> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/michael-collins-2 · updated 2026-11-02 # Michael Collins ## What is Michael Collins’s work worth? {#value} As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 77 auction results for Michael Collins at 9 houses since 2008. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,165 including buyer’s premium (middle half $719–$2,137, n=11). The auction record is $6,604 for GLORIOUS EARTHRISE: the first Earthrise captured after trans-Earth injection (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 | GLORIOUS EARTHRISE: the first Earthrise captured after trans-Earth injection, 1969 | Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper | $6,604 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 2 | LM EAGLE AND EARTHRISE, 1969 | Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper | $5,050 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 3 | Lever de Terre et retour du module Eagle, 2012 | Épreuve chromogénique contrecollée sur aluminium | $3,440 | Ader | Nov 2020 | | 4 | 'FANTASTIC' ORBITAL SUNRISE OVER EARTH BEFORE TRANSLUNAR INJECTION, 1969 | Vintage chromogenic print on early resin coated Kodak paper | $2,137 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 5 | CRATER DAEDALUS ON THE FORBIDDING FAR SIDE OF THE MOON, 1969 | Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper | $2,137 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 6 | THE EAGLE HAS WINGS: LM Eagle descends for humanity's first landing on the surface of another world, 1969 | Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper | $1,554 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 7 | THE FIRST-EVER PHOTOGRAPH OF A MANNED SPACECRAFT BOOSTING IN SPACE, 1966 | Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper | $1,165 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | | 8 | APOLLO 11 - Earthrise During Humanity's First Moon Landing, 1969 | Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper | $1,093 | Dorotheum | Oct 2026 | | 9 | The full moon including the Sea of Tranquility and Apollo 11 landing site, 1969 | Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper | $783 | Christie's | May 2022 | | 10 | NEIL ARMSTRONG FLOATING WITH THE TV CAMERA IN THE TUNNEL CONNECTING LM EAGLE AND CSM COLUMBIA EN ROUTE TO THE MOON NASA, 16-24 July 1969, 1969 | Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper | $777 | Cornette de Saint Cyr (Bonhams) | Apr 2025 | **Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)** | Medium | Sales | Median | |---|---|---| | Photographs | 16 | $938 | **Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)** | Size | Sales | Median | |---|---|---| | Small (under 50 cm) | 15 | $783 | Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 77 results from 9 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data) Michael Collins is an artist with 91 auction lots recorded since 2008, median price $601. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page. A work by Michael Collins sold in 2026 for $1,093, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. ## What is a Michael Collins work worth? Across 62 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Michael Collins work is $601. The median Michael Collins photograph sells for $579 across 56 lots. The median Michael Collins painting sells for $741 across 1 lots. The median Michael Collins print sells for $294 across 1 lots. Small (under 50 cm) Michael Collins photographs typically sell for $275–$1,196 (the middle half of 50 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Prints & Editions | 1 | $294 | $294 | — | 2020-08-10 | | Paintings | 1 | $741 | $741 | — | 2008-11-25 | | Photography | 63 | $579‡ | $6,604 | 88.9% | 2026-03-12 | | Masterpieces (top of market) | 4 | $6,264†‡ | $14,628† | — | 2026-04-18 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Michael Collins's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (1 lots) median $294. Paintings (1 lots) median $741, record $741. A typical Michael Collins painting sells for around 2.5× the price of a typical print. At the top of the market (top 5% of sales, 4 lots) the median is $6,264. ## Price by size ### Photography | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 50 | $275–$1,196‡ | $538‡ | $6,604 | ‡ 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 | $6,604 | | Photography | 2015 | $5,745‡ | | Paintings | 2008 | $741 | | Prints & Editions | 2020 | $294 | ‡ 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 Michael Collins worth? Across 62 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Michael Collins work is $601. The median Michael Collins photograph sells for $579 across 56 lots. The median Michael Collins painting sells for $741 across 1 lots. The median Michael Collins print sells for $294 across 1 lots. Small (under 50 cm) Michael Collins photographs typically sell for $275–$1,196 (the middle half of 50 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 Michael Collins photograph? Based on 56 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Michael Collins photograph is $579. Some prices are not yet basis-verified (premium-inclusive or hammer). ### What is Michael Collins's most expensive photograph? The highest price recorded at auction for a Michael Collins photograph is $6,604. ### What is the average price of a small Michael Collins photograph? Based on 50 sold lots, the median auction price of a small Michael Collins photograph (small (under 50 cm)) is $538, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Some prices are not yet basis-verified (premium-inclusive or hammer). ### What is Michael Collins's auction record? Michael Collins's auction record is $6,604, set in 2025. --- Data last updated 2026-11-02. OpeningBid tracks 15,390,829 auction lots from 577 auction houses, refreshed nightly. Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Michael Collins auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/michael-collins-2 (updated 2026-11-02). 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.