Dominique Vivant Denon
1747–1825
Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. Denon was a diplomat for France under Louis XV and Louis XVI. He was appointed… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Scène d'atelier: une dame montre son œuvre à quatre amateurs et un enfantKetterer Kunst · €819≈ $1,043≈ £570Sign up to see
3 Blätter: "La Duchesse de Parme", "Catarina Citto", "die Erzählerin" nach Constantina ColtelliniKetterer Kunst · €488≈ $733≈ £448Sign up to see
Norditalienischer (?) Gebirgssee mit SchloßSchmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · €120≈ $135≈ £102Sign up to see
Dominique Vivant Denon’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 9 auction results for Dominique Vivant Denon between 2004 and 2025, of which 3 sold (33%). A further 4 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $135Sign up free to see to $1kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1kSign up free to see for Scène d'atelier: une dame montre son œuvre à quatre amateurs et un enfant at Ketterer Kunst in October 2004. The most common medium is etchings (7 lots). Most results come from Bertolami Fine Art (6), Farsettiarte (4) and Ketterer Kunst (2).
9 results
- €120≈ $135≈ £102Sign up free to see
- €488≈ $733≈ £448Sign up free to see
- €819≈ $1,043≈ £570Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–700
- Unsold / did not meet reserve
- Unsold / did not meet reserve
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–200
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–250
Also offered, result not published (4)
Lots by Dominique Vivant Denon that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Dominique Vivant Denon prints (9)Dominique Vivant Denon etchings (7)
Dominique Vivant Denon: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Dominique Vivant Denon at auction?
$1,043Sign up free to see, for Scène d'atelier: une dame montre son œuvre à quatre amateurs et un enfant at Ketterer Kunst (October 2004) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Dominique Vivant Denon?
The median sale price is $733Sign up free to see across 3 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Dominique Vivant Denon have sold at auction?
3 of 9 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2025. 4 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Dominique Vivant Denon?
Bertolami Fine Art, Farsettiarte and Ketterer Kunst account for the most recorded results. Bertolami Fine Art · Farsettiarte · Ketterer Kunst
About Dominique Vivant Denon
Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. Denon was a diplomat for France under Louis XV and Louis XVI. He was appointed as the first director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801, and is commemorated in the Denon Wing of the Louvre museum and in the Dominique-Vivant Denon Research Center. His two-volume Voyage dans la basse et la haute Egypte, 1802, was foundational for modern Egyptology.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0A Young Woman Sewing [recto], c. 1790
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0A Horseman Wearing a Grande Cockade [verso], c. 1790
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Profile Head of a Man in a Turban, 1820
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0