Erté Works on Paper: Auction Prices

French · 1892–1990

ArtSell has recorded 19 auction results for Erté works on paper between 2014 and 2026, of which 14 sold (74% sell-through). Prices realised range from $190 to $3,188, with a median of $788 across 14 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 7 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $3,188 for “Three Costume Designs for 'Venice in the 18th Century'” at Bonhams in 2021.

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1. 
   Untitled

   Gouache

   7 3/4 x 12 3/4 in

   Abell Auction Company · May 21, 2026 · Lot 63
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Abell Auction Company ↗
2. 
   Untitled

   Gouache · Paper

   5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in

   Abell Auction Company · May 21, 2026 · Lot 62
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Abell Auction Company ↗
3. 
   Robe pour la Promenade for Harper's Bazaar, 1922

   Drawing · Paper

   12¼ h x 9 w in (31 x 23 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · May 12, 2026 · Lot 347
   $704≈ £521≈ €600Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
4. 
   Robe d'après-midi for Harper's Bazaar, 1922

   Drawing · Paper

   12¼ h x 10 w in (31 x 25 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · May 12, 2026 · Lot 345
   $931≈ £688≈ €793Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
5. 
   Maître Pierre

   Gouache · Paper

   12¼ h x 8¼ w in (31 x 21 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Oct 28, 2025 · Lot 260
   $508≈ £383≈ €437Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
6. 
   Midsummer Fair

   Gouache · Paper

   30 x 22.5cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8in).

   Bonhams · Jun 13, 2025 · Lot 22
   £410≈ $554≈ €482Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   (Russian-born French Artist, 1892-1990), Torquemada - costume design for L'Heure Espagnole, 1945

   Gouache · Paper

   10 x 6.25 in

   Concept Art Gallery · May 15, 2025 · Lot 9
   Result not publishedEst. $800–1,400View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
8. 
   Quartette

   Gouache · Paper

   sight 14 x 10 1/4in (35.5 x 26cm); framed 28 1/4 x 24 1/2in (71.8 x 61cm)

   Bonhams · Jan 30, 2025 · Lot 300
   $3,072≈ £2,471≈ €2,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Untitled

   Gouache

   Sworders · Jun 26, 2024 · Lot 416
   £150≈ $190≈ €178HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Sworders ↗
10. 
    Untitled

    Gouache

    Sworders · Feb 22, 2024 · Lot 322
    £1,600≈ $2,026≈ €1,869HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Sworders ↗
11. 
    Untitled

    Gouache

    Sworders · Feb 22, 2024 · Lot 321
    £600≈ $760≈ €701HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Sworders ↗
12. 
    Nocturne de Chopin, 1978

    Gouache · Paper

    9⅜ h x 6⅛ w in (24 x 16 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Feb 15, 2024 · Lot 219
    $1,638≈ £1,306≈ €1,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
13. 
    Untitled

    Gouache · Paper

    H 15.5" W 10.5"

    DuMouchelles · Nov 17, 2023 · Lot 1073
    Result not publishedEst. $800–1,200View at DuMouchelles ↗
14. 
    Untitled, 1892

    Gouache

    Sworders · May 16, 2023 · Lot 167
    £450≈ $563≈ €518HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Sworders ↗
15. 
    La Symphonie Inachevée

    Watercolor · Paper

    37,2x27 cm

    Farsettiarte · Apr 22, 2023 · Lot 217
    Result not publishedEst. €800–1,200View at Farsettiarte ↗
16. 
    After the Rain, 1979

    Drawing

    8" x 25"

    Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 9, 2023 · Lot 398
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $320–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
17. 
    After the Rain, 1979

    Drawing

    8" x 25"

    Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 15, 2022 · Lot 269
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
18. 
    Untitled

    Gouache

    Sworders · Apr 5, 2022 · Lot 58
    £600≈ $788≈ €719HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Sworders ↗
19. 
    Untitled

    Gouache

    Sworders · Apr 5, 2022 · Lot 57
    £600≈ $788≈ €719HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Sworders ↗
20. 
    Untitled, 1940

    Gouache · Board

    H 16.625" W 11"

    DuMouchelles · Jan 29, 2021 · Lot 1018
    Result not publishedEst. $1,000–1,500View at DuMouchelles ↗
21. 
    Three Costume Designs for 'Venice in the 18th Century'

    Gouache

    each 12 3/4 x 8 3/8in (32.4 x 21.3cm)

    Bonhams · Jan 13, 2021 · Lot 24
    $3,188≈ £2,331≈ €2,620Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    La Merè du Faubourg St. Germain

    Watercolor · Paper

    33,5x26,5 cm

    Farsettiarte · Apr 13, 2019 · Lot 262
    Result not publishedEst. €50–100View at Farsettiarte ↗
23. 
    'Troupe de danseurs'

    Gouache

    37.8 x 26.4cm (14 7/8 x 10 3/8in).

    Bonhams · Sep 27, 2017 · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    - ''The Four Emotions''- suite of 4 silkscreens in color, 1982, all signed and numbered 26/300 in white

    Drawing · ed. 26/300

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Oct 24, 2015 · Lot 512
    Result not publishedEst. $1,000–2,000View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
25. 
    Final Constant- La Plume de ma Tante, 1959

    Gouache · Paper

    10-1/2 x 14-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 15, 2014 · Lot 276
    $1,300≈ £830≈ €1,045HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
26. 
    La Rose «Belle de Lyon»

    Gouache · Paper

    35,8x28,1 cm

    Farsettiarte · Oct 27, 2012 · Lot 560
    Result not publishedEst. €1,200–1,500View at Farsettiarte ↗

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