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Photography

Specialists

Diandra Donecker

Susanne Schmid

Sabina Mlodzianowski

Latest

The photography department has moved – we are looking forward to your visit in our new location at Fasanenstraße 27!

Main Focus

Grisebach has been auctioning photographic works since 1988 and is the market-leader in this field in Germany.

Our focus is on the 1920/30s in Europe, on the Subjective Photography/Fotoform movements of the 1950s, and on classic American photography. We successfully have been showcasing works by today’s international photographic avant-garde as represented by Bernd and Hilla Becher, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, and Candida Höfer.

To this day, the EUR 490,000 knockdown price we achieved for a photogram by László Moholy-Nagy remains the highest ever recorded in Germany for a single photo.

And we are heading towards even more dynamism, international visibility, and reach for photography –this autumn will see the launch of our “Online Only Photo Auctions” as an invitation to the new generations of bidders. We look forward to receiving your consignment offers!

20 Years of Photography

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Auction and consignments

Our next Online Only Auction will take place from 10 to 19 October 2025. We value your art - confidentially, without obligation and free of charge. Please send us an image of the artwork by post or email with details of the technique, year and size (unframed) - or use our appraisal request. You are also welcome to contact us by phone - we are here for you at any time.

Selected Results

László Moholy-Nagy

Untitled. Weimar, 1923/25. Vintage. Photogram. Unique work. 12.5 × 17.6 cm. Sold for 487,500 EUR (incl. premium)

Helmut Newton

”'Sie Kommen' (Dressed) Paris” / ”'Sie Kommen' (Naked) Paris”. 1981. 2 Gelatin silver prints. Sold for 200,000 EUR (incl. premium)

August Sander

Portraits from "People of the 20th Century". 1912–32. 70 Gelatin silver prints, printed by Gunther Sander 1961–63. Sold for 949,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Albert Renger-Patzsch

The Young Tree. 1929. Vintage. Gelatin silver print. 22.8 × 16.9 cm (23 × 17 cm). Sold for 70,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Wolfgang Tillmans

”Victoria Line” & ”Circle Line”. 2000. 2 C-prints. Each Fujicolor-Professional-paper. 37.3 × 26.8 cm and 37.3 × 27.6 cm (each 40.5 × 30.4 cm). Sold for 10,795 EUR (incl. premium)

Thomas Struth

”West 44th Street New York”. 1978. Gelatin silver print, 1987. Agfa paper. 38 × 53 cm (41 × 56.3 cm). Sold for 30,000 EUR (incl. premium)