Henri Rousseau
French · 1844–1910 · Painter, Printmaker
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier, a humorous description of his occupation… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Paysage avec châteauVan Ham · €208,250≈ $273,953≈ £175,870Sign up to see
Un matin de pluieKornfeld · CHF 225,000≈ $225,405≈ £169,733≈ €194,382Sign up to see
Paysage de neigeKornfeld · CHF 180,000≈ $184,662≈ £144,617≈ €165,364Sign up to see
Henri Rousseau’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
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 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 | 5 | 3 | 60% | $179kSign up | $185kSign up | $225kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 3 | 60% | $179kSign up | $185kSign up | $225kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $100kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $274kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $12.2kSign up | $12.2kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $274kSign up | $274kSign up | $274kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 6 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $839Sign up | $3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 6 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $839Sign up | $3kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.