Jacques Lipchitz
French · 1891–1973 · Painter, Printmaker
Jacques Lipchitz was a Lithuanian-born French-American Cubist sculptor. Lipchitz retained highly figurative and legible components in his work leading up to 1915–16, after… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Homme Assis à la Clarinette II 1971 (after a 1919-20 plaster)Menzies · A$1,288,636≈ $897,110≈ £589,544≈ €798,069Sign up to see
Arlequin à la ClarinetteMenzies · A$842,727≈ $885,622≈ £554,345≈ €623,151Sign up to see
Homme Assis à la Clarinette II 1971 (conceived 1919-20)Menzies · A$981,818≈ $742,932≈ £551,668≈ €627,000Sign up to see
Jacques Lipchitz’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).
ArtSell has recorded 80 auction results for Jacques Lipchitz between 2005 and 2026, of which 68 sold (85%). A further 8 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $123Sign up free to see to $897kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $897kSign up free to see for Homme Assis à la Clarinette II 1971 (after a 1919-20 plaster) at Menzies in September 2015. The most common medium is sculpture (38 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (13), Phillips (12) and Rago Auctions (8).
80 results · page 1 of 2
- Oceanide, 1958$12,900≈ £9,630≈ €11,227Sign up free to see
- Head of a Woman, 1963$8,960≈ £6,742≈ €7,873Sign up free to see
- Miraculous Catch, 1958$15,480≈ £11,545≈ €13,352Sign up free to see
- Pregnant Woman, 1912$44,800≈ £33,383≈ €38,624Sign up free to see
- $102,100≈ £76,080≈ €88,025Sign up free to see
- Hagar I, 1948$70,350≈ £52,422≈ €60,652Sign up free to see
- $35,840≈ £26,706≈ €30,899Sign up free to see
- Myrrah, 1942$25,800≈ £19,225≈ €22,243Sign up free to see
- Harlequin with Accordion, 1926$54,180≈ £40,220≈ €45,896Sign up free to see
- The Tower and its Shadow, 1962$6,400≈ £4,758≈ €5,445Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (8)
Lots by Jacques Lipchitz that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Jacques Lipchitz works on paper (12)Jacques Lipchitz drawings (7)Jacques Lipchitz prints (25)Jacques Lipchitz etchings (5)Jacques Lipchitz lithographs (17)Jacques Lipchitz sculpture (38)
Jacques Lipchitz: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Jacques Lipchitz at auction?
$897,110Sign up free to see, for Homme Assis à la Clarinette II 1971 (after a 1919-20 plaster) at Menzies (September 2015) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Jacques Lipchitz?
The median sale price is $2.8kSign up free to see across 67 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Jacques Lipchitz have sold at auction?
68 of 80 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026. 8 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Jacques Lipchitz?
Bonhams, Phillips and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Phillips · Rago Auctions
Jacques Lipchitz signature
42 catalogued lots by Jacques Lipchitz record a signature line. The most common placement is on the base (50% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Incised with the artist's signature "Lipchitz" lower edge of the reverse
— Myrrah, Phillips, May 21, 2026Signed with the artist's initials "JL." upper left
— Study for Pastorale, Phillips, Jul 2, 2020Signed with the artist's initials 'JL.' upper left
— Study for Pastorale, Phillips, Feb 14, 2020
About Jacques Lipchitz
Jacques Lipchitz was a Lithuanian-born French-American Cubist sculptor. Lipchitz retained highly figurative and legible components in his work leading up to 1915–16, after which naturalist and descriptive elements were muted, dominated by a synthetic style of Crystal Cubism. In 1920 Lipchitz held his first solo exhibition, at Léonce Rosenberg's Galerie L'Effort Moderne in Paris where he was counted as part of the School of Paris. Fleeing the Nazis he moved to the US and settled in New York City and eventually Hastings-on-Hudson. While in the US, he created a number of his best-known works, including the outdoor sculptures The Song of the Vowels, Birth of the Muses, and Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, the last of which was completed after his death.
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In museum collections
Le chant des voyelles, 1931
Kröller-Müller Museum · Public domainLe cri (Le couple), 1928
Kröller-Müller Museum · Public domainBellerophon Taming Pegasus, 1977
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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