Jean Jansem
French · 1920–2013 · Painter, Sculptor
Hovhannes "Jean" Semerdjian, also known as Jean Jansem, was a French-Armenian painter. Jansem's artworks are internationally known, and are part of museum collections… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Modèle endormiRavenel · NT$1,680,000≈ $55,742≈ £43,366≈ €49,695Sign up to see
Nature morte au pot bleuBonhams · $39,000≈ £19,762≈ €28,988Sign up to see
(French, b. 1920)Bonhams · $32,313≈ £16,988≈ €24,938Sign up to see
Jean Jansem’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).
Lots sold
62
of 80 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
78%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
7 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 | 23 | 21 | 91% | $12kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $55.7kSign up |
| Oil | 23 | 21 | 91% | $12kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $55.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 26 | 22 | 85% | $2.8kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 14 | 14 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 1 | 50% | $4.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 3 | 50% | $1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 24 | 12 | 50% | $274Sign up | $322Sign up | $511Sign up |
| Etching | 4 | 1 | 25% | $200Sign up | $200Sign up | $200Sign up |
| Lithograph | 19 | 10 | 53% | $259Sign up | $322Sign up | $511Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $500Sign up | $500Sign up | $500Sign up |
| Other | 7 | 7 | 100% | $8.7kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $32.3kSign 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 | 4 | 3 | $798Sign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $10.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $6kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $422Sign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $436Sign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | $2kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $13.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $39kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $32.3kSign up |