{"slug":"samuel-fosso","artist_id":"adec0f05-9410-4951-97f8-2ba50bf72cee","canonical_slug":"samuel-fosso","name":"Samuel Fosso","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Photography","lots_n":33,"sold_n":32,"median_price_usd_minor":1039843,"record_price_usd_minor":8500218,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":97,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-01","first_sale_year":2011},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":1,"sold_n":0,"median_price_usd_minor":null,"record_price_usd_minor":null,"record_basis":null,"priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":0,"last_sale_date":null,"first_sale_year":2021}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Photography","size_bucket":"large","lots_n":7,"sold_n":6,"median_price_usd_minor":1891870,"p25_price_usd_minor":1090043,"p75_price_usd_minor":2666196,"record_price_usd_minor":3120833,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-06-30"},{"bucket":"Photography","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":13,"sold_n":13,"median_price_usd_minor":1733796,"p25_price_usd_minor":1090978,"p75_price_usd_minor":2471937,"record_price_usd_minor":8500218,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2025-12-30"},{"bucket":"Photography","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":12,"sold_n":12,"median_price_usd_minor":240508,"p25_price_usd_minor":142650,"p75_price_usd_minor":627562,"record_price_usd_minor":1213150,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2025-11-15"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Photography","year":"2022","total_price_usd":8500218,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Photography","year":"2022","total_price_usd":8500218,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":2814318,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-11-02","value_block_hash":"d884f3ebd04ca1c275721319dfe99c2224051410","value":{"slug":"samuel-fosso","name":"Samuel Fosso","as_of":"2026-11-03","newest_result_date":"2026-10-01","results_total":32,"houses_total":8,"first_year":2011,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":1090978,"p25_usd_minor":649429,"p75_usd_minor":1891870,"n":7,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Le Marin, Tati Series","work_year":"2003","usd_minor":8500218,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2022,"sale_month":"2022-10","house_name":"Sotheby's","lot_id":"2fea6223-dc82-412c-8c6a-853450deb126"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Photographs","n":30,"median_usd_minor":986298}],"by_size":[{"band":"Large (over 120 cm)","n":6,"median_usd_minor":1891870},{"band":"Medium (50-120 cm)","n":13,"median_usd_minor":1733796},{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":12,"median_usd_minor":240508}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"La femme américaine libérée des années 70, Tati Series","work_year":"1997","medium":"Pigment print, printed later. Numbered 3 of 3 on the accompanying certificate of authenticity","usd_minor":3120833,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2021-03","lot_id":"a36a7e7a-3a64-4400-bcca-6d384ebd2314"},{"rank":2,"title":"Le Chef (Celui qui a vendu l'Afrique aux colons)","work_year":"1962","medium":"Photographs","usd_minor":2814318,"basis":"premium","house_name":"PIASA","sale_month":"2026-06","lot_id":"ba45508d-7684-4ada-829b-391274a7845e"},{"rank":3,"title":"LE CHEF: CELUI A VENDU L'AFRIQUE AUX COLONS, TATI SERIES","work_year":"1997","medium":"Chromogenic print","usd_minor":2626434,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2020-03","lot_id":"8977df6e-05d9-4a07-bb43-3ed56c522442"},{"rank":4,"title":"LA FEMME AMÉRICAINE LIBERÉE DES ANNÉES 70, TATI SERIES","work_year":"1997","medium":"Chromogenic print","usd_minor":2471937,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2020-03","lot_id":"b49d2cc4-1b81-4dfa-86ab-6dc7776a21d0"},{"rank":5,"title":"Le Chef: Celui Qui A Vendu L’Afrique Aux Colons (The Chief who Sold Africa to the Colonists)","work_year":"1997","medium":"Hand coloring","usd_minor":2269465,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2022-10","lot_id":"0cdc08c8-de6f-44c4-a327-ec5eefd57484"},{"rank":6,"title":"African Spirits (St Sébastien)","work_year":"1962","medium":"Samuel Fosso (né en 1962, Cameroun)","usd_minor":2221830,"basis":"premium","house_name":"PIASA","sale_month":"2026-06","lot_id":"c7b3afc1-8967-4a1b-a7fa-b3a776f3f4dc"},{"rank":7,"title":"Martin Luther King Speech, African Spirits Series","work_year":"2008","medium":"Laser exposed silver print, printed later","usd_minor":2080556,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2021-03","lot_id":"495674d5-a4bc-49aa-84e0-98c88011a3b1"}],"editions":[{"rank":1,"title":"Le Marin, Tati Series","work_year":"2003","medium":"Chromogenic print, printed 2003","usd_minor":8500218,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2022-10","lot_id":"2fea6223-dc82-412c-8c6a-853450deb126"},{"rank":2,"title":"Le Pirate, Tati Series","work_year":"2003","medium":"Chromogenic print, printed 2003","usd_minor":8500218,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2022-10","lot_id":"1f3ac98b-2215-4d3e-bad2-efa64d8c4b78"},{"rank":3,"title":"SM17, 70s Lifestyle Series","work_year":"1975-1978","medium":"Laser exposed silver print, printed later","usd_minor":1733796,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2021-03","lot_id":"6039a5d1-7cb9-4d85-9a62-78a5704f7a16"}]},"paragraph":"As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 32 auction results for Samuel Fosso at 8 houses since 2011. Over the last 24 months the median price was $10,910 including buyer’s premium (middle half $6,494–$18,919, n=7). The auction record is $85,002 for Le Marin, Tati Series (2022, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Samuel Fosso value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}