Édouard Detaille
French · 1848–1912 · Painter, Printmaker
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille was a French academic painter and military artist noted for his precision and realistic detail. He was regarded as the "semi-official artist of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The trumpeter of Napoleon III's cuirassiersBonhams · $7,680≈ £6,161≈ €7,067Sign up to see
A French Cavalry Soldier -Jackson's International Auctioneers · $5,500≈ £4,423≈ €4,990Sign up to see
Portrait of French Hussar on HorsebackJackson's International Auctioneers · $5,000≈ £4,021≈ €4,536Sign up to see
Édouard Detaille’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).
Price trend
5 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
1 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 | 5 | 4 | 80% | $4kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 4 | 80% | $4kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 7 | 78% | $2.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 7 | 5 | 71% | $2.3kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $150Sign up | $150Sign up | $150Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.