Yves Tanguy Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1900–1955

Yves Tanguy works on paper have appeared at auction 7 times in ArtSell’s records between 2014 and 2026; 6 sold, a sell-through rate of 86%. Half of the priced sales fell between $10.4kSign up free to see and $13.3kSign up free to see, with a median of $12.4kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Composition, sold at Rago Auctions in May 2026 for $15.4kSign up free to see. Most results come from Kornfeld (4), Ketterer Kunst (1) and Rago Auctions (1).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Composition, 1945

   Watercolor · Paper

   11¼ h x 9 w in (29 x 23 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 14, 2026 · Lot 205
   $15,360≈ £11,369≈ €13,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
2. 
   Sans titre, 1942

   Drawing · Paper

   9 3/8 x 12 1/2 in (23.7 x 31.7 cm)

   Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 122
   $11,520≈ £8,819≈ €10,005Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Formes-Sculpture, 1938

   Drawing · Paper

   49.6 x 36.9 cm

   Kornfeld · Sep 11, 2025 · Lot 563
   CHF 8,000≈ $10,002≈ £7,402≈ €8,560HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 8,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
4. 
   Sans titre, 1926/1928

   Drawing

   47.6 x 30.6 cm, sheet size

   Kornfeld · Jun 15, 2023 · Lot 559
   CHF 12,000≈ $13,301≈ £10,518≈ €12,294HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 15,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
5. 
   Sans titre, 1926/1928

   Drawing

   48 x 30.7 cm, sheet size

   Kornfeld · Jun 15, 2023 · Lot 558
   CHF 12,000≈ $13,301≈ £10,518≈ €12,294HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 15,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
6. 
   Ohne Titel, Um 1947

   Drawing

   26 x 17,1 cm

   Kornfeld · Jun 13, 2019 · Lot 592
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 25,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
7. 
   Composition, 1937

   Drawing

   32 x 24,3 cm (12,5 x 9,5 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 5, 2014 · Lot 151
   €6,000≈ $7,417≈ £4,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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