What is a Honoré Daumier print worth?
1808–1879 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 72 works by Honoré Daumier with a published auction price sold between $215Sign up free to see and $4,788Sign up free to see, and the median is $714Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $427Sign up free to see across 53 sales. In the last five years the median was $5,310Sign up free to see across 19 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Honoré Daumier prices by medium
- Auction results
- 113
- Sold rate
- 64%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $714Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $163kSign up free to see Mère et Enfant, Grisebach, Nov 2011
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 53 | $160–$987Sign up free to see | $427Sign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 8 | $6.9k–$56.4kSign up free to see | $31.3kSign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 7 | $5.8k–$10.9kSign up free to see | $8.8kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Ketterer Kunst (20), im Kinsky (18), Kornfeld (17)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 44 | $245–$2.2kSign up free to see | $655Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 20 | $176–$23.7kSign up free to see | $612Sign up free to see |
Recent Honoré Daumier sales
- Deux études du Retour de l'Enfant prodigue, pen and ink on paper — $8,960Sign up free to see, Bonhams, May 21, 2026
- Enfants jouant sous des arbres, Tempera, Kreide und Bleistift auf chamoisfarbenem Bütten (Wasserzeichen: HUDELIS — $16,158Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Nov 28, 2025
- Three works from the Les Gens de justice portfolio, lithograph — $127Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Nov 14, 2025
- Un wagon de troisième classe, Ca. 1855-1860 — $100,296Sign up free to see, Kornfeld, Sep 12, 2025
- L'Avocat saluant, Bronze mounted on black marble base — $8,752Sign up free to see, Kornfeld, Sep 11, 2025
- L'Amateur d'art, Bronze — $10,628Sign up free to see, Kornfeld, Sep 11, 2025
- Ratapoil (Le rat à poil - Die nackte Ratte), Bronze — $46,261Sign up free to see, Kornfeld, Sep 11, 2025
- LES GENS DE JUSTICE, Litografías — $852Sign up free to see, Morton Subastas, Aug 20, 2025
Questions about Honoré Daumier prices
What is a Honoré Daumier print worth?
Based on 72 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Honoré Daumier have sold for a median of $714, and half of them sold between $215 and $4,788. For prints alone the median is $427 (53 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Honoré Daumier sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $163,321 for “Mère et Enfant” at Grisebach in November 2011.
Which Honoré Daumier medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $31,343 (8 sales).
How often do Honoré Daumier works sell at auction?
64% of the 113 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Honoré Daumier print?
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ArtSell has recorded 113 auction results for Honoré Daumier between 2002 and 2026, and 72 of them sold (64%).
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