American/French, 1890–1976
Man Ray
2,359results on record
82%sell-through
$8,400median result (USD, incl. premium; 95% observed, 5% estimated from hammer)
$5,877,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 2,359 recorded results (2,170 sold · 189 passed) across 42 auction houses, 1998–2026. 7 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 95% observed, 5% 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 | 506 | 70% | $11,319 |
| prints | 196 | 89% | $1,507 |
| other | 130 | 88% | $8,161 |
| painting | 97 | 83% | $35,225 |
| works on paper | 88 | 86% | $14,752 |
| ceramics & design | 77 | 77% | $8,938 |
| sculpture | 76 | 81% | $8,296 |
Medium is recorded for 1,170 of 2,359 results (50%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso Man Ray Pablo Picasso
| Metric | Man Ray | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $8,400 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $5,877,000 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 2,359 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoJoan MiróMarc ChagallSalvador Dalí
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
77/ 100
- Sell-through82%
- Meets estimate58%
- Market depth2,359 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 931 | 88% | $15,545 | 0.86× |
| Christie's | 542 | 85% | $12,500 | — |
| Bonhams | 282 | 80% | $1,549 | 0.88× |
| Phillips | 114 | 80% | $11,813 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 98 | 84% | $1,500 | — |
| Rago | 62 | 95% | $1,625 | — |
| Dorotheum | 67 | 88% | $1,528 | — |
| Grisebach | 39 | — | $4,818 | — |
| Wright | 45 | 76% | $2,040 | — |
| Finarte | 26 | 73% | $1,085 | 0.85× |
| Kruso Art | 22 | 73% | $54 | 0.38× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 14 | — | $1,859 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 14 | 86% | $1,434 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 9 | 100% | $1,250 | 0.80× |
| Lempertz | 10 | 78% | $11,707 | — |
| Artcurial | 7 | — | $50,982 | 1.00× |
| A10 by Artmark | 7 | 86% | $5,250 | 2.80× |
| Daliano Ribani Auctions | 8 | 62% | $951 | 0.40× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 4 | 100% | $1,564 | 1.07× |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 4 | 75% | $3,273 | 0.92× |
| Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art | 2 | — | $1,156 | 0.92× |
| Galerie Bassenge | 2 | — | $1,337 | — |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 2 | 100% | $325 | — |
| Koller | 1 | — | $1,087 | — |
| Auktionsfirma Kenneth Svensson i Kalmar | 1 | — | $106 | 1.33× |
| Carlo Bonte Auctions | 1 | 100% | $3,776 | 1.04× |
| Studio D'arte Borromeo | 1 | 100% | $1,140 | 1.07× |
| Art collect | 1 | — | $625 | 0.11× |
| Ishtar | 1 | 100% | $688 | — |
| Matsart | 2 | 50% | $1,231,200 | 0.89× |
| Marques dos Santos Leilões | 1 | 100% | $790 | — |
| Hermitage Fine Art | 1 | 100% | $1,341 | 0.86× |
| International Autograph Auctions | 1 | 100% | $487 | 0.86× |
| Viscontea auction house | 7 | 14% | $4,060 | 0.60× |
| Itineris Auction House | 1 | 100% | $1,253 | 1.36× |
| Tiroche | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Sala Retiro | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Montefiore auction house | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Felima Art Casa d'aste | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Leiloeira São Domingos | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| 1stbid | 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 3,849 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 189 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1999·10 | lectricit | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Kiki, in "L'Etoile de Mer" | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | rotique voile | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·10 | Self-portrait | $70,000–$90,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Photographs 1920-1934 Paris | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Chess Set | $4,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Les grands trans-Parents, from The Mirrors of the Mind Portfolio | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·09 | Cadeau | $1,599–$2,132 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Echecs | $9,580–$12,773 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Abstraction | $9,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | La fille du bois | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | La femme et son poisson | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Rope Dancer | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Nusch Eluard, 1935, printed later | $1,632–$2,448 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Photographies 1920-1934 , Hartford, Connecticut: James Thrall Soby, 1934 | $1,958–$2,448 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Female nude, 1930s, printed later | $1,305–$1,958 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Mitologia Moderna II; and Self-Portrait (Anselmino 56; and 101) | $1,800–$2,200 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·02 | L'etoile de verre | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·02 | Femme au chapeau | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·02 | Chess Set | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Presse-papier à priape | $1,653–$2,480 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Optic-Topic | $1,653–$2,480 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Phare de la harpe | $1,653–$2,480 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Presse-papier à priape | $3,306–$4,959 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Echecs | $24,795–$33,060 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Man Ray | $836–$1,338 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | (1890-1976) | $502–$836 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Man Ray | $1,338–$2,006 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Man Ray | $502–$836 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Portraits of Blandena Gordon Lee Kossodo, Paris 1952 | $1,033–$1,550 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Nusch Eluard, 1935, Printed Later | $517–$861 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Photographies 1920-1934 Paris , Hartford: James Thrall Soby, 1934 | $3,444–$5,167 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Photograph of an Aerograph (Nudes) | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | lectricit | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Gypsy | $90,000–$120,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Self-Portrait with Studio Camera (1932) | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Nusch and Paul Eluard | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Noire et Blanche, Paris (Positive and Negative) | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Untitled (Woman with Cigarette, New York) (1920) | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Portrait | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | L'Inquietude | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Mary Gill | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·07 | Mask | $1,800–$2,200 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·06 | Ray, Man | $1,966–$2,294 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Optic-topic | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Nature Morte | watercolour and graphite on paper | $6,552–$9,828 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·03 | Lampshade | $673–$1,010 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·03 | Teapot | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.