# Robert Frank - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T04:01:30.002Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 750
- Lots with prices: 461
- First auction date: 2001-10-03
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-19
- Median realised price: $15,000
- Price range: $20 to $663,750

## Market Takeaway
Robert Frank shows very deep auction liquidity with 744 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $15,120. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 25 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($15,120\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $6,214 and $36,000.
- 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: 7.2% (33 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28% (128 sales)
- $10,000\+: 64.8% (296 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 25
- Previous 12 months sales: 42
- Recent 12 months median: $6,000
- Previous 12 months median: $180
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-11
- Days since latest sale: 69
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 326 lots
- Sotheby's: 123 lots
- Phillips: 95 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 45 lots
- Bonhams: 18 lots
- Morgan Auctions: 18 lots
- Finarte: 12 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 10 lots
- Skinner: 10 lots
- WestLicht: 7 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-07-29 | ROBERT FRANK \(Zurich 1924 \- Nova Scotia 2019\) "Rainy day," c. 1955. Gelatin silver on Agfa paper. Signed in ink in lower left corner. Provenance: Christie's Paris, Photographies 10/11/2020, Lot 107. | Setdart Auction House | €3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-zurich-1924-nova-scotia-2019-rainy-day-c-1955-gelatin-silver-on-agfa-paper-signed-in-ink-in-lower-left-corner-provenance-christie-s-paris-photographies-10-11-2020-lot-107-49-c-d404916b38
2. 2023-12-02 | Robert Frank, The Americans \[2008 Steidl 1ST EDITION & 1ST PRINTING WITH THE RED OBI/BAND\] | Bucklin | $90 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-the-americans-2008-steidl-1st-edition-1st-printing-with-the-red-obi-band-290-c-0ef4e4e89f
3. 2021-11-19 | ROBERT FRANK \(1924–2019\) | OstLicht Auctions | €26,000
4. 2020-07-13 | ROBERT FRANK \- Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1955 | Phillips | $26,000
5. 2015-03-31 | ROBERT FRANK \(b. 1924\) Hollywood, 1955 signed, titled and dated in ink \(in | Christie's | $25,000
6. 2026-06-19 | Robert Frank \(American/Swiss, 1924\-2019\) Text by Thomas Jefferson and Delegates Photogravure in Bound Book 2010, 'The Declaration of Independence', H 15.5" W 11.5" | DuMouchelles | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-american-swiss-1924-2019-text-by-thomas-jefferson-and-delegates-photogravure-in-bound-book-2010-the-declaration-of-independence-h-15-5-w-11-5-1053-c-c41c0b3b6e
7. 2026-05-21 | Robert Frank \(1924\-2019\) Picnic In A Car Park, Fourth of July, 1955 | Chiswick Auctions | £3,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-picnic-in-a-car-park-fourth-of-july-1955-191-c-2711acfce6
8. 2026-04-17 | ROBERT FRANK \(1924–2019\). London, 1951. signed in ink \(margin\)image: 10 1/8 | Christie's | $38,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-london-1951-signed-in-ink-margin-image-10-1-8-122-c-62659ad8a5
9. 2025-12-11 | Robert Frank, Daytona Beach | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-daytona-beach-113-c-81a4f296d8
10. 2025-12-11 | Robert Frank, Platte River, Tennessee | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $12,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-platte-river-tennessee-111-c-ec8c651de5
11. 2025-11-19 | Robert Frank \(1924–2019\) The lines of my hand. | Piasa | €500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-the-lines-of-my-hand-73-c-641b16fac2
12. 2025-11-19 | Robert Frank \- Josef Koudelka \- Gabriele Basilico \- Raymond Depardon \- Fouad Elkoury and René Burri Beirut City Center. | Piasa | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-josef-koudelka-gabriele-basilico-raymond-depardon-fouad-elkoury-and-rene-burri-beirut-city-center-60-c-d898799383
13. 2025-11-04 | Robert Frank, Picnic in a Car Park, Fourth of July | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-picnic-in-a-car-park-fourth-of-july-247-c-18ac4ee770
14. 2025-11-04 | Robert Frank, Reno | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-reno-245-c-18abc0e01d
15. 2025-10-15 | ROBERT FRANK \(Zurich 1924 \- Nova Scotia 2019\) . "America," c. 1955. Gelatin silver on paper. Framed with museum glass. Signed in ink in the lower corner. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-zurich-1924-nova-scotia-2019-america-c-1955-gelatin-silver-on-paper-framed-with-museum-glass-signed-in-ink-in-the-lower-corner-165-c-3dd4c6fb94
16. 2025-10-09 | ROBERT FRANK \(1924–2019\). Negative Strips: The Americans, 1955\-56. signed, | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-negative-strips-the-americans-1955-56-signed-60-c-57b4816922
17. 2025-10-09 | ROBERT FRANK \(1924\-2019\). Belle Isle, Detroit, 1955. signed, titled and dat | Christie's | $38,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-belle-isle-detroit-1955-signed-titled-and-dat-59-c-9794053912
18. 2025-10-09 | ROBERT FRANK \(1924–2019\). Political Rally, Chicago, 1956. signed, titled an | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-political-rally-chicago-1956-signed-titled-an-58-c-834441ca72
19. 2025-10-09 | ROBERT FRANK \(1924–2019\). Chicago, 1956. signed and dated in ink \(margin\); | Christie's | $35,560 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-chicago-1956-signed-and-dated-in-ink-margin-57-c-83440568cb
20. 2025-10-09 | ROBERT FRANK \(1924\-2019\). Paris, 1949. signed, titled and dated in ink \(mar | Christie's | $6,985 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-paris-1949-signed-titled-and-dated-in-ink-mar-27-c-4774772b47
21. 2025-09-09 | Robert Frank \(1924 \- 2019\) \- Les Américains, 1958 | Finarte | €600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-les-americains-1958-122-c-b5f4ab3b43
22. 2025-07-31 | Robert Frank, Mary and Andrea on Third Avenue, NYC | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-mary-and-andrea-on-third-avenue-nyc-107-c-afc4305b07
23. 2025-05-22 | Robert Frank \(1924\-2019 \) | Chiswick Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-118-c-2634f9a9bd
24. 2025-05-08 | ROBERT FRANK \(1924\-2019\) New York Is \(Suburban mothers are often kept busy as "chauffeurs"\). 1958\-59. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-frank-1924-2019-new-york-is-suburban-mothers-are-often-kept-busy-as-chauffeurs-1958-59-116-c-3c218a4814

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