James Ensor
Belgian · 1860–1949 · Painter, Printmaker
James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. He was… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Fleurs fines, formes légèresPhillips · £245,100≈ $327,503≈ €281,892Sign up to see
The ,Haute Barrière‘ outside Ostend (La ,Haute Barrière‘ aux environs d'Ostende)Grisebach · €125,000≈ $141,738≈ £106,418Sign up to see
Les Sept Péchés Capitaux (Die sieben Todsünden)Ketterer Kunst · €36,180≈ $41,267≈ £30,787Sign up to see
James Ensor’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
4 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 | 4 | 3 | 75% | $160kSign up | $142kSign up | $328kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 3 | 75% | $160kSign up | $142kSign up | $328kSign up |
| Works on paper | 12 | 12 | 100% | $8.2kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $21.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 12 | 12 | 100% | $8.2kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $21.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 54 | 50 | 93% | $5.9kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $41.3kSign up |
| Etching | 49 | 45 | 92% | $6.2kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $41.3kSign up |
| Drypoint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 75% | $6.2kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $11kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 10 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | $2kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $11kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $4kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $864Sign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |