# Herb Ritts - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T07:45:33.641Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 651
- Lots with prices: 436
- First auction date: 2001-01-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-31
- Median realised price: $4,800
- Price range: $7 to $230,000

## Market Takeaway
Herb Ritts shows very deep auction liquidity with 641 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 26 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-20.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($5,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,200 and $9,000.
- 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: 22.8% (98 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 53.5% (230 sales)
- $10,000\+: 23.7% (102 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 26
- Previous 12 months sales: 114
- Recent 12 months median: $950
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-20
- Days since latest sale: 60
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 209 lots
- Bonhams: 64 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 64 lots
- Phillips: 40 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 35 lots
- Sotheby's: 32 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 23 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 13 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 13 lots
- Morgan Auctions: 11 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-04 | HERB RITTS, DRACULA II & FIG TREE, SIGNED/NUMBERED | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $2,500
2. 2024-06-29 | Herb Ritts \(American, 1952\-2002\) Men With Kelp, 1987, Photogravure | RB Fine Arts | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herb-ritts-american-1952-2002-men-with-kelp-1987-photogravure-158-c-54c4a39b03
3. 2026-03-31 | Herb Ritts 'Fred With Tires' Signature Poster | Abington Auction Gallery | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herb-ritts-fred-with-tires-signature-poster-71-c-b9d724a800
4. 2026-03-24 | Herb Ritts \(1952\-2002\), "Female Torso with Veil," \(Paradise Cove\), 1984 | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,810 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herb-ritts-1952-2002-female-torso-with-veil-paradise-cove-1984-394-c-ceaf52f0f8
5. 2026-03-10 | Herb Ritts \(American, 1952\-2002\) Nude Study Photo Engraving w/ COA | Akiba Galleries | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herb-ritts-american-1952-2002-nude-study-photo-engraving-w-coa-411-c-9df1ecd514
6. 2026-03-07 | Herb Ritts \(Los Angeles 1952 \- Los Angeles 2002\). Maasai Woman \- Neck Ornamentation. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herb-ritts-los-angeles-1952-los-angeles-2002-maasai-woman-neck-ornamentation-366-c-b433f0059e
7. 2025-12-20 | Herb Ritts \(1952\-2002\) Photo Engraving | Joshua Kodner | $7 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herb-ritts-1952-2002-photo-engraving-27-c-91c3f8849c
8. 2025-12-12 | Herb Ritts, Tony and Mimi III | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $500
9. 2025-12-07 | HERB RITTS 'MAN WITH CHAIN' SIGNED PHOTO\-LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $275
10. 2025-11-27 | Herb Ritts \(1952\-2002\) Greg Louganis, Hollywood, 1985 | Chiswick Auctions | £2,800
11. 2025-11-04 | Herb Ritts, Francesco Clemente | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $950
12. 2025-10-22 | HERB RITTS, FRAMED GALLERY POSTER WITH NEON | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herb-ritts-framed-gallery-poster-with-neon-296-c-55e5cfc341
13. 2025-10-16 | Herb Ritts, Wrapped Torso, Los Angeles. 1989. | Swann Auction Galleries | $16,510
14. 2025-09-27 | HERB RITTS 'DAN AND FRED' SHEET\-FED GRAVURE | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
15. 2025-09-27 | HERB RITTS 'NEITH WITH SHADOW' SHEET\-FED GRAVURE | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
16. 2025-09-27 | HERB RITTS 'TONY WITH BODY MASK' SHEET\-FED GRAVURE | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
17. 2025-09-24 | HERB RITTS \- VERSACE DRESS, BACK VIEW, EL MIRAGE | Litchfield Auctions | $1,500
18. 2025-08-27 | Vanity Fair 1993 Poster Featuring k.d. lang & Cindy Crawford by Herb Ritts | Lion and Unicorn | N/A
19. 2025-07-31 | HERB RITTS \(AMERICAN, 1952\-2002\) \- WILLIAM HURT, GELATIN SILVER PRINT. | Pasarel | $600
20. 2025-06-18 | Herb Ritts \(1952\-2002\) Two male nude studies photographic prints 25 x 20cm \(2\). | Mallams | £200
21. 2025-06-04 | Herb Ritts \(1952\-2002\) | Caza Sikes | $175
22. 2025-05-30 | Herb Ritts, Mel Gibson, Hollywood, 1985 | Lempertz | €1,500
23. 2025-05-22 | Herb Ritts \(1952\-2002\) | Chiswick Auctions | £1,800
24. 2025-04-24 | Herb Ritts ''Pee Wee Herman'' Gelatin Silver | MBA Seattle Auction LLC | N/A

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