French School Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1703–1770

French School oil paintings have appeared at auction 453 times in ArtSell’s records between 2003 and 2026; 291 sold, a sell-through rate of 64%. The median price realised is $625Sign up free to see across 291 priced sales; the middle half sold for $250Sign up free to see–$1.6kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $40.5kSign up free to see for IM ATELIER DES MALERS oder "DIE DREI GRAZIEN". at Lempertz in May 2005. Most results come from Sloans & Kenyon (198), Bonhams (172) and Jackson's International Auctioneers (60).

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1. 
   Children Playing in the Luxembourg Gardens

   Oil · Canvas

   18 in. x 14 ¾ in

   Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 16, 2013 · Lot 1376
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
2. 
   ''Le Cirque" (The Circus)

   Oil · Canvas

   Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 16, 2013 · Lot 1209
   $650≈ £420≈ €488HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
3. 
   Market Stalls and Tower Outside a Walled Town

   Oil · Canvas

   13 in. x 10 1/4 in

   Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 16, 2013 · Lot 1027
   $90≈ £58≈ €68HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–250View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
4. 
   Mother and Daughter with Basket of Flowers

   Oil · Board

   15 1/2 in. x 13 in

   Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 16, 2013 · Lot 1015
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
5. 
   Brume Sur le Canal

   Oil · Board

   11 in. x 14 in

   Sloans & Kenyon · Jan 26, 2013 · Lot 565
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
6. 
   A still life with marguerites and other flowers in a glass vase

   Oil · Canvas

   21 x 15 3/4in

   Bonhams · Jan 20, 2013 · Lot 3056
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   A portrait of a nobleman, bust-length, wearing red robes and an embroidered waistcoat

   Oil · Canvas

   32 1/2 x 25 3/4in

   Bonhams · Jan 20, 2013 · Lot 3053
   $375≈ £236≈ €281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   A view of the ruins of Aqua Claudia, Rome with figures in the foreground

   Oil · Canvas

   15 1/4 x 12 1/2in

   Bonhams · Jan 20, 2013 · Lot 3019
   $750≈ £472≈ €563Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   A dancer with a lyre

   Oil · Canvas

   30 x 20in

   Bonhams · Jan 13, 2013 · Lot 7030
   $1,375≈ £857≈ €1,031Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    A moment in time

    Oil · Canvas

    31 x 25in

    Bonhams · Jan 13, 2013 · Lot 7024
    $1,750≈ £1,090≈ €1,312Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    A portrait of a young woman with a tambourine

    Oil · Canvas

    23 1/2 x 20in

    Bonhams · Jan 13, 2013 · Lot 7007
    $1,625≈ £1,012≈ €1,218Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    A couple dancing outside an inn

    Oil · Panel

    8 x 13 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2012 · Lot 4674
    $475≈ £299≈ €373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $750–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    A view of the ruins of Aqua Claudia, Rome with figures in the foreground

    Oil · Canvas

    15 1/4 x 12 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2012 · Lot 4014
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    A portrait of a nobleman, bust-length, wearing red robes and an embroidered waistcoat

    Oil · Canvas

    32 1/2 x 25 3/4in

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2012 · Lot 4013
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    The Crucifixion

    Oil · Board

    22.75 inches x 15.6 inches (57.8 x 39.6 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 13, 2012 · Lot 90
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–400View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
16. 
    Portrait of Christ

    Oil · Canvas

    22 inches x 18 inches (56 x 36 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 13, 2012 · Lot 84
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
17. 
    Portrait of a Bishop

    Oil · Canvas

    18.75 inches x 14 inches (47.7 x 35.5 cm), unframed

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 13, 2012 · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–400View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
18. 
    Vita Bulla

    Oil · Canvas

    16.7 inches x 19.75 inches (42.5 x 50.2 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 13, 2012 · Lot 15
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
19. 
    A portrait of a gentleman holding a drawing tool

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 22 1/4in

    Bonhams · Oct 21, 2012 · Lot 7013
    $813≈ £507≈ €623Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    A peasant woman and childen in a landscape

    Oil · Canvas

    36 x 25 3/4in

    Bonhams · Oct 21, 2012 · Lot 7004
    $400≈ £249≈ €307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    An interior of a study

    Oil · Canvas

    25 x 30in

    Bonhams · Sep 23, 2012 · Lot 4003
    $1,875≈ £1,157≈ €1,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    A portrait of a young woman standing next to an urn on a pedestal

    Oil · Canvas

    36 x 27 3/4in

    Bonhams · Sep 16, 2012 · Lot 7015
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Bather

    Oil · Board

    9 3/4 in. x 9 3/4 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 15, 2012 · Lot 1072
    $650≈ £401≈ €496HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
24. 
    A portrait of a gentleman holding a drawing tool

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 22 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 26, 2012 · Lot 7006
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Two figures in a landscape

    Oil · Canvas

    51 3/4 x 38 3/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 26, 2012 · Lot 7001
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    Arab musicians

    Oil · Canvas

    oval, 12 x 9in

    Bonhams · Aug 19, 2012 · Lot 2032
    $1,625≈ £1,035≈ €1,321Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    A portrait of a nobleman, bust-length, wearing red robes and an embroidered waistcoat

    Oil · Canvas

    32 1/2 x 25 3/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 19, 2012 · Lot 2031
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
28. 
    A woodland interior

    Oil · Canvas

    25 3/4 x 32in

    Bonhams · Aug 19, 2012 · Lot 2029
    $1,750≈ £1,115≈ €1,423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    A young beauty

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 24 3/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 19, 2012 · Lot 2028
    $1,000≈ £637≈ €813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    The bathers

    Oil · Canvas

    28 1/2 x 43in

    Bonhams · Jul 29, 2012 · Lot 7018
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Figures outside a thatched roof cottage

    Oil · Canvas

    13 x 16in

    Bonhams · Jul 29, 2012 · Lot 7017
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
32. 
    Waiting backstage

    Oil · Canvas

    20 1/4 x 24in

    Bonhams · Jul 22, 2012 · Lot 1019
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    An extensive landscape with Jacob wrestling the Angel in the foreground

    Oil · Canvas

    20 1/2 x 31 3/4in

    Bonhams · Jul 22, 2012 · Lot 1018
    $625≈ £403≈ €512Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    A fond farewell

    Oil · Panel

    28 1/2 x 37 1/4in

    Bonhams · Jul 22, 2012 · Lot 1017
    $563≈ £362≈ €461Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    A portrait of a man, thought to be the Emperor Charlemagne

    Oil · Panel

    18 1/2 x 14in

    Bonhams · Jul 22, 2012 · Lot 1016
    $4,000≈ £2,577≈ €3,279Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    Profile of a Woman in Persian Attire Circa 1880

    Oil · Canvas

    29.75 inches x 26 inches (75.5 x 66 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · May 22, 2012 · Lot 236
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
37. 
    Portrait of Christ, circa 1840

    Oil · Canvas

    22 inches x 18 inches (56 x 36 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · May 22, 2012 · Lot 206
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
38. 
    Lady Knitting Under a Tree with Flock of Sheep

    Oil · Canvas

    18 in. x 25 1/2 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · May 4, 2012 · Lot 1455
    $850≈ £526≈ €647HammerSign up free to seeEst. $900–1,200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
39. 
    Farm House

    Oil · Canvas

    11 1/2 in. x 14 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · May 4, 2012 · Lot 1134
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
40. 
    Diana and Endymion

    Oil · Canvas

    29 x 24 1/4in

    Bonhams · Apr 15, 2012 · Lot 5022
    $3,750≈ £2,369≈ €2,879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    A fond farewell

    Oil · Panel

    28 1/2 x 37 1/4in

    Bonhams · Apr 15, 2012 · Lot 5021
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    An extensive landscape with figures and cattle in the foreground

    Oil · Panel

    9 1/4 x 12 3/4in

    Bonhams · Apr 15, 2012 · Lot 5020
    $688≈ £434≈ €528Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    Portrait of Francois Pierre Cardinal De Foix

    Oil · Canvas

    13 inches x 9.5 inches (33 cm x 24 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 15, 2011 · Lot 99
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–700View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
44. 
    Children at play

    Oil · Panel

    9 1/2 x 6 1/4in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2011 · Lot 7029
    $3,125≈ £2,013≈ €2,315Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
45. 
    Hillside Village with Church

    Oil · Canvas

    9 1/2 in. x 12 1/2 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 16, 2011 · Lot 116
    $200≈ £127≈ €145HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
46. 
    Afternoon Delight, 1895

    Oil · Canvas

    25.25 inches x 20 inches (64.1 x 50.8 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · May 24, 2011 · Lot 105
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–700View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
47. 
    Pheasant Shoot

    Oil · Board

    9 1/4 in. x 12 3/4 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 15, 2011 · Lot 1257
    $400≈ £245≈ €277HammerSign up free to seeEst. $700–1,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
48. 
    Hillside Village with Church

    Oil · Canvas

    9 1/2 in. x 12 1/2 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 15, 2011 · Lot 843
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
49. 
    Sun-Drenched Street Scene

    Oil · Canvas

    19 in. x 24 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 15, 2011 · Lot 842
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–700View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
50. 
    View of Versailles with Fountain

    Oil · Canvas

    15 in. x 18 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 11, 2011 · Lot 1238
    $900≈ £563≈ €665HammerSign up free to seeEst. $900–1,200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗

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