# Richard Avedon - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T12:53:29.651Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 927
- Lots with prices: 617
- First auction date: 2001-10-04
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-28
- Median realised price: $9,600
- Price range: $20 to $882,000

## Market Takeaway
Richard Avedon shows very deep auction liquidity with 920 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $10,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 58 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-07.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($10,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $800 and $36,800.
- 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: 26.1% (159 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 23.4% (143 sales)
- $10,000\+: 50.5% (308 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 58
- Previous 12 months sales: 62
- Recent 12 months median: $475
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-07
- Days since latest sale: 73
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 319 lots
- Phillips: 78 lots
- Sotheby's: 45 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 28 lots
- RoGallery: 26 lots
- Bonhams: 24 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 24 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 20 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 18 lots
- Psaroni Auction Gallery: 13 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-07 | Richard Avedon \(1923\-2004\) Meryl Streep Vogue 1979 American Framed Photograph Vogue 1979 | Curated Gallery Auctions | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-avedon-1923-2004-meryl-streep-vogue-1979-american-framed-photograph-vogue-1979-98-c-feb2cdc77f
2. 2024-10-23 | Richard Avedon Signed, etc Photography Books, 14 | Auctions at Showplace | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-avedon-signed-etc-photography-books-14-74-c-0644e5f929
3. 2024-06-25 | Richard Avedon \(American, 1923\-2004\), a Cartier 18ct. gold tank manual wind wrist watch | Gorringes | £3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-avedon-american-1923-2004-a-cartier-18ct-gold-tank-manual-wind-wrist-watch-382-c-b3f47dcaba
4. 2024-02-21 | RICHARD AVEDON \(1923–2004\) Dovima with Elephants, 1955 various annotations | Christie's | $151,200
5. 2024-02-15 | RICHARD AVEDON \(1923\-2004\) Portrait of the artist Georgia O'Keeffe. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-avedon-1923-2004-portrait-of-the-artist-georgia-o-keeffe-16-c-b1944048b0
6. 2023-08-03 | RICHARD AVEDON \(1923\-2004\). \[THE BEATLES / STERN MAGAZINE\]. Group of 4 posters and banner. 1967. Posters are 27x19 inches, 68½x48¼ cm. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,000
7. 2022-05-18 | Richard Avedon, The Beatles portfolio, 1967 | Millea Bros Ltd | $850
8. 2022-01-26 | RICHARD AVENDON \(AMERICAN, 1923\-2004\) | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
9. 2020-05-05 | RICHARD AVEDON \(New York, 1923\-2004\) gelatin silve | O'Gallerie | N/A
10. 2015-03-05 | Richard Avedon \(1923\-2004\) \- Salvador Dali and Dovima, 1963 | Dreweatts 1759 | £3,720
11. 2015-02-04 | RICHARD AVEDON \(American, 1923\-2004\) TWO GELATIN SILVER PRINTS: DYLAN & LENNON. | James D. Julia | $5,332
12. 2015-02-04 | RICHARD AVEDON \(American, 1923\-2004\) FOUR GELATIN SILVER PRINTS OF THE BEATLES. | James D. Julia | $4,740
13. 2015-02-04 | RICHARD AVEDON \(American, 1923\-2004\) TWO GELATIN SILVER PRINT PROOFS: LENNON & MCCARTNEY | James D. Julia | $3,555
14. 2026-02-28 | RICHARD AVEDON 'ANDY WARHOL' PHOTO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-avedon-andy-warhol-photo-51-c-8237b9c915
15. 2026-01-21 | Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Bert Stern & More | Alex Cooper | $9,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-avedon-helmut-newton-bert-stern-more-2187-c-aead7782c4
16. 2025-12-07 | RICHARD AVEDON 'AUDREY HEPBURN' PHOTO LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $40
17. 2025-12-07 | RICHARD AVEDON 'ANDY WARHOL' PHOTO PRINT | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
18. 2025-12-07 | RICHARD AVEDON 'DOVIMA WITH ELEPHANTS' PHOTO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $50
19. 2025-12-07 | RICHARD AVEDON 'THE BEATLES' POSTER | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $20
20. 2025-12-06 | Richard Avedon \(1923 New York \- San Antonio 2004\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €1,300
21. 2025-12-04 | Richard Avedon "Friends in Deed" Silver Print | Auctions at Showplace | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-avedon-friends-in-deed-silver-print-99-c-5e86c501e4
22. 2025-12-04 | Richard Avedon: Dovima with Elephants | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €40,000
23. 2025-11-28 | Richard Avedon \(1923 \- 2004\) | Bozner Kunstauktionen | €250
24. 2025-11-27 | Richard Avedon \(1923\-2004\) George Harrison, from The Beatles | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A

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