François Boucher
French · 1703–1770 · Painter, Printmaker
François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
YOUNG GIRL FEEDING CHICKENLempertz · €366,000≈ $473,750≈ £294,639Sign up to see
PASTORALELempertz · €24,400≈ $31,098≈ £19,572Sign up to see
A terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toiletteLempertz · €8,125≈ $8,594≈ £6,892Sign up to see
François Boucher’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
40 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
4 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 | 3 | 3 | 100% | $158kSign up | $869Sign up | $474kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $158kSign up | $869Sign up | $474kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 3 | 75% | $13.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $31.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | 75% | $13.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $31.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $85Sign up | $85Sign up | $100Sign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $85Sign up | $85Sign up | $100Sign up |
| Other | 5 | 4 | 80% | $3.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $8.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.