Edgar Degas
French · 1834–1917 · Painter, Printmaker
Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Le petit déjeuner après le bainPhillips · $2,480,000≈ £2,017,244≈ €2,312,570Sign up to see
Au Louvre: Musée des Antiques - Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan GalleryKornfeld · CHF 400,000≈ $439,240≈ £338,972≈ €371,199Sign up to see
Trois danseusesPhillips · $279,400≈ £224,148≈ €257,085Sign up to see
Edgar Degas’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 123 auction results for Edgar Degas between 2004 and 2026, of which 86 sold (70%). A further 8 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $25Sign up free to see to $2.5MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $2.5MSign up free to see for Le petit déjeuner après le bain at Phillips in November 2023. The most common medium is etchings (32 lots). Most results come from Kornfeld (51), Artmark (19) and Sloans & Kenyon (18).
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- £950≈ $1,262≈ €1,110Sign up free to see
- Danseuse assise, circa 1878-1880$203,700≈ £151,788≈ €175,619Sign up free to see
- €1,000≈ $1,197≈ £868Sign up free to see
- Femme nue couchee (Reclining Nude Woman)After the artist$150≈ £112≈ €129Sign up free to see
- Femme nue couchee (Reclining Nude Woman)After the artist$175≈ £130≈ €150Sign up free to see
- Les Dessins de Degas: Reproduits en Fac-SimileAfter the artist$150≈ £112≈ €129Sign up free to see
- Studies for a Saint Christopher Carrying Christ and the artist's hand, circa 1860Attributed to the artist$3,000≈ £2,239≈ €2,560Sign up free to see
- The Young VisitorAfter the artist$325≈ £243≈ €277Sign up free to see
- Galatea, 1856$12,700≈ £9,723≈ €11,030Sign up free to see
- La toilette après le bain, 1882-1885CHF 100,000≈ $125,370≈ £92,579≈ €106,989Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (8)
Lots by Edgar Degas that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Edgar Degas works on paper (25)Edgar Degas pastels (7)Edgar Degas drawings (15)Edgar Degas prints (69)Edgar Degas etchings (32)Edgar Degas drypoints (9)Edgar Degas lithographs (20)Edgar Degas sculpture (12)
Edgar Degas: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Edgar Degas at auction?
$2,480,000Sign up free to see, for Le petit déjeuner après le bain at Phillips (November 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Edgar Degas?
The median sale price is $9.6kSign up free to see across 86 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Edgar Degas have sold at auction?
86 of 123 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2026. 8 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Edgar Degas?
Kornfeld, Artmark and Sloans & Kenyon account for the most recorded results. Kornfeld · Artmark · Sloans & Kenyon
