British, 1952–2025
Martin Parr
119results on record
84%sell-through
$2,763median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$29,708record in our coverage
Drawn from 119 recorded results (109 sold · 10 passed) across 16 auction houses, 2001–2026. 6 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% 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 | 60 | 88% | $3,062 |
| prints | 3 | 100% | $74 |
Medium is recorded for 63 of 119 results (53%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Horst P. Horst Martin Parr Horst P. Horst
| Metric | Martin Parr | Horst P. Horst |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,763 | $7,500 |
| Record price | $29,708 | $288,000 |
| Results on record | 119 | 1,006 |
| Years active at auction | 2001–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Horst P. HorstElliott ErwittHenri Cartier-bressonAndré Kertész
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
77/ 100
- Sell-through84%
- Meets estimate57%
- Market depth119 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grisebach | 26 | — | $2,374 | — |
| Sotheby's | 27 | 71% | $3,667 | 0.80× |
| Christie's | 16 | 100% | $4,660 | — |
| Phillips | 13 | 92% | $6,175 | — |
| Lempertz | 6 | 100% | $1,683 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 7 | 0% | $611 | 1.00× |
| Rago | 4 | 100% | $1,358 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 4 | 100% | $620 | — |
| Bonhams | 5 | 60% | $2,805 | 0.88× |
| Chiswick Auctions | 3 | 100% | $5,411 | — |
| Wright | 2 | 100% | $1,101 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $3,438 | 0.92× |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 1 | 100% | $629 | — |
| Finarte | 2 | 50% | $656 | 0.69× |
| Kruso Art | 1 | 100% | $5,902 | 0.60× |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 100% | $2,115 | — |
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 125 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 10 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | The Leaning Tower of Pisa, 1990 | $674–$944 | upcoming | Chiswick Auctions | ||
| 2026·09 | Venice, Italy, 1990 | $674–$944 | upcoming | Chiswick Auctions | ||
| 2026·09 | The Cost of Living, 1989 | $67–$94 | upcoming | Chiswick Auctions | ||
| 2026·09 | British Food, 1995 | $81–$108 | upcoming | Chiswick Auctions | ||
| 2026·08 | American Dream Park, Shanghai, China - 1997/2022 | $406–$676 | upcoming | Lyon & Turnbull | ||
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| 2026·07 | Selected Images from 'Common Sense' | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | White Sugar | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Red Haired boy with freckles, de la série 'Common Sense', 1998 | chromogenic print, mounted on aluminium | $3,484–$5,807 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | New Brighton, Merseyside [The Last Resort], 1983-1985 | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·05 | Passing Naturalists, Pagham Harbour, 1974 | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·05 | New Brighton, Merseyside [The Last Resort], 1983-1985 | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·04 | “Americ | photograph | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2026·04 | Dublin, O'Connell Bridge | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | American Dream Park, Shanghai, China - 1997/2022 | $397–$662 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2026·01 | Four Photographs from the series "Common Sense" and "Think of England" | $6,763–$9,468 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·01 | Santa edition, 2000s/2010s | Photograph | $583–$932 | Finarte | ||
| 2025·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·08 | Difc Gulf Art Fair. Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 2007/2023 | $407–$678 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·05 | New Brighton, England/GB (from the series: The last Resort) | $2,835–$3,402 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·12 | New British, aus der Serie „Common Sense“, 1995–1999. | C-print | $736–$947 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·11 | Revolutionsquare Havana | $1,901–$2,112 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·11 | Revolutionsquare Santiago de Chile | $1,901–$2,112 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·10 | Two works from the Common Sense series | $2,000–$3,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled (six works) | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Benidorm, Spain, 1997 | chromogenic print | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Christmas Party, London, 1995 | chromogenic print, printed 2012 | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Las Vegas, 1998 | chromogenic print, printed 2012 | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·06 | New Brighton | $869–$1,086 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·04 | Galway Races from Luxury | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·12 | Fashion Magazine: Fashion Shoot, New York | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | Southwold | $1,631–$2,175 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·10 | Jockeys (Yellow Jacket) (from Fashion Magazine) | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | 'Salt Lake City, Utah' (Mr. Mac's. Two Missionaries trying on their suits. Matthew Tanner on left and Preston Toone on right.) | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Christmas, London from Common Sense | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·09 | Knowsley Safari Park, England, Great Britain 1990 | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2023·09 | Sedlescombe, England (from Think of England) | $4,242–$6,363 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·07 | Bad Fallingbostel Camp, Germany | $2,553–$3,829 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·07 | England, New Brighton from The Last Resort | $3,829–$6,382 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·07 | The Queen Visiting the Livery Hall of the Drapers’ Livery Company for their 650th Anniversary, London | $3,829–$6,382 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | The Photobook: A History, Volumes I and II | (Total: 2) | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | Sorrento, Italy - 2014/2022 | $374–$624 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·04 | Blackpool, England - 1970/2022 | $374–$624 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·01 | Sorrento. Italy - 2014/2022 | $364–$606 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·01 | Blackpool, England - 1970/2022 | $364–$606 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·12 | Untitled, from 'Common Sense' | $1,828–$3,046 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Ireland, Priest (from 'Common Sense') | $2,082–$3,124 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·08 | Manorhamilton Sheep Fair, Ireland | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·08 | Blackpool. England. 1970. | $364–$606 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·06 | (1952) | $6,296–$9,444 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2022·05 | Glastonbury Tor; Stonehenge (2 works), 1976 and | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | Not Another Party! Wolfsonian Party, December 2004 (fourteen works) | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2022·02 | Love Cube (a group of 27 prints) , 1991 | gelatin silver prints | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·11 | Lee Dam Swim, Todmorden | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | 'Elland, England', December 1978 | $2,017–$2,690 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·04 | The Last Resort, 1983-86 | $13,869–$20,804 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·03 | Ellard, 1978 | $953–$1,429 | Finarte | |||
| 2020·09 | think of england, 1999 | $7,790–$10,386 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·09 | new zealand, 1998 (from the series common sense) | $1,947–$2,596 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·04 | Saddam Hussein Watches (soft cover book) | Forty loose-leaf lithographs on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·02 | untitled (from the series "common sense"), 1997 | $3,262–$5,438 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Japanese Commuters | $1,338–$1,673 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·05 | 'new brighton', merseyside (from the series the last resort), 1983-1986 | $2,562–$3,843 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Selected Images from The Last Resort | $6,440–$9,016 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·11 | the kenya derby horse race, 2010 | $1,927–$3,212 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | new brighton, merseyside, from 'the last resort', 1983-1986 | $2,570–$3,854 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | „The Phone Book. 1998–2002“. 2002 | 12 C-prints, 2002 | $1,892–$2,838 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·11 | The Phone Book | $2,626–$3,939 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·11 | Common Sense | $7,878–$10,504 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Boring Photographs | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·05 | GB., England, New Brighton, from The Last Resort , 1983-1985 | chromogenic print, printed before 2009 | $2,607–$5,215 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·04 | new brighton, from 'the last resort', 1983-1986 | $2,497–$3,746 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | New Brighton, Merseyside from The Last Resort | $7,278–$10,189 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·02 | 'britain (common sense)', 1997'amsterdam (common sense)', 1998 | $5,542–$7,759 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | „Ocean Dome“, Miyazaki, Japan, aus der Serie „Small World“. 1996 | C-print | $2,117–$3,176 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·06 | New British, aus der Serie „Common Sense“. 1995 –1999 | C-print | $668–$891 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·06 | New Brighton, Merseyside, aus der Serie „The Last Resort“. 1983 –1986 | C-print, 1992 | $1,670–$2,227 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·03 | weston-s-mare, 1997 | $2,237–$2,983 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Ireland, Dublin, O'Connell Bridge, from 'Bad Weather', 1981 | $1,790–$2,237 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | New Brighton, Merseyside, aus der Serie „The Last Resort“. 1983-1986 | C-print, 2002 | $3,119–$4,366 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·11 | „Japanese Commuters“. 1997–1998 | C-print | $1,871–$2,495 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·11 | „Japanese Commuters“. 1997–1998 | C-print | $1,871–$2,495 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | „Japanese commuters“. 1997 | C-print | $2,041–$2,722 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | „Flowers“. 1997 | C-print | $1,089–$1,633 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | „Food“, aus der Serie „British Food“. 1995 | C-print | $816–$1,089 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | „Ascot“, Berkshire, aus der Serie „Think of England“. 1999 | C-print | $1,089–$1,633 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | 'lacock abbey, 150th year anniversary of fox talbot in lacock', 1989 | $3,394–$5,091 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | West Bay (seagulls eating chips) | $1,991–$2,987 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·10 | Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, c. 1975 | gelatin silver print | — | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2013·05 | Cherry blossom time in Tokyo. 2000 | 20 C-Prints | $2,590–$3,886 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·05 | Untitled, 2002 from The Phone Book | $1,553–$3,105 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·04 | The Last Resort (New Brighton, Merseyside) | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2012·11 | New Brighton, Merseyside, aus der Serie „The Last Resort“. 1983-1985 | C-Print | $1,547–$1,934 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·11 | „Boring Photographs“. 2000 | 468 C-Prints | $5,156–$7,735 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·11 | The Phone Book. 1998–2002. | 12 C-Prints | $3,223–$4,512 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·11 | New Brighton, Merseyside, aus der Serie „The Last Resort“. 1983–1985 | C-Print, 1992 | $1,289–$1,934 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·11 | White Car Stuck in a Garage, New York, 2001 | $2,549–$3,824 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·11 | I love New York Cookies, New York, 2001 | $2,549–$3,824 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·11 | Sans titre, 'Stars and Stipes', (Canine Clippery), NY, 2001 | $2,549–$3,824 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·05 | Kassette „The Last Resort“ (New Brighton, Merseyside). 1982–1985 | 15 C-Prints, 1982–1985 | $14,926–$18,657 | Grisebach | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.