Artist
Unknown Photographer
299results on record
79%sell-through
$519median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$27,940record in our coverage
Drawn from 299 recorded results (253 sold · 46 passed) across 8 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% 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 | 259 | 79% | $550 |
| prints | 12 | 73% | $149 |
| other | 10 | 100% | $425 |
Medium is recorded for 281 of 299 results (94%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Berenice Abbott Unknown Photographer Berenice Abbott
| Metric | Unknown Photographer | Berenice Abbott |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $519 | $3,884 |
| Record price | $27,940 | $60,000 |
| Results on record | 299 | 1,226 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Berenice AbbottAnsel AdamsEdward WestonWalker Evans
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
72/ 100
- Sell-through79%
- Meets estimate50%
- Market depth299 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Auctions | 150 | 74% | $194 | — |
| Christie's | 79 | — | $1,477 | — |
| Sotheby's | 55 | 98% | $1,290 | 0.88× |
| Phillips | 5 | 80% | $7,500 | — |
| Bonhams | 6 | 50% | $1,250 | 0.74× |
| Galerie Bassenge | 2 | — | $569 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 1 | 100% | $271 | — |
| Ben-Ami Endres | 2 | 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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 300 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 46 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·08 | Little Chair, Bagnaia | and titled in pencil (on the reverse of the mount) | $100–$200 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2026·06 | Bauer and Black Catalogue of Medical Supplies | Approximately 145 gelatin silver prints in leather bound oblong 4to | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Marilyn Monroe with Joe DiMaggio in Banff for River of No Return | Kodacolor print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Ida Kar & Her First Husband Edmond Belali, Paris, 1937 | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·03 | Hotel Colorado,Glenwood Springs, Colorado | Photochrom print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Group of 5 photographs of men at work, 1930s | Gelatin silver prints, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Selected studies of New York Restaurant Interiors, including two of Schraffs' (6 works) | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Group of 8 photographs, 1910s-1930s | Gelatin silver prints, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Leg Show (Susan Agee); Top Hats (2 works), 1960s | Gelatin silver print and gelatin silver contact print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | June Allyson and Van Johnson (for "Remains to be Seen"), 1950s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Group of 4 photographs of French Maids, circa 1960s | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Jazz Girl Set, 1960s | Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Ruby Keeler in Gold Diggers | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Untitled (Model in Stockings and White Heels), 1960S | Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | For Tip Top Magazine (3 works), 1960s | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Star Murphy | Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Untitled (Nude Sitting by Fireplace), 1960s | Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Lisa Faraday | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Untitled (Nude with Dog Toy), 1960s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Untitled (Nude in Stockings Laying on Carpet), circa 1970s | Gelatin silver print, ferrotyping | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Jackie Erikson (2 works) | Gelatin silver prints, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Group of 4 Automobile photographs, circa 1930s | Gelatin silver prints, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Group of 6 photographs of men at work, 1940s | Gelatin silver prints, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Nedick's; Time Square (2 works), circa 1940s | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·01 | Untitled Pier and Beach Scene | Dye coupler print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·01 | Berkeley, California | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Civil War Soldiers Monument, Stockbridge, Massachusetts | Large albumen print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Child Labor, Group of 3 photographs | Gelatin silver prints, some ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Miss Radford, circa 1870s | Albumen print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | The Barbizon Modeling School, New York, (Group of 8 Photographs), circa 1940s | Gelatin silver prints, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Group of 15 photographs of Russia, circa 1870s | Albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Untitled (Mother and Child), circa 1930s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Group of 6 photographs of Cirque du Soleil Performers | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Mookie Wilson-Bill Bucker, 1986 World Series, Game 6, Mets and Red Sox, October 25 | Offset lithograph print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Rome (Men on the Street), circa 1950s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Calaveras Catrinas, Oaxaca | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Selection d' images d'oeuvres de musées italiens (12 photographies) | $923–$1,385 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Penn Station, circa 1920s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | The Rolling Stones (3 works), circa 1970s | One dye bleach print, two gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Indian Chief | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Grandy and Miss Elsa Dietz on a 23-Day Road Trip to California | Gelatin silver prints and various ephemera | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Empire State Building Worker over the New York Skyline | Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped with applied coloring | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Park Scene | Digital pigment print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Group of 6 photographs of Yale Baseball Team Players | Albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | Group of 2 photographs from the Exhibit Supply Company, 1920s | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | Group of 6 Pin Up Girls, circa 1950s | Gelatin silver prints, some ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | Group of 6 Pin Up Girls, circa 1950s | Gelatin silver prints, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | Untitled (Nude in Wheelbarrow), circa 1930s | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | Sophia Loren Makes Pizza Pie (4 works) | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | Untitled (Couple Sitting in Front of Vintage Car), circa 1930s | Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | Untitled (House Interior), circa 1950s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | The Capitol | Albumen print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Group of 5 photographs of Tattoos and Tattoo Artists | Gelatin silver prints, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Album of England (182 works) | 180 Gelatin silver prints, some ferrotyped, and 2 rotogravure prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Group of 4 photographs of Desserts, 1930s | Gelatin silver prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Untitled (Girl with Coke Sign) | Digital pigment print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Ernest Thompson Seton, circa 1940s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Walter Head, 4th President of the Boy Scouts of America | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Portrait of Jere Ratcliffe | Digital pigment print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Mabel S. Cooke | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Two Views of Yosemite Valley, circa 1880s | Mammoth plate albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Group of 29 photographs of Italy, 1870s | Albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Denver Rio Grande 4-6-0 Locomotive No. 166; Pullman Sleeping Car "Castle Gate" (2 works) | Albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Bertrams Limited Rubber Plantation Machinery | Printing out paper prints and cyanotypes | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Two Family Portraits, 1850s-1860s | Comprising: | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | A 1/2-plate Ambrotype of a Northeastern Village, 1860s | Contained in leather case. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Hotel Colorado,Glenwood Springs, Colorado | Color halftone print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | A 1/2-plate Ambrotype of a 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive, 1860s | Contained in leather case. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | 1/4-plate Tintype of Three Men with an Alexander Beckers Tabletop Stereoscope, 1860s | Contained in a thermoplastic case molded with The Memorial (Krainik 44) on the front and Lord's Prayer (Krainik 41) on the back. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Four Portraits of Musicians, 1850s-1860s | Comprising: | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Two Miliary Portraits, 1850s-1860s | Comprising: | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | A 1/2-plate Ambrotype of a Hunter and His Dog, 1860s | Contained in leather case. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | A 1/9-plate Ambrotype of a Man Showing the Missing Fingers on His Hands, 1860s | Contained in leather case. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Two Framed Portraits, 1850s-1860s | Comprising: | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Three Ambrotype Portraits of Women, 1860s | Comprising: | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Three 1/6-plate Portraits of Young Women, 1850s-1860s | Comprising: | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | A 1/2-plate Ambrotype of a Man Showing a Wheeler & Wilson Treadle Sewing Machine | Contained in leather case. | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·02 | Select Silk-Embroidered Postcards of Matadors | $1,000–$2,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·01 | Untitled (Three Friends) | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·01 | Untitled (Andy Warhol Getting his Bowtie Fixed), circa 1950s | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·01 | RETNA'S Studio | Digital pigment print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·01 | Untitled (Woman) | Unique Polaroid print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·01 | Untitled (Kodak Filmstrip collage) | Unique Polaroid print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·01 | Untitled (Woman and Snake) | Unique Polaroid print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·12 | St. Luke's Cricket Club | $1,000–$2,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·12 | Group of 6 photographs of Gabriel Spat Exhibition in France, circa 1970s | Dye coupler prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Financial District, Downtown Skyline | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Miss Radford, circa 1870s | Albumen print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Figure Studies (5 works), circa 1900s | Albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·10 | Group of 4 nude photographs | Gelatin silver print, some ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·09 | Selected Composite Views of Niagara Falls (3 Photographs) | $100–$150 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·09 | Untitled (Skiers) | Dye transfer print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·09 | Group of 4 Spirograph Abstraction photographs | Gelatin silver prints, ferrotyped | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·07 | Andy Warhol on the set of "Lonesome Cowboys" | Digital pigment print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·07 | Ingrid Bergman Looking Up (Publicity Still) | Digital pigment print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·05 | Verona, Italy (2 works), circa 1890s | Albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Group of 11 Suakin Expedition Photographs, Suakin Field Force | Albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Civil War Soldiers Monument, Stockbridge, Massachusetts | Large albumen print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Group of 15 photographs of Russia, circa 1870s | Albumen prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Photo Booth Portraits of André Breton, Max Ernst, Paul Eluard, Suzanne Muzard, and others | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.