French School
French · 1703–1770
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Record prices
IM ATELIER DES MALERS oder "DIE DREI GRAZIEN".Lempertz · €32,130≈ $40,506≈ £22,154Sign up to see
Juno and ArgusBonhams · $18,750≈ £11,555≈ €14,763Sign up to see
PORTRÄT DER ELISABETH CHARLOTTE VON ORLÉANS (?) ALS NYMPHE.Lempertz · €10,800≈ $16,738≈ £8,570Sign up to see
French School’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).
Lots sold
374
of 606 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
62%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 417 | 271 | 65% | $1.5kSign up | $531Sign up | $40.5kSign up |
| Oil | 415 | 269 | 65% | $1.5kSign up | $531Sign up | $40.5kSign up |
| Tempera | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $180Sign up | $180Sign up | $180Sign up |
| Works on paper | 133 | 80 | 60% | $708Sign up | $278Sign up | $11.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 37 | 20 | 54% | $584Sign up | $213Sign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 11 | 7 | 64% | $833Sign up | $313Sign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Pastel | 40 | 31 | 78% | $861Sign up | $384Sign up | $11.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 38 | 20 | 53% | $593Sign up | $225Sign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 24 | 9 | 38% | $223Sign up | $60Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Etching | 3 | 1 | 33% | $256Sign up | $256Sign up | $256Sign up |
| Engraving | 3 | 2 | 67% | $516Sign up | $516Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 16 | 5 | 31% | $136Sign up | $60Sign up | $400Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $40Sign up | $40Sign up | $40Sign up |
| Photography | 3 | 1 | 33% | $70Sign up | $70Sign up | $70Sign up |
| Photograph | 3 | 1 | 33% | $70Sign up | $70Sign up | $70Sign up |
| Sculpture | 15 | 3 | 20% | $1.8kSign up | $375Sign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Other | 14 | 10 | 71% | $1.4kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 17 | $281Sign up |
| 2025 | 66 | 54 | $225Sign up |
| 2024 | 40 | 32 | $225Sign up |
| 2023 | 50 | 37 | $502Sign up |
| 2022 | 35 | 14 | $425Sign up |
| 2021 | 14 | 12 | $532Sign up |
| 2020 | 11 | 7 | $510Sign up |
| 2019 | 28 | 13 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 20 | 14 | $325Sign up |
| 2017 | 24 | 15 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 18 | 10 | $425Sign up |
| 2015 | 19 | 10 | $788Sign up |
| 2014 | 28 | 17 | $625Sign up |
| 2013 | 45 | 23 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 44 | 20 | $775Sign up |
| 2011 | 11 | 4 | $650Sign up |
| 2010 | 25 | 13 | $375Sign up |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 | $425Sign up |
| 2008 | 25 | 13 | $600Sign up |
| 2007 | 34 | 24 | $675Sign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | $767Sign up |
| 2005 | 16 | 10 | $1kSign up |
| 2004 | 9 | 6 | $350Sign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $2kSign up |