Jean-Baptiste Descamps
1714–1791
Jean-Baptiste Descamps was a French writer on art and artists, and painter of village scenes. He later founded an academy of art and his son later became a museum curator. (Wikipedia)
Record prices
Étude de jeune garçonThierry de Maigret · €468≈ $531≈ £403Sign up to see
Jean-Baptiste Descamps’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).
Of the 2 lots by Jean-Baptiste Descamps recorded at auction between 2025 and 2026, 1 found a buyer (50%). The auction record in our data is Étude de jeune garçon, sold at Thierry de Maigret in June 2026 for $531Sign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Thierry de Maigret (1) and Chiswick Auctions (1).
Jean-Baptiste Descamps at auction: key figures
- Auction results
- 2
- Sold rate
- 50%
- Active at auction
- 2025–2026
- Median price
- $531Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $531Sign up free to see Étude de jeune garçon, Thierry de Maigret, Jun 2026
Top auction houses: Thierry de Maigret (1), Chiswick Auctions (1)
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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.
2 results
- €468≈ $531≈ £403Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–700
Jean-Baptiste Descamps: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Jean-Baptiste Descamps at auction?
$531Sign up free to see, for Étude de jeune garçon at Thierry de Maigret (June 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Jean-Baptiste Descamps?
The median sale price is $531Sign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Jean-Baptiste Descamps have sold at auction?
1 of 2 recorded lots sold between 2025 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Jean-Baptiste Descamps?
Chiswick Auctions and Thierry de Maigret account for the most recorded results. Chiswick Auctions · Thierry de Maigret
About Jean-Baptiste Descamps
Jean-Baptiste Descamps was a French writer on art and artists, and painter of village scenes. He later founded an academy of art and his son later became a museum curator.
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