Léon Cogniet, The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome

Léon Cogniet

French · 1794–1880 · Painter, Printmaker

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2auction results2006–2018years recorded50%sold (1)$59.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Léon Cogniet, A Portrait of George Washington, oil on canvasA Portrait of George WashingtonBonhams · $59,750≈ £31,748≈ €46,494Sign up to see

Léon Cogniet’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 2 auction results for Léon Cogniet between 2006 and 2018, of which 1 sold (50%). The highest price recorded is $59.8kSign up free to see for A Portrait of George Washington at Bonhams in May 2006. The most common medium is oil paintings (2 lots). Most results come from Lempertz (1) and Bonhams (1).

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  1. Léon Cogniet, A Portrait of George Washington, oil on canvas
    A Portrait of George Washington
    Oil · Canvas
    25 1/2 x 21 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 1006
    $59,750≈ £31,748≈ €46,494Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Léon Cogniet, Early Autumn Landscape, Oil on card, mounted on panel
    Early Autumn Landscape
    Oil · Board
    20.5 x 29 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 134
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,800–2,000View at Lempertz ↗

Léon Cogniet: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Léon Cogniet at auction?

$59,750Sign up free to see, for A Portrait of George Washington at Bonhams (May 2006) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Léon Cogniet?

The median sale price is $59.8kSign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Léon Cogniet have sold at auction?

1 of 2 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2018.

Which auction houses sell Léon Cogniet?

Lempertz and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Lempertz · Bonhams

About Léon Cogniet

In museum collections

  • Léon Cogniet, Two Dapple-Gray Horses Exercising (Deux chevaux gris pommele que l'on promene)Two Dapple-Gray Horses Exercising (Deux chevaux gris pommele que l'on promene), 1822
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Léon Cogniet, Portret van Théodore GéricaultPortret van Théodore Géricault, 1824
    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
  • Léon Cogniet, UntitledUntitled, 1850
    Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans · Public domain
  • Léon Cogniet, UntitledUntitled, 1837
    Palace of Versailles · Public domain

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