | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Untitled (profile of a woman) | Sepia-toned gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | Group of Five Josef Sudek Books | Five books comprising black and white reproductions and text on Josef Sudek | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·10 | View of my Garden | $7,000–$9,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·10 | Jinovatka v Jelenim prikope, Praha (Hoarfrost in Stag's Moat, Prague), 1959 | gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·10 | View from Střelecký Island, 1957 | gelatin silver print | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·10 | The Window of My Studio, 1950s | gelatin silver contact print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·10 | Untitled (Chairs designed by Otto Rothmayer) from the Memories series, 1954–1959 | gelatin silver contact print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·10 | At the Janacek's | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·06 | Ohne Titel (Im Park). Vermutlich 1950er Jahre | Presumably early gelatin silver contact print | $808–$1,039 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·06 | Ohne Titel (Zweige mit Tropfen). 1958 | Presumably early gelatin silver contact print | $808–$1,039 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·06 | Im Zaubergarten. 1954–1959 | Vintage | $4,616–$6,923 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·06 | Ohne Titel (Glas und Brot). Um 1950 | Gelatin silver print, circa 1962 | $6,923–$9,231 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·05 | 'egg on plate', c. 1955 | $10,787–$16,180 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | 'window of my studio, prague', c. 1954 | $4,045–$6,742 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | 'Window from Outside, Spring', 1951 | $10,787–$16,180 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·04 | Select Images, from In the Magic Garden series 2 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·04 | Still Life with Egg, 1950-1954 | various annotations in pencil and ink (verso) | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·02 | Palm in Prague Castle Gardens, 1942 | pigment print, mounted on paper, mounted on board, printed c. 1952 | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Bread, Egg and Glass, 1950-1954 | gelatin silver print, printed 1960s | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Still Life with Watermelon, 1950s | gelatin silver print, printed later | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Last Roses from the series 'The Window of My Studio', 1956 | gelatin silver print, printed probably 1960s | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Bud of a White Rose, 1954 | various annotations in pencil (verso) | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Glass Labyrinth Still Life, c. 1950 | gelatin silver print | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | From the Series 'In the Magic Garden', 1950s | annotations in pencil (verso) | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Melon, Prague, 1951 | pigment print | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Still Life, 1951 | annotations in pencil (verso) | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | From the series 'In the Magic Garden', c. 1956 | gelatin silver print, printed 1960 | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | From the series 'The Window of my Studio', 1950 | gelatin silver print | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Untitled (Rose in Glass), c. 1954 | gelatin silver print | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | From the Series 'The Window Of My Studio', 1940-1954 | annotation in pencil (verso) | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
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