Paul Delvaux
Belgian · 1897–1994 · Painter, Printmaker
Paul Delvaux was a Belgian painter noted for his dream-like scenes of women, classical architecture, trains and train stations, and skeletons, often in combination. He is often… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Soir D’HiverPhillips · £506,500≈ $730,120≈ €649,804Sign up to see
Étude pour „Les DryadesGrisebach · €106,250≈ $120,243≈ £78,136Sign up to see
La petite filleKornfeld · CHF 100,000≈ $112,240≈ £87,435≈ €102,353Sign up to see
Paul Delvaux’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
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
12 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 | 2 | 50% | $421kSign up | $421kSign up | $730kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 2 | 50% | $421kSign up | $421kSign up | $730kSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 6 | 67% | $25.5kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $120kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 1 | 33% | $120kSign up | $120kSign up | $120kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 5 | 83% | $6.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $14.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 64 | 49 | 77% | $3.2kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
| Etching | 7 | 3 | 43% | $346Sign up | $347Sign up | $500Sign up |
| Lithograph | 48 | 40 | 83% | $3.6kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 7 | 4 | 57% | $1.3kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $931Sign up | $938Sign up | $960Sign 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 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2025 | 20 | 19 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | $56.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $833Sign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 9 | 8 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up |