# Henri Cartier\-Bresson - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T13:37:29.276Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,813
- Lots with prices: 1,302
- First auction date: 2001-01-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-11
- Median realised price: $6,250
- Price range: $20 to $480,000

## Market Takeaway
Henri Cartier-Bresson shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,807 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 35 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-01.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,794 and $11,250.
- 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: 10.6% (137 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 58.1% (754 sales)
- $10,000\+: 31.3% (406 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 35
- Previous 12 months sales: 81
- Recent 12 months median: $2,100
- Previous 12 months median: $1,100
- Median shift: 90.9%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-01
- Days since latest sale: 48
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 469 lots
- Phillips: 215 lots
- Sotheby's: 194 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 98 lots
- Bonhams: 91 lots
- OstLicht Auctions: 58 lots
- Finarte: 48 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 46 lots
- WestLicht: 39 lots
- Piasa: 32 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-21 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \(1908–2004\) | OstLicht Auctions | €2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-henri-cartier-bresson-1908-2004-80-c-01643c8d90
2. 2025-01-28 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson \(1908\-2004\) | Chiswick Auctions | £1,100
3. 2024-12-12 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson, Brasserie Lipp, Saint\-Germain\-des\-Pres, Paris | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $4,800
4. 2024-10-31 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \(1908\-2004\) Couple Kissing, Boulevard Diderot, Paris. 1961; printed circa 1980. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,250
5. 2024-07-29 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \(Chanteloup\-en\-Brie, France, 1908\- Céreste, France, 2004\). "Matisse", Vence, France, 1944. Gelatin silver, later printing. Signed in ink in the margin and with embossed photographer's copyright stamp \(in the margin\). | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-henri-cartier-bresson-chanteloup-en-brie-france-1908-cereste-france-2004-matisse-vence-france-1944-gelatin-silver-later-printing-signed-in-ink-in-the-margin-and-with-embossed-photographer-s-copyright-stamp-in-the-margin-45-c-1034ca7a3d
6. 2024-07-29 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \( Chanteloup\-en\-Brie, France, 1908\- Céreste, France, 2004\). "Farmer", 1950\-1959. Gelatin silver. Later print. "To Madame Bardinet en hommage" and blind copyright credit stamp \(in margin\) | Setdart Auction House | N/A
7. 2024-06-13 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \( Chanteloup\-en\-Brie, France, 1908\- Céreste, France, 2004\). "Lincoln Kirstein watching a dance class at the School of American Ballet," New York, 1959. Gelatin silver. | Setdart Auction House | €3,600
8. 2024-06-13 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \(Chanteloup\-en\-Brie, France, 1908\- Céreste, France, 2004\). "Fisherman and his son", Puri, Orissa, 1980. Gelatin silver. Signed and dedicated to Gèrard Leman in ink. | Setdart Auction House | €3,500
9. 2024-02-15 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \(1908\-2004\) Woman with American Flag \(Independence Day, Cape Cod, MA\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,000
10. 2023-10-06 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson \(1908\-2004\); Castelo de São Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal; | Bonhams | N/A
11. 2020-09-06 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson \(1908 \- 2004\), Henri Matisse, 1944 | Psaroni Auction Gallery | N/A
12. 2020-09-06 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson \(1908 \- 2004\), Cell in a model prison in the U.S.A, 1975 | Psaroni Auction Gallery | N/A
13. 2020-09-06 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson \(1908 \- 2004\), Sulla riva della Marna, 1938 | Psaroni Auction Gallery | €350
14. 2026-04-11 | Henri CARTIER\-BRESSON \(1908\-2004\) | De Baecque & Associés | €2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-henri-cartier-bresson-1908-2004-253-c-923e7ad594
15. 2026-01-08 | Four by Henri Cartier\-Bresson | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-four-by-henri-cartier-bresson-300-c-ef328748a7
16. 2026-01-01 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson \(French 1908\-2004\) "Joseph and Stewart Alsop" 1949 print depicting the American journalists Joseph and Stewart Alsop seated on a sofa before a library wall, composed with Cartier\-Bresson’s master... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-henri-cartier-bresson-french-1908-2004-joseph-and-stewart-alsop-1949-print-depicting-the-american-journalists-joseph-and-stewart-alsop-seated-on-a-sofa-before-a-library-wall-composed-with-cartier-bresson-s-master-305-c-67d27c1575
17. 2025-12-11 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson, Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1952 | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $12,000
18. 2025-12-07 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON 'GEORGES ROUAULT' PHOTO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
19. 2025-12-07 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON 'RUE MOUFFETARD' PHOTO\-LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $20
20. 2025-12-03 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson, Place Saint Sulpice, Paris, 1968 | Lempertz | €5,000
21. 2025-12-03 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson, Matera, Basilicate, Italy, 1951 | Lempertz | €2,200
22. 2025-12-03 | Henri Cartier\-Bresson, Scanno, Italy, 1951 | Lempertz | N/A
23. 2025-11-21 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \(1908–2004\) | OstLicht Auctions | €3,400
24. 2025-11-21 | HENRI CARTIER\-BRESSON \(1908–2004\) | OstLicht Auctions | €2,400

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