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
Where does a value land in this market?
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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| 2002·10 | The Stag Moat at Prague Castle | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·10 | In the Workshop | tempera on board laid down on panel | $40,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·10 | Trees, Prague | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·04 | Josef Sudek | $1,200–$1,800 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·04 | Josef Sudek | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·04 | Untitled (Feet and shaft of light), 1930s | gelatin silver print on carte postale | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·04 | Onions, 1950-1954 | gelatin silver print | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·03 | Spaziergang durch den Zaubergarten | Gelatin silver print | $519–$519 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2001·11 | Untitled (New Town Hall, Prague); and Untitled (Religious advertisement) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | Tree study | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | Boarding the trolley, Prague | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | From the Window of My Atelier | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | From the Veterans Hospital | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·04 | Labyrinth | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·04 | From the Window of My Atelier | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·04 | Easter Remembrances | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·04 | Still life with eggs and glass | $9,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·03 | Wooded garden | $1,079–$1,618 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·10 | Window of My Atelier | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·10 | Two chairs in the garden | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·10 | From the Window of My Atelier | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·10 | Still-life with vase | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·10 | From the Window of My Atelier | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·10 | Jewish Cemetery, Prague | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·04 | In the garden | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·04 | Untitled (A snowy path, Prague) (n.d.) | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·04 | Still Life (Rose in glass) | $9,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·04 | Still-life with glass, egg and bread | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·04 | Ze Stromovky (from Stromovka Park) (1926) | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·04 | A Walk in the Garden of the Lady Sculptor | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | In the Magic Garden, from the Memories cycle | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Prague panorama | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Untitled, from the Memories cycle | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | From the Window of My Atelier | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Still-life (Egg on a plate) | $3,500–$4,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Nude study | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Jewish Cemetery, Prague | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Landscape | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Still-life | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Still-life in the style of Caravaggio | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Apple | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Duality (1944) | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Statue | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | From the Window of my Atelier (1950s) | $9,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Prague Castle as seen from Lobkovic Garden | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Untitled (Still life with beer glass and bread) | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Through the Window of My Atelier | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Through the Window of My Atelier | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Untitled (Boy crossing a stream) | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Untitled (In the garden) | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Untitled (Pond scene with willows) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Untitled (Chestnut leaves) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Untitled (Woods with statue) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Untitled (Prague Castle) | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Untitled (Still life with egg and bowl) | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Fotographie | $500–$700 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Egg and Shell | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Fotografie , Prague: Sttn Nakladatelstv Krsn Literatury, 1956 | $404–$674 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Praha Panoramatick , Prague: Stni Nakiadetelstv, 1959 | $809–$1,079 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·04 | Untitled (Shell on woodblock) (1950s) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·04 | Untitled (Bird over water) (1922-24) | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·04 | Spring: Horse Chestnut Tree in the Lobkowicz Gardens, Prague | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·04 | Belvedere Castle | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Praha Panoramatická , Prague: Stáni Nakiadetelství, 1959 | $1,079–$1,618 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Karluv Most. Ve Fotografii , Prague: Emanuel Poche, 1961 | $34–$270 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Onion | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Still-life with pear and apple | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | From the Window of My Atelier (apple on plate) | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Modernist study | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Still-life with glass, egg and bread | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Eyes | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | From the Window of my Atelier | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Untitled (Woman in a large brimmed hat) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Profile of a veiled head | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | From the Window of my Atelier | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Still-life with bottle and glass | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Glass Labyrinth with Painting | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Fountain in Royal Garden | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | A Pear on a Crooked Plate | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Onions | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Untitled (Advertising Photograph) | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Crowd Waiting for Tram, Prague | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Jaromr Funke | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Fountain | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.