> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/james-irwin-2 · updated 2026-11-03 # James Irwin ## What is James Irwin’s work worth? {#value} As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 53 auction results for James Irwin at 6 houses since 2015. Over the last 24 months the median price was $699 including buyer’s premium (middle half $601–$848, n=12). The auction record is $7,381 for LUNAR SURFACE PANORAMA: the majestic Hadley-Apennine valley, station 6a (2025, Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams)). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database. **Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture** | # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LUNAR SURFACE PANORAMA: the majestic Hadley-Apennine valley, station 6a, 1971 | Original montage comprising six vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper collaged together | $7,381 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 2 | DAVID SCOTT, THE ROVER AND THE AWE-INSPIRING HADLEY CANYON, STATION 2, 1971 | Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper | $1,360 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 3 | APOLLO 15 - David Scott Beside the Lunar Rover at Station 10, 1971 | Vintage gelatin silver print | $947 | Dorotheum | Oct 2026 | | 4 | DAVID SCOTT EXAMINING A BOULDER AT STATION 2 AFTER THE FIRST EXCURSION WITH THE LUNAR ROVER James Irwin, 26 July - 7 August 1971, EVA 1, 1971 | Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper | $815 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 5 | DAVID SCOTT TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS IN FRONT OF THE HADLEY-APENNINE MOUNTAINS AT STATION 6, 1971 | Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper | $815 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 6 | [Apollo 15] HADLEY BASE NESTLED AT THE FOOT OF THE TOWERING APENNINE MOUNTAIN RANGE, 1971 | Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper | $737 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 7 | [Apollo 15] DAVID SCOTT LEANING IN ONE-SIXTH GRAVITY, SETTING UP EXPERIMENTS AT HADLEY, 1971 | Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper | $660 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 8 | DAVID SCOTT AT THE LUNAR ROVER IN FRONT OF HADLEY CANYON AND MOUNT HADLEY DELTA, STATION 9A, 1971 | Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper | $621 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 9 | [Apollo 15] DOCKING OF LM FALCON WITH SPACE FIREFLIES EN ROUTE TO THE MOON, 1971 | Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper | $621 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 10 | DUNE CRATER IN FRONT OF MOUNT HADLEY AT STATION 4, 1971 | Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper | $543 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | **Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)** | Medium | Sales | Median | |---|---|---| | Photographs | 14 | $640 | **Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)** | Size | Sales | Median | |---|---|---| | Small (under 50 cm) | 13 | $621 | Data as of 3 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 53 results from 6 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data) James Irwin is an artist with 76 auction lots recorded since 2012, median price $499. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page. A work by James Irwin sold in 2026 for $947, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. ## What is a James Irwin work worth? Across 53 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a James Irwin work is $499. The median James Irwin photograph sells for $484 across 50 lots. Small (under 50 cm) James Irwin photographs typically sell for $248–$731 (the middle half of 48 sold lots). Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ## Price breakdown by category | Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Photography | 64 | $484†‡ | $7,381 | 78.1% | 2026-09-15 | | Masterpieces (top of market) | 3 | $1,915‡ | $7,381 | — | 2025-04-28 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. ## Price by size ### Photography | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 48 | $248–$731‡ | $484‡ | $1,915‡ | ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Size is the work's longest edge. Cells appear only with at least 5 sold lots. ## Notable results | Medium | Year | Price | |---|---|---| | Photography | 2025 | $7,381 | | Photography | 2015 | $1,915‡ | ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is a James Irwin worth? Across 53 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a James Irwin work is $499. The median James Irwin photograph sells for $484 across 50 lots. Small (under 50 cm) James Irwin photographs typically sell for $248–$731 (the middle half of 48 sold lots). Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is the average price of a James Irwin photograph? Based on 50 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a James Irwin photograph is $484. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is James Irwin's most expensive photograph? The highest price recorded at auction for a James Irwin photograph is $7,381. ### What is the average price of a small James Irwin photograph? Based on 48 sold lots, the median auction price of a small James Irwin photograph (small (under 50 cm)) is $484, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Some prices are not yet basis-verified (premium-inclusive or hammer). ### What is James Irwin's auction record? James Irwin's auction record is $7,381, set in 2025. --- Data last updated 2026-11-03. OpeningBid tracks 15,596,131 auction lots from 579 auction houses, refreshed nightly. Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “James Irwin auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/james-irwin-2 (updated 2026-11-03). Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.