Continental School
Israeli · 1917–1996
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Record prices
Women at a Fountain Near RuinsSloans & Kenyon · $22,000≈ £11,024≈ €13,942Sign up to see
Square ShapesSloans & Kenyon · $17,000≈ £10,580≈ €12,630Sign up to see
A portrait thought to be of Madame CrozatBonhams · $11,475≈ £8,338≈ €9,788Sign up to see
Continental School’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).
Lots sold
859
of 1,398 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
61%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1144 | 723 | 63% | $754Sign up | $300Sign up | $22kSign up |
| Oil | 1142 | 722 | 63% | $755Sign up | $304Sign up | $22kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $50Sign up | $50Sign up | $50Sign up |
| Works on paper | 138 | 75 | 54% | $236Sign up | $150Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 69 | 36 | 52% | $275Sign up | $140Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 7 | 6 | 86% | $262Sign up | $170Sign up | $579Sign up |
| Pastel | 20 | 12 | 60% | $181Sign up | $115Sign up | $538Sign up |
| Drawing | 29 | 12 | 41% | $184Sign up | $105Sign up | $450Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 62 | 28 | 45% | $102Sign up | $50Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Etching | 4 | 1 | 25% | $20Sign up | $20Sign up | $20Sign up |
| Engraving | 2 | 1 | 50% | $60Sign up | $60Sign up | $60Sign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 1 | 17% | $40Sign up | $40Sign up | $40Sign up |
| Print (other) | 50 | 25 | 50% | $109Sign up | $50Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Sculpture | 42 | 25 | 60% | $390Sign up | $250Sign up | $2.7kSign up |
| Other | 12 | 8 | 67% | $1.4kSign up | $871Sign up | $4.6kSign 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 | 11 | 10 | $325Sign up |
| 2025 | 77 | 57 | $190Sign up |
| 2024 | 97 | 68 | $196Sign up |
| 2023 | 85 | 57 | $357Sign up |
| 2022 | 49 | 24 | $155Sign up |
| 2021 | 63 | 43 | $190Sign up |
| 2020 | 56 | 43 | $200Sign up |
| 2019 | 79 | 55 | $200Sign up |
| 2018 | 67 | 48 | $173Sign up |
| 2017 | 68 | 42 | $210Sign up |
| 2016 | 55 | 34 | $388Sign up |
| 2015 | 70 | 43 | $450Sign up |
| 2014 | 92 | 39 | $300Sign up |
| 2013 | 111 | 57 | $750Sign up |
| 2012 | 99 | 45 | $300Sign up |
| 2011 | 80 | 39 | $425Sign up |
| 2010 | 86 | 54 | $250Sign up |
| 2009 | 46 | 27 | $300Sign up |
| 2008 | 42 | 30 | $200Sign up |
| 2007 | 27 | 17 | $325Sign up |
| 2006 | 8 | 3 | $472Sign up |
| 2005 | 26 | 20 | $566Sign up |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | $400Sign up |