Charles Nègre
French · 1820–1880 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
Versant de la colline avec cascade et personnage (Slope of the hill with waterfall and figure)Phillips · $112,500≈ £84,995≈ €95,720Sign up to see
Arles, Porte des ChâtaignesPhillips · $62,500≈ £49,984≈ €58,625Sign up to see
Self-Portrait in Orientalist CostumePhillips · $37,500≈ £29,990≈ €35,175Sign up to see
Charles Nègre’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 7 auction results for Charles Nègre between 2005 and 2017, of which 6 sold (86%). Recorded sale prices range from $2.2kSign up free to see to $113kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $113kSign up free to see for Versant de la colline avec cascade et personnage (Slope of the hill with waterfall and figure) at Phillips in October 2017. The most common medium is photographs (5 lots). Most results come from Phillips (6) and Lempertz (1).
7 results
- Versant de la colline avec cascade et personnage (Slope of the hill with waterfall and figure), circa 1865$112,500≈ £84,995≈ €95,720Sign up free to see
- $11,250≈ £8,500≈ €9,572Sign up free to see
- $30,000≈ £24,118≈ €28,166Sign up free to see
- $62,500≈ £49,984≈ €58,625Sign up free to see
- Self-Portrait in Orientalist Costume, circa 1860$37,500≈ £29,990≈ €35,175Sign up free to see
- €1,666≈ $2,159≈ £1,135Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000
Charles Nègre: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Charles Nègre at auction?
$112,500Sign up free to see, for Versant de la colline avec cascade et personnage (Slope of the hill with waterfall and figure) at Phillips (October 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Charles Nègre?
The median sale price is $33.8kSign up free to see across 6 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Charles Nègre have sold at auction?
6 of 7 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2017.
Which auction houses sell Charles Nègre?
Phillips and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Lempertz
About Charles Nègre
In museum collections
The Refectory of the Imperial Asylum at Vincennes, 1858–59
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0A Street in Grasse, 1852
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Asile impériale de Vincennes, vue de Charenton, 1858–59
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Le Midi de la France, 1850s–60s
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0