# Steve McCurry - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-09T03:05:45.418Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 203
- Lots with prices: 137
- First auction date: 2002-02-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-16
- Median realised price: $4,250
- Price range: $50 to $240,000

## Market Takeaway
Steve McCurry shows deep auction liquidity with 192 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,465. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-25.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,465\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,360 and $9,375.
- 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: 20.8% (27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 59.2% (77 sales)
- $10,000\+: 20% (26 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 19
- Previous 12 months sales: 13
- Recent 12 months median: $4,600
- Previous 12 months median: $1,360
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-25
- Days since latest sale: 24
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 22 lots
- Christie's: 21 lots
- Phillips: 18 lots
- Finarte: 12 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 12 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 11 lots
- Novartia: 6 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 5 lots
- Hessink's: 5 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-22 | Steve McCURRY \- Old Photo Engraving Proof \- Bamiyan Afghanistan 2006 | Kavanagh Auctions | CA$160 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-steve-mccurry-old-photo-engraving-proof-bamiyan-afghanistan-2006-387-c-03391d39f7
2. 2025-03-30 | AFGHAN GIRL PORTRAIT PRINT AFTER STEVE MCCURRY | Antique Arena Inc | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-afghan-girl-portrait-print-after-steve-mccurry-22-c-9544e84824
3. 2025-02-15 | AFGHAN GIRL PORTRAIT PRINT AFTER STEVE MCCURRY | Antique Arena Inc | $700
4. 2022-12-06 | Steve McCurry  \(born 1950\)   Camels in Dust Storm, Jaisaimer, India, 2010   | Hindman | N/A
5. 2026-04-16 | STEVE MCCURRY \(USA, 1950\). "Capturing life".2024. Issue 2670/2998. Limited and numbered edition. Artist's book, with 40 photographs, and complementary study book. Published by Artika Books. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-steve-mccurry-usa-1950-capturing-life-2024-issue-2670-2998-limited-and-numbered-edition-artist-s-book-with-40-photographs-and-complementary-study-book-published-by-artika-books-116-c-57ccbbd6ad
6. 2026-04-14 | Steve MCCURRY \(1950\) \- Hérat, Afghanistan 1992 | Hessink's | €260 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-steve-mccurry-1950-herat-afghanistan-1992-55-c-62327a310d
7. 2026-04-14 | Steve MCCURRY \(1950\) \- Ghazni Province, Afghanistan 1990 | Hessink's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-steve-mccurry-1950-ghazni-province-afghanistan-1990-54-c-17f517f299
8. 2026-04-01 | Steve McCurry \(1950\) \- Horse and Two Towers, Afghanistan, 2002 | Finarte | €7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-steve-mccurry-1950-horse-and-two-towers-afghanistan-2002-108-c-0927b2e40b
9. 2026-04-01 | Steve McCurry \(1950\) \- Mother and Child at Car Window, Bombay, India, 1993 | Finarte | €3,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-steve-mccurry-1950-mother-and-child-at-car-window-bombay-india-1993-106-c-22fdcdf09e
10. 2026-01-25 | Steve McCurry Photo Book "South Southeast" | Sarasota Estate Auction | N/A
11. 2025-12-03 | Steve McCurry, Afghan Girl, 1984 | Lempertz | €4,800
12. 2025-11-27 | Steve McCurry \(b.1950\) Man in Bamiyan Mosque, 2006 | Chiswick Auctions | £1,500
13. 2025-11-27 | Steve McCurry \(b.1950\) Afghan Girl \(Sharbat Gula\), 1984 | Chiswick Auctions | £6,000
14. 2025-11-10 | STEVE MCCURRY \- NASC. 1950 | Cabral Moncada Leilões | N/A
15. 2025-10-16 | Steve McCurry \(1950\) \- Astrologer, Varanasi, India, 1996 | Finarte | €9,500
16. 2025-10-16 | Steve McCurry \(1950\) \- Mother and Child at Car Window, India, 1993 | Finarte | €6,000
17. 2025-09-27 | Steve McCurry \(b. 1950\) | Hessink's | N/A
18. 2025-09-27 | Steve McCurry \(b. 1950\) | Hessink's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-steve-mccurry-b-1950-9-c-7424863b79
19. 2025-09-27 | Steve McCurry \(b. 1950\) | Hessink's | €10,000
20. 2025-09-11 | 3 signed photograph books by Steve McCurry | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-3-signed-photograph-books-by-steve-mccurry-288-c-6294f11b27
21. 2025-09-11 | Signed by Steve McCurry | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-signed-by-steve-mccurry-286-c-7024cfc9d1
22. 2025-09-11 | 8 photography books by Steve McCurry | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-8-photography-books-by-steve-mccurry-285-c-1754e3b82c
23. 2025-05-22 | Steve McCurry \(b.1950\) | Chiswick Auctions | £1,900
24. 2025-05-22 | Steve McCurry \(b.1950\) | Chiswick Auctions | £3,600

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