Jacques Henri Lartigue: career timeline

French · 1894–1986 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 36 of 45 lots (80% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Jacques Henri Lartigue: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1900s	6	2	$3.4kSign up	Photograph
1910s	16	8	$4.8kSign up	Photograph
1920s	5	3	$993Sign up	Photograph
1930s	7	3	$1.7kSign up	Photograph
1940s	1	1	$7.3kSign up	Photograph
1950s	1	0	—	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1900s 6 works

Sold: 2 of 6
Median: $3.4kSign up
Average: $3.4kSign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 11.5 in (24 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (5), Other (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (2)

1905 Ma cousine Bichonnade, 40 rue Cortambert, ParisUnsold
1905 Chateau de Rouzat$5.3kSign up
1905 My cousin, Bichonnade, 40 rue Cortambert, ParisUnsold
c. 1906 Marie LancretResult not published
1906 Nanik et Monsieur Plantevigne’, Villerville 1906Unsold
c. 1906 Marie Lancret a well-known demi-mondaine who I found particularly seductive$1.6kSign up

1910s 16 works

Sold: 8 of 16
Median: $4.8kSign up
Average: $5.7kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 8.5 in (22 × 21 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (16)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1), Markets & villages (1)

1910 Zissou conduisant son "Bob a 4 roues" avec Oleo et Louis comme pass agers trop charge le Bob ve entrer dans un arbre$300Sign up
c. 1910 Untitled (Tennis Player)Unsold
1911 Maurice Lartigue (Zissou), Swimming Pool at Château de Rouzat$6.1kSign up
1911 Avenue des Acacias, ParisUnsold
1911 Zissou dans levent de l´helice de l´aeroplane Esnault - PelterieResult not published
1911 Zissou dans levent de l´helice de l´aeroplane Esnault - PelterieResult not published
1911 Liane de Lancy aux coursesUnsold
1911 Diver, RouzatUnsold
1912 Grand Prix DelageUnsold
1912 City Street Scene with Child on Horse$400Sign up
c. 1912 Selected Images$3.5kSign up
1912 Avenue des Acacias, Paris$8.1kSign up

Show 4 more (1910s)

1913 Grand Prix de l'A.C.F., Amiens, 12 Juillet$13.2kSign up
1915 Suzanne Lenglen$13.8kSign up
1919 Figural French Street Scene$400Sign up
1919 Sur la route de Paris à RouzatUnsold

1920s 5 works

Sold: 3 of 5
Median: $993Sign up
Average: $3kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 9 in (34 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (5)
Subjects: —

1927 Despian, Hendaye$7.7kSign up
1927 Hendaye, August 1927: Bibi with Shadow and Reflection$993Sign up
1928 Bibi, MarseilleUnsold
$Jacques Henri Lartigue, \r\n\r\nFamous Rowe Twins of Casino de Paris$ 1929 \r\n\r\nFamous Rowe Twins of Casino de Paris$450Sign up
1929 The Famous Rowe Twins of the Casino de ParisUnsold

1930s 7 works

Sold: 3 of 7
Median: $1.7kSign up
Average: $2.5kSign up
Typical size: 5.5 × 5.5 in (15 × 14 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (7)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

c. 1930 Renée Perle in Wide Trousers$1.7kSign up
c. 1930 Renée Perle Leaning on Automobile, Paris$264Sign up
c. 1930 Renée à la Piscine de la Chambre d'Amour, BiarritzUnsold
1930 Renée Perle, Portrait in Black Hat and Fur, ParisUnsold
1931 Renée Perle, ParisUnsold
1931 Renée Perle, Paris$5.5kSign up
c. 1932 Étude de MainsUnsold

1940s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $7.3kSign up
Average: $7.3kSign up
Typical size: 4.5 × 3 in (11 × 8 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (1)
Subjects: —

1942 Huguette Sabouret au Chateau des Essarts, Veyvialle, France$7.3kSign up

1950s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 24.5 × 19 in (62 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1950 Vaso di fioriUnsold

Creation date not recorded

9 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $1.6kSign up
Typical size: 5.5 × 7.5 in (14 × 19 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Photograph (1)
Subjects: Rabbits (1)

sold 2018 Hendaye$2.4kSign up
sold 2019 Suzanne Lenglen Training$1.8kSign up
sold 2019 La Singerde Course, Bunny III, Paris$625Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $550Sign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 13.5 in (24 × 34 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (6)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 Zissou dans levent de l´helice de l´aeroplane Esnault - PelterieResult not published
sold 2021 Cousin Caro and Mr. Plantevigne, Villeviller$875Sign up
sold 2024 Group of fifteen photographs$5kSign up
$Jacques Henri Lartigue, \r\n\r\nMy Big Cousin, Jean Huguet$ sold 2024 \r\n\r\nMy Big Cousin, Jean Huguet$550Sign up
sold 2024 Mardi Gras$400Sign up
sold 2024 A Collector's Portfolio$538Sign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Jacques Henri Lartigue auction results →