Paul Gauguin
French · 1848–1903 · Painter, Printmaker
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Tête d'une jeune femme Tahitienne avec un deuxième portrait sur sa droite - Portrait de Teha'amanaKornfeld · CHF 7,200,000≈ $7,386,480≈ £5,784,697≈ €6,614,561Sign up to see
Scène tahitienne - Te Arii vahine - Tahitienne royaleKornfeld · CHF 5,500,000≈ $4,950,605≈ £3,344,100≈ €4,001,459Sign up to see
Les falaises de la BouilleVan Ham · €778,300≈ $905,319≈ £680,998Sign up to see
Paul Gauguin’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
6 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
10 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.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 4 | 2 | 50% | $707kSign up | $707kSign up | $905kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 2 | 50% | $707kSign up | $707kSign up | $905kSign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 14 | 67% | $60.9kSign up | $25.6kSign up | $394kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 5 | 83% | $57.4kSign up | $66kSign up | $79.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $394kSign up | $394kSign up | $394kSign up |
| Drawing | 12 | 7 | 58% | $18.3kSign up | $12.3kSign up | $46.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 53 | 36 | 68% | $10.6kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $179kSign up |
| Etching | 9 | 6 | 67% | $3.3kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 11 | 100% | $7.5kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $32.1kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 24 | 12 | 50% | $4.4kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $28.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 9 | 7 | 78% | $32.6kSign up | $4kSign up | $179kSign up |
| Sculpture | 5 | 4 | 80% | $13kSign up | $11.6kSign up | $27kSign up |
| Other | 24 | 21 | 88% | $603kSign up | $9.9kSign up | $7.4MSign 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 | 2 | 2 | $197kSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | $27kSign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | $16.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | $66kSign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 22 | 13 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $4kSign up |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $418Sign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | $25.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $345Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $3.1kSign up |