# Diane Arbus - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T20:20:25.463Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 726
- Lots with prices: 471
- First auction date: 1997-06-26
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-20
- Median realised price: $11,000
- Price range: $65 to $1,197,000

## Market Takeaway
Diane Arbus shows very deep auction liquidity with 710 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $11,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($11,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $6,875 and $25,200.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 3.7% (17 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 39.2% (182 sales)
- $10,000\+: 57.1% (265 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 16
- Previous 12 months sales: 54
- Recent 12 months median: $4,000
- Previous 12 months median: $7,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-03
- Days since latest sale: 77
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 292 lots
- Sotheby's: 113 lots
- Phillips: 104 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 37 lots
- Bonhams: 28 lots
- TGP Auction: 22 lots
- Grisebach: 15 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 13 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 9 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-13 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\) Portrait of Germaine Greer. 1971. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
2. 2024-04-03 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923–1971\) Young couple on a bench in Washington Square Park, | Christie's | $13,860
3. 2026-02-20 | Diane Arbus \(American\) Martine Franck ; Eve Arnold; Bill Brandt; Edward Weston and Various Artists Collection of Books 10 PCS | DuMouchelles | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-diane-arbus-american-martine-franck-eve-arnold-bill-brandt-edward-weston-and-various-artists-collection-of-books-10-pcs-1254-c-444891eed3
4. 2026-01-25 | Diane Arbus \(1923\-1971\): Two girls on the beach, Coney Island, N.Y., 1958 | Santa Monica Auctions | $4,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-diane-arbus-1923-1971-two-girls-on-the-beach-coney-island-n-y-1958-113-c-1635d71ce2
5. 2026-01-25 | Diane Arbus \(1923\-1971\): A House on a Hill, Hollywood, CA, 1962 | Santa Monica Auctions | $4,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-diane-arbus-1923-1971-a-house-on-a-hill-hollywood-ca-1962-111-c-3f6b12e28b
6. 2026-01-25 | Diane Arbus \(1923\-1971\): A Castle In Disneyland, CA, 1962 | Santa Monica Auctions | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-diane-arbus-1923-1971-a-castle-in-disneyland-ca-1962-104-c-90ff1bd71f
7. 2026-01-25 | Diane Arbus \(1923\-1971\): Two Girls in Matching Bathing Suits, Coney Island, NY, 1967 | Santa Monica Auctions | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-diane-arbus-1923-1971-two-girls-in-matching-bathing-suits-coney-island-ny-1967-95-c-077f47e0e6
8. 2025-12-03 | Diane Arbus, 1923\-1971, Two girls in matching bathing suits, Coney Island, N.Y., 1967 | Abell Auction | $4,000
9. 2025-12-03 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\) Lady at a Masked Ball with two Roses on her Dress 1967 silver gelatin print printed later 37.5 x 37.5cm \(ima... | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-diane-arbus-1923-1971-lady-at-a-masked-ball-with-two-roses-on-her-dress-1967-silver-gelatin-print-printed-later-37-5-x-37-5cm-ima-15-c-0076addb93
10. 2025-10-09 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\). Man at a parade on Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C., 1969. sta | Christie's | $5,080
11. 2025-06-26 | DIANE ARBUS | Koller Auctions | N/A
12. 2025-06-21 | Diane Arbus | Freedom Auction Company | $150
13. 2025-06-12 | Diane Arbus w/ suppressed photograph 1972 | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $425
14. 2025-05-30 | Diane Arbus, Lady Bartender at Home with a Souvenir Dog, New Orleans, LA, 1964 | Lempertz | €13,000
15. 2025-05-08 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\) Woman with Pearl Necklace and Earrings, N.Y. 1967; printed 1972 by Neil Selkirk. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,000
16. 2025-05-08 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\) Wax museum strangler, Coney Island, N.Y. 1960; printed circa 1972 by Neil Selkirk. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
17. 2025-05-08 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\) Bishop by the Sea, Santa Barbara, CA. 1964; printed 1978 by Neil Selkirk. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,000
18. 2025-05-01 | Diane Arbus, A Child Crying, N.J. 1967 | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,200
19. 2025-05-01 | Diane Arbus, A Naked Man Being a Woman | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $7,500
20. 2025-04-17 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\). Elizabeth Taylor look\-alike with hands in her hair | Christie's | N/A
21. 2025-04-17 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\). Untitled \(20\), 1970\-71 \(Variant\). stamped 'A Diane | Christie's | N/A
22. 2025-03-05 | Diane Arbus, 1923\-1971, Albino Sword Swollower at a Carnival in MD, Black & White Photograph | Nye & Company | $1,100
23. 2025-02-27 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923–1971\). Identical twins, Roselle, N.J., 1966. signed 'dian | Christie's | $630,000
24. 2025-02-13 | DIANE ARBUS \(1923\-1971\) Photographer Posing Communion Boy, N.Y.C. 1968; printed 2003 by Neil Selkirk. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,750

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