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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| 2016·02 | Profile of a Woman, c. 1935 | gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | 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 | Still Life, 1951 | annotations in pencil (verso) | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Ohne Titel (Garten). Vermutlich frühe 1950er Jahre | Later gelatin silver contact print | $808–$1,039 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·11 | Fotografische Skizze im Kinski Park, Prag. 1958 | Presumably Vintage | $808–$1,039 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·11 | Ohne Titel (Treppe). Vermutlich frühe 1950er Jahre | Later gelatin silver contact print | $808–$1,039 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·11 | Untitled (Portrait of a Man) | Gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·11 | Hushed Stillness in the Magic Garden | Gelatin silver, circa 1962 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·10 | Still Life with Onions - 1950 | Tirage argentique d'époque | $6,923–$9,231 | Artcurial | ||
| 2015·10 | Landscape | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Still Life with Shell | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Rose in Glass Beaker | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | 'konvalinka' (lily of the valley) | credit, title, date, and annotations in Czech in pencil on the reverse, framed, circa 1954 | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·10 | From Strelecky Island, 1957 | gelatin silver print | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Ohne Titel (Dachterrasse, Skleněný Palác, Prag). Um 1940 | Vintage | $692–$923 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·04 | Rose in Glass | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·03 | Still-Life, Apple on Plate, c. 1960 | gelatin silver print | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | Magic Garden, 1954 | gelatin silver print | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·12 | from the series the window of my studio | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | stone and ceramic—still life in the style of navrátil | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Ohne Titel (Blick auf Prag). 1966 | Later gelatin silver print | $1,154–$1,731 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·11 | Ohne Titel (Zirkus Henry, Panorama). Vermutlich 1950er Jahre | Vintage | $923–$1,385 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·11 | Ohne Titel (Sprungturm, Barrandov). Um 1940 | Vintage | $923–$1,385 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·11 | Ohne Titel (Blick aus dem Atelierfenster). Vermutlich 1950er Jahre | Later gelatin silver contact print | $1,154–$1,731 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·11 | Mala Strana Cemetery in the snow | $10,787–$16,180 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·11 | White rose in a glass | $10,787–$16,180 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·11 | Milena | $8,090–$10,787 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·11 | From the Window of my Atelier, vers 1940 | $3,462–$5,770 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·11 | Paper abstraction, from the cycle 'Paper Labyrinth', vers 1962 | $5,770–$8,077 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·11 | Sans titre (oeuf et carafe à décanter), 1950-54 | $5,770–$8,077 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·11 | Landschaftsaufnahme, vers 1955 | $3,462–$5,770 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·11 | Panorama de Prague, 1957 | $3,462–$5,770 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·11 | Vue de Prague, Jardins publics, 1954 | $3,462–$5,770 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·11 | Summer Shower in the magic garden, vers 1954 | $4,616–$6,923 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·11 | four photographs:(i) grave of franz kafka(ii, iii) zámecká obora(iv) from the series 'a walk in the magic garden' | $10,787–$16,180 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | three photographs: (i) head of a sculpture by matthias braun(ii) troja castle - blossom(iii) the coming of autumn | $5,393–$8,090 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | Untitled (Egg in a Bowl) | Vintage gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2014·10 | Untitled (Portrait of a Man) | Vintage gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2014·10 | Krasnoarmejcu Square, Prague | Vintage gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2014·09 | From the Window of My Atelier | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | Window Still Life with Striped Vase | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | still life (two glasses with rose) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | 'svaty vit' (saint vitus) | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Ohne Titel (Prag). Um 1965 | Vintage or early gelatin silver contact print | $1,385–$1,846 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | Ohne Titel (Glasstilleben mit Ei). 1952 | Vintage | $2,308–$3,462 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | Paper Abstraction from the cycle, Paper Labyrinth | $8,090–$10,787 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·05 | Prague panorama | $8,090–$10,787 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·05 | The Last Roses | $10,787–$16,180 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·05 | Glass and egg on a plate | $16,180–$24,270 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·04 | Snowy Rooftops | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Ohne Titel (Prag). 1960er Jahre | Vintage or Early Gelatin silver contact print | $1,154–$1,731 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·11 | Ohne Titel (Prag). 1960er Jahre | Vintage or Early Gelatin silver contact print | $1,154–$1,731 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·11 | Pear On a Crooked Plate (i), Rose (ii) and Blossom (iii) | $6,742–$9,438 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Window of My Studio (i); The Coming of Autumn (ii) and Tree (iii) | $6,742–$9,438 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Beskyd Virgin Forest (i); Window of My Studio (ii) and Beech Trees (iii) | $5,393–$8,090 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Sans titre, vers 1950 | tirage argentique contact d'après négatif verre | $8,077–$10,385 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | Sans titre, vers 1950 | inscrit et numéroté au crayon (au verso) | $8,077–$10,385 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | 'the magic garden during a summer shower', 1954-59 | $5,770–$8,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Sans titre, 1969 | $2,308–$3,462 | Christie's | |||
| 2013·11 | Pear on a plate | $8,090–$10,787 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·11 | Eight panoramic landscapes of Prague | $10,787–$16,180 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·11 | Water glass | $13,483–$20,225 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·11 | Memories by plane | $6,742–$9,438 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·05 | Ohne Titel (Interieur). Um 1950 | Vintage | $4,616–$6,923 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·05 | Prague, 1931 | $5,770–$8,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Komposition (Muschel auf Holz). Um 1950–1953 | Vintage | $3,462–$5,770 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·04 | Street Scene, Prague | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2012·12 | Panorama of Prague | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Steinerner Traum, aus dem Zyklus „Erinnerungen“. 1953 | Vintage or early gelatin silver contact print | $5,770–$8,077 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·11 | Jan Sampalík. Um 1930 | Vintage | $2,308–$3,462 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·11 | de la série 'labyrinthe', 1965/68 | $13,847–$20,770 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | sans titre, 1949-50 | Tirage argentique d'époque. Au verso, annoté à l'encre noire par le photographe | $6,923–$9,231 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2012·11 | Prague, View from Kampa Island-Toward Charles Bridge, Smetana Museum and Norotny's Foot Bridge | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·10 | from the 'glass labyrinth' series | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | Panorama of Prague | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·05 | the magic garden during a summer shower, 1954-59 | $11,539–$17,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | sans titre, années 1950 | $17,308–$23,078 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Ohne Titel (Rose im Glas). 1950–1954 | Later gelatin silver contact print | $4,616–$6,923 | Grisebach | ||
| 2011·11 | in lokowitz garden, 1952 | $11,539–$17,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | nature-morte, 1952 | $23,078–$28,848 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Rose, 1967 | $8,077–$10,385 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | etude de verre, 1950-54 | $6,923–$9,231 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Hirschgraben, Prag. Um 1946 | Vintage or early gelatin silver contact print | $4,616–$6,923 | Grisebach | ||
| 2011·05 | scène de rue et paysages, années 1920 | $4,616–$6,923 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | nature-morte à la poire, 1950 - 54 | $9,231–$13,847 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | du cycle "the window of my studio", 1940 - 54 | Epreuve pigmentaire d'époque sur papier fort et structuré | $11,539–$17,308 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2011·05 | verre, du cycle "simple still lifes", 1950 - 59 | $16,155–$20,770 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | nature-morte à la brache de mûres, années 1950 | $11,539–$17,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | abandonné, du cycle "mémoires", 1954 - 59 | $9,231–$13,847 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | nature-morte, du cycle "glass labyrinths", 1968 - 72 | $13,847–$17,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·04 | Untitled (Small building in Woods) | $1,000–$1,200 | Wright | |||
| 2011·04 | Vertical Panorama with Tree | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2010·11 | le quai aleš, panorama de prague, vers 1955 | $3,462–$5,770 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | arbre, vue de l'ile de strelecky, 1958 | $6,923–$9,231 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | étude d'arbre, 1960 | $5,770–$8,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | last roses (window of my studio), 1956 | $9,231–$13,847 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | dans l'atelier, étude de nu, vers 1952 | Épreuve pigmentaire d'époque sur papier chamois fabriqué par le photographe | $8,077–$11,539 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2010·11 | sans titre (vase et rose morte), 1952 | $16,155–$20,770 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | sans titre (étude de nature-morte), 1952 | $20,770–$26,540 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·10 | From the Window of My Atelier | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.