Henri Michaux
French · 1899–1984 · Painter, Draughtsman
Henri Michaux was a Belgian-born French experimental poet, writer and painter. Michaux is renowned for his strange, highly original poetry and prose, and also for his art: the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Peinture mescalinienneKetterer Kunst · €412,500≈ $500,239≈ £380,699Sign up to see
Ohne TitelLempertz · €36,000≈ $55,829≈ £28,296Sign up to see
Ohne TitelLempertz · €35,700≈ $47,967≈ £24,249Sign up to see
Henri Michaux’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
3 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 | 13 | 12 | 92% | $47.4kSign up | $5.8kSign up | $500kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 4 | 80% | $132kSign up | $10.7kSign up | $500kSign up |
| Acrylic | 8 | 8 | 100% | $5.4kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 47 | 42 | 89% | $13.5kSign up | $8.7kSign up | $55.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 10 | 10 | 100% | $7.9kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $18.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 7 | 7 | 100% | $5.8kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Drawing | 28 | 24 | 86% | $18.5kSign up | $14.7kSign up | $55.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 7 | 7 | 100% | $804Sign up | $337Sign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $364Sign up | $364Sign up | $364Sign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 6 | 100% | $878Sign up | $337Sign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $10kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $28.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $261kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | $5kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $24kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $14.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $9.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $9kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $20.7kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $15.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $32kSign up |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | $337Sign up |