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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| 2010·10 | Still Life with Eggs and Glass | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·04 | egg on plate | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Ohne Titel (Stilleben mit Brot und Ei). 1951 | Vintage | $8,077–$10,385 | Grisebach | ||
| 2009·11 | Still Life with Apple and Pear | Gelatin silver, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·10 | Still Life (Glass and Egg) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·04 | Otto Rothmayers Garden | Vintage gelatin silver, circa 1969 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | Square in Bohemian Town | Vintage gelatin silver, circa 1961 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | The Vánoce Belvedere at the Hradschin Hill, Prague | Vintage gela... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | Shrubbery on the Shore, circa 1950-1960s | Vintage gelatin silver, circ... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | From the Cycle 'Landscape of the Elbe River' | Vintage gelat... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | Portfolio | 10 silver gelatin prints published b... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | Landscape in Southern Bohemia | Gelatin silver contact print... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·04 | Still Life with Apple and Pear | Vintage gelatin silver, cir... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·12 | Still Life with Apple and Pear | Silver gelatin, 1950 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·11 | departure, 1948 | $4,045–$5,393 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | still life with gooseberry, 1962 | $4,045–$5,393 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | 'spring blossom #5' | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Melon | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Two Studies by Night, 1960s | $4,045–$6,742 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Composition, 1950-54 | Vintage silver print. Framed | $5,393–$8,090 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2008·05 | Still life with glasses and rose, 1950-54 | $5,393–$8,090 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Two Nudes, 1953 | $6,742–$10,787 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Leaf Study, n.d. | $4,045–$6,742 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | prague riverside at night, probably 1960s | $6,742–$10,787 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | two landscapes in panoramic format, n.d. | $4,045–$6,742 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | 'konvalinka' (lily of the valley) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | untitled (from the series the window of my studio), 1940-54 | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | views of prague, 1930s | $13,483–$16,180 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | landscape, 1969 | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | a facade by night, 1950s, and a portrait of sudek, c. 1960 | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Rose in Glass, 1975 | gelatin silver print | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | strahov monastery garden from petrín hill | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Chairs in Garden, from the memories cycle | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Still Life with Glass, Leaf, and Flowers | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Still Life (Apple) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Pear on a Crooked Plate | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Fabric Study | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | Untitled, from A Walk in the Magic Garden , c. 1956 | gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960 | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Josef Sudek | $809–$1,214 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·05 | Sans titre | annoté 'Tirage original de Josef Sudek' et annoté en tchèque au crayon au dos | $3,462–$4,616 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Sans titre | $3,462–$4,616 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·05 | Sans titre | annoté 'Tirage original de Josef Sudek' et annoté en tchèque au crayon au dos | $3,462–$4,616 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | view of litomyšl, 1920s | Silver print, bearing the photographer's inked stamp on the reverse, printed later | $1,618–$2,427 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2007·05 | Garden, Prague, 1942 | Vintage silver print. Framed | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2007·05 | Landscape, 1960s | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Garden, Prague, 1942 | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | still life with glass and bottle | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | still life (paper over lamp) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | 'in the studio' (nude) | $50,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Untitled (surrealist statuary study) | $3,462–$4,616 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | lida, prague | $1,731–$2,885 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Lake | $1,731–$2,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Prague panorama | $1,731–$2,885 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | From the Window of my Atelier, 1940-45 | gelatin silver print | $3,371–$4,719 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Still life with mirror from 'Labyrinth', 1960s | gelatin silver print | $5,393–$8,090 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Snowy landscape panorama, c.1954 | gelatin silver print | $3,371–$4,719 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | View of Prague from Kampa Island, 1946-1966 | gelatin silver print | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Still Life from the Glass Labyrinths series, 1963-1972 | gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Untitled (Mirror with reflection) from the 'Labyrinths' series, 1948-1973 | gelatin silver print | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Portrait of Jaromir Funke, c. 1924 | gelatin silver print on carte postale | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | landscape with trees | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Still Life with Bread, 1960 | gelatin silver print | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·09 | Panorama of the Belvedere, Prague, 1950s | gelatin silver print | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·09 | Panorama (Outskirts of Prague), 1950s | gelatin silver print, c. 1960 | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Simple Still-life, 1950 | gelatin silver print | $2,697–$4,045 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Negative, 1950-54 | titled by photographer and credited in another hand in pencil on verso | $9,438–$13,483 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·04 | Landscape | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | From the Window of My Atelier, 1950 | gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | selected images | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | 'labyrinth in my studio' | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Mali Zvpominsky, 1956 | gelatin silver print, printed probably c.1970 | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | View across rooftops from the West towards Our Lady Before Týn, Prague, 1948 or before | $2,022–$2,697 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | View from the Gardens of Prague Castle towards St. Nicholas's Church, Prague, 1948 or before | $2,697–$4,045 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | View across the Vltava River, Prague, 1948 or before | $2,022–$2,697 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·04 | Prague Panorama, 1963 | gelatin silver print | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Selected Prague panoramas, c. 1950 | 3 gelatin silver prints | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Selected images, c. 1960 | each annotated in Czech in pencil (on the verso) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Sunday Afternoon on Kolin Island, 1922 | gelatin silver print, printed 1965 | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Untitled (Prague cityscape), c. 1950 | gelatin silver print | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | selected volumes | $500–$1,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·01 | ' prague' | $1,731–$2,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Tree Study, 1934 | $1,348–$2,022 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | three studies. panorama, pine, and apple, 1930s-1960s, study of apple printed later | $2,022–$2,697 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Evening Walk, 1954-59, printed later | $1,618–$2,427 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·10 | Blossom, 1968 | gelatin silver print | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·10 | Profile of a Veiled Head, 1942 | pigment print, in the original overmat, printed circa 1950 | $18,000–$22,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·10 | St. Vitus Cathedral, 1928 | gelatin silver print | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·04 | 'svaty vit' (saint vitus) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Fotografie | $400–$600 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·02 | Still life with shell and peacock feathers, 1956 | gelatin silver print | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | A Sunday Afternoon on Kolin Island, 1922 | gelatin silver print, printed 1965 | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | Untitled, c. 1960 | gelatin silver print | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | In the Stromovka Garden, 1923 | gelatin silver print, printed 1960 | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·10 | Garden of Hana Wichterlova | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | selected images | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2002·12 | Prague photomontage, 1950s | gelatin silver print | $2,697–$4,045 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·12 | Photomontage [Orbis], probably 1930s | gelatin silver print | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·12 | My Atelier in Winter, 1959-61 | gelatin silver print | $2,427–$2,966 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·12 | Palace panorama, 1950s | gelatin silver print, printed later | $1,079–$1,618 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·11 | Urn and Wheelbarrow | oil, burlap, cloth and canvas collage on canvas | $5,770–$8,077 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.