Christian Bérard
French · 1902–1949 · Painter, Printmaker
Christian Bérard , also known as Bebè, was a French artist, fashion illustrator and designer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Portrait of a Young ManToomey & Co. · $66,000≈ £48,168≈ €56,434Sign up to see
Autoportrait sur la plage (Les Goudes)Bonhams · $40,960≈ £31,556≈ €37,922Sign up to see
Couple at the Bal des Quatre Saisons, Rue de LappePhillips · £20,000≈ $32,124≈ €24,036Sign up to see
Christian Bérard’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).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
26 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 3 | 100% | $26.8kSign up | $21.7kSign up | $41kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $26.8kSign up | $21.7kSign up | $41kSign up |
| Works on paper | 17 | 10 | 59% | $2.9kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 8 | 3 | 38% | $1.1kSign up | $792Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Gouache | 7 | 5 | 71% | $2.9kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $5.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.4kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Photography | 73 | 48 | 66% | $8.9kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $32.1kSign up |
| Photograph | 73 | 48 | 66% | $8.9kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $32.1kSign up |
| Other | 7 | 3 | 43% | $23.1kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $66kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | $11.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | $3kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | $13.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 3 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 14 | 10 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $345Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $10.3kSign up |