{"slug":"roman-vishniac","artist_id":"8465e548-2df2-4b88-a392-e5e346453d7f","canonical_slug":"roman-vishniac","name":"Roman Vishniac","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":7,"sold_n":7,"median_price_usd_minor":60000,"record_price_usd_minor":212500,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2024-05-16","first_sale_year":1993},{"bucket":"Masterpieces","lots_n":6,"sold_n":6,"median_price_usd_minor":2375000,"record_price_usd_minor":4320000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2021-05-27","first_sale_year":2008},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":2,"sold_n":1,"median_price_usd_minor":211200,"record_price_usd_minor":211200,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":50,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-15","first_sale_year":2026},{"bucket":"Photography","lots_n":92,"sold_n":74,"median_price_usd_minor":294000,"record_price_usd_minor":4320000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":80.4,"last_sale_date":"2026-06-05","first_sale_year":1992}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Photography","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":87,"sold_n":70,"median_price_usd_minor":294000,"p25_price_usd_minor":181875,"p75_price_usd_minor":503000,"record_price_usd_minor":4320000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-06-05"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Photography","year":"2010","total_price_usd":4320000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Photography","year":"2008","total_price_usd":3840000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2026","total_price_usd":211200,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2025","total_price_usd":321274,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-10-23","value_block_hash":"2fceb0bd2387c5981ccc44d3431d5afe5cf08465","value":{"slug":"roman-vishniac","name":"Roman Vishniac","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-10-15","results_total":82,"houses_total":13,"first_year":1992,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":221742,"p25_usd_minor":211200,"p75_usd_minor":321274,"n":5,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"The Vanished World","work_year":"1936-1938","usd_minor":4320000,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2010,"sale_month":"2010-10","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","lot_id":"96ee2905-c3e3-4a24-8842-81da6cf4ab7f"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Photographs","n":49,"median_usd_minor":300000},{"medium":"Works on paper","n":13,"median_usd_minor":288000},{"medium":"Other","n":19,"median_usd_minor":180000}],"by_size":[{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":71,"median_usd_minor":288000}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Cracow, A Jewish Street * Munkatch. Baruch Rabinovitch examining the Yeshiva Bahurim * Munkatch. The Beltser Rov Aaron and Baruch Rabinovitch of the Spira dynasty","work_year":null,"medium":"Ink","usd_minor":1500000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2021-05","lot_id":"2e9ac676-b088-4319-aa2d-2e93b25b2592"},{"rank":2,"title":"Isaac Street, Krakow","work_year":null,"medium":"Cartes-de-visite","usd_minor":1375000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Phillips","sale_month":"2016-04","lot_id":"4b18ad1d-ad46-406d-98eb-6ff35a51ce67"},{"rank":3,"title":"Sara (\"Flowers of her youth\")","work_year":"1939","medium":"Ink","usd_minor":1187500,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2014-04","lot_id":"fe5e8697-9ec6-483f-a089-e326edbce570"},{"rank":4,"title":"Scene in Warsaw Ghetto","work_year":"Late 1930s","medium":"Silver print","usd_minor":875000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2014-12","lot_id":"ccf969f6-94d6-4df7-b35d-462d0b6e899f"}],"editions":[{"rank":1,"title":"The Vanished World","work_year":"1936-1938","medium":"Silver prints","usd_minor":4320000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2010-10","lot_id":"96ee2905-c3e3-4a24-8842-81da6cf4ab7f"},{"rank":2,"title":"The Vanished World","work_year":"1936-1938","medium":"Photographs","usd_minor":3840000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2008-10","lot_id":"929420a6-2930-4f26-a532-9ae0d4e55d63"},{"rank":3,"title":"The Vanished World","work_year":"1936-1938","medium":"Photographs","usd_minor":2500000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2014-12","lot_id":"cd05908f-3464-4f70-a62d-1401814eff30"},{"rank":4,"title":"The Vanished World","work_year":"1977","medium":"Silver prints","usd_minor":2250000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2019-04","lot_id":"820d6c2a-5dda-4a64-a842-3bb02ad6e408"},{"rank":5,"title":"Einstein at Work","work_year":"1980","medium":"Silver prints","usd_minor":1500000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2017-10","lot_id":"e099ec3f-33bf-413b-ad1f-0a396fc4838a"},{"rank":6,"title":"The Vanished World","work_year":"1936","medium":"Photographs","usd_minor":1375000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2024-12","lot_id":"b5244062-813d-46ae-9a08-d6f313f54e9e"}]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 82 auction results for Roman Vishniac at 13 houses since 1992. Over the last 24 months the median price was $2,217 including buyer’s premium (middle half $2,112–$3,213, n=5). The auction record is $43,200 for The Vanished World (2010, Swann Auction Galleries). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Roman Vishniac value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}