James Tissot

French · 1836–1902 · Painter, Printmaker

Jacques Joseph Tissot, better known as James Tissot, was a French painter, illustrator, and caricaturist. He was born to a drapery merchant and a milliner and decided to pursue… (Wikipedia)

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49lots offered2002–2026years recorded71%sold (24)$1.2kSign up free to seemedian price

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Sur la TamiseKetterer Kunst · Mar 2007€8,160≈ $10,867≈ £5,547Sign up to see
Von der TerrasseKetterer Kunst · Dec 2002€5,520≈ $5,523≈ £3,520Sign up to see
At the LouvreClarke Auction Gallery · Feb 2018$3,800≈ £2,705≈ €3,055Sign up to see

James Tissot’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 34 auction results for James Tissot between 2002 and 2026, of which 24 sold (71%). A further 15 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $107Sign up free to see to $10.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $10.9kSign up free to see for Sur la Tamise at Ketterer Kunst in March 2007. The most common medium is etchings (30 lots). Most results come from Leonard Auction (9), Toomey & Co. (9) and Bonhams (9).

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36 results

Louise
Etching · Paper
image size: 23 by 17,5cm; 42,5 by 37 by 2cm including frame
Strauss & Co · Mar 25, 2026 · Lot 119
ZAR 1,802≈ $107≈ £80≈ €92Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 500–800View at Strauss & Co ↗
UntitledIn the manner of the artist
Oil · Paper
H 6" W 9.5"
DuMouchelles · Dec 19, 2025 · Lot 1005
$4,000≈ £2,992≈ €3,415HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at DuMouchelles ↗
Le Banc de Jardin
Engraving
15.25 x 22 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 17, 2025 · Lot 196
$504≈ £372≈ €432$400 + $104 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Querelle d'amoureux (Wentworth 18), 1876
Etching · Paper · ed. edition of 50
sight 12 1/2 x 7 1/2in (31.7 x 19.1cm)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 13
$1,408≈ £1,102≈ €1,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
La Tamise (Wentworth 20), 1876
Etching · Paper
9 x 14in (22.8 x 35.6cm)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 14
$1,664≈ £1,302≈ €1,507Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Histoire ennuyeuse; L'ambiteuse, from La femme à Paris (Wentworth 32; 77), 1878; 1885
Etching · Paper · ed. edition of 100
first sight 13 x 8 1/2in (33 x 21.6cm); second sight 16 1/4 x 10 1/2in (41.2 x 26.7cm)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 15
$896≈ £701≈ €811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
Promenade dans la neige (Wentworth 48), 1880
Etching · Paper
22 1/4 x 10 3/8in (56.5 x 26.4cm)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 16
$1,408≈ £1,102≈ €1,275Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
La mystérieuse, from La femme à Paris (Wentworth 80), 1885
Etching · Paper
15 3/4 x 10in (40 x 25.4cm)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 17
$896≈ £701≈ €811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
Le Portique de la Galerie nationale à Londres (Wentworth 40), 1878
Etching · Paper
sight 15 1/2 x 8 3/4in (39.3 x 22.2cm)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 18
$960≈ £751≈ €869Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
Ces dames des chars, from La femme à Paris (Wentworth 78), 1885
Etching · Paper
15 3/4 x 10in (40 x 25.4cm)
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 19
$1,920≈ £1,503≈ €1,738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗

Also offered, result not published (15)

Lots by James Tissot that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

James Tissot prints (33)James Tissot etchings (30)

James Tissot: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by James Tissot at auction?

$10,867Sign up free to see, for Sur la Tamise at Ketterer Kunst (March 2007) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for James Tissot?

The median sale price is $1.2kSign up free to see across 24 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by James Tissot have sold at auction?

24 of 34 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 15 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell James Tissot?

Leonard Auction, Toomey & Co. and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Leonard Auction · Toomey & Co. · Bonhams

About James Tissot

Jacques Joseph Tissot, better known as James Tissot, was a French painter, illustrator, and caricaturist. He was born to a drapery merchant and a milliner and decided to pursue a career in art at a young age, coming to incorporate elements of realism, early Impressionism, and academic art into his work. He is best known for a variety of genre paintings of contemporary European high society produced during the peak of his career, which focused on the people and women's fashion of the Belle Époque and Victorian England, but he would also explore many medieval, biblical, and Japoniste subjects throughout his life. His career included work as a caricaturist for Vanity Fair under the pseudonym of Coïdé.

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In museum collections

In Full Sunlight (En plein soleil), ca. 1881
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Tea, 1872
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Spring Morning, ca. 1875
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Hide and Seek, c. 1877
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0