1881–1955
After Fernand Léger
289results on record
75%sell-through
$5,509median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$762,504record in our coverage
Drawn from 289 recorded results (242 sold · 47 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 72 | 83% | $1,634 |
| ceramics & design | 69 | 82% | $14,464 |
| sculpture | 6 | 67% | $20,160 |
| painting | 4 | 100% | $77,694 |
| other | 3 | 100% | $18,858 |
Medium is recorded for 154 of 289 results (53%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso After Fernand Léger Pablo Picasso
| Metric | After Fernand Léger | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $5,509 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $762,504 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 289 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoJoan MiróMarc ChagallHenri Matisse
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
73/ 100
- Sell-through75%
- Meets estimate59%
- Market depth289 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 100 | 91% | $6,000 | — |
| Sotheby's | 66 | 74% | $18,750 | 0.80× |
| Bonhams | 47 | 72% | $2,996 | 0.87× |
| Heritage Auctions | 23 | 78% | $500 | — |
| Phillips | 12 | 67% | $2,926 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 8 | 100% | $1,270 | 0.73× |
| Wright | 10 | 70% | $2,875 | — |
| Rago | 8 | 88% | $1,000 | — |
| Dorotheum | 11 | 45% | $1,870 | — |
| Doyle | 1 | 100% | $24,320 | — |
| Matsart | 3 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 290 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 47 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·09 | The Accordionist's family, from Album de 10 sérigraphies (Album of 10 Screenprints) (S. E11) | $1,350–$2,025 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·06 | Le Grand Coq | céramique peinte et émaillée | $11,614–$17,421 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·06 | Le Petit Coq | céramique peinte et émaillée | $9,291–$13,937 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·06 | Marie l'acrobate | $46,456–$69,684 | Christie's | |||
| 2026·06 | La Branche Rockefeller | céramique peinte et émaillée | $13,937–$20,905 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·06 | Nature morte aux fruits verts | céramique peinte et émaillée | $9,291–$13,937 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·06 | Jardin d’enfants | céramique peinte et émaillée | $8,130–$11,614 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Tête de constructeur | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2026·05 | Untitled , 1950 | enamel on copper plaque | $2,500–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Doyle | |||
| 2026·04 | La Lecture | mosaïque sur béton monté sur un châssis en acier | $353,910–$589,850 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | La femme aux feuilles | $16,252–$24,379 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·03 | Les musiciens | handwoven wool tapestry | $53,342–$80,013 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | 13 plates from La Ville , 1959 | color lithographs | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·01 | Album de 10 sérigraphies (Album of 10 Screenprints): one print (S. E4) | $1,342–$2,013 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·12 | La pompe a essence, from La ville | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Le couple | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Les acrobates sur fond orange | $6,661–$9,326 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | Nature morte aux feuilles et fruit | $10,658–$15,987 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | Door escutcheon | $6,000–$8,000 | Wright | |||
| 2025·12 | Les Constructeurs | tapisserie en laine tissé main | $58,330–$81,662 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·12 | Le Petit Coq | céramique peinte et émaillée | $9,333–$13,999 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·12 | Le Grand Coq | céramique peinte et émaillée | $11,666–$17,499 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·12 | Marie l'acrobate | $116,660–$174,990 | upcoming | Christie's | ||
| 2025·12 | Les Loisirs sur fond rouge | tapisserie en laine tissé main | $69,996–$93,328 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·12 | La Fleur qui marche | céramique peinte et émaillée | $20,999–$29,165 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·12 | La Branche | céramique peinte et émaillée | $20,999–$29,165 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Le Jardin d'enfants | céramique peinte et émaillée | $17,418–$23,224 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | La Partie de campagne | tapisserie d'Aubusson en laine tissé à la main | $46,448–$69,672 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Les quatre cyclistes | tapestry | $40,302–$67,171 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Les quatre acrobates | $161,210–$241,815 | Christie's | |||
| 2025·10 | La branche Rockefeller | glazed ceramic | $20,151–$26,868 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·09 | Fleur sur fond orange et jaune | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | La Ville (The City) (S. pp. 238-239, 286-287) | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·05 | La Parade | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | La Bouteille Bleu | $1,200–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | Composition | bronze with dark brown patina | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Les acrobates sur fond rouge | white earthenware ceramic relief, with colored engobe and glaze | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Les acrobates sur fond rouge | Glazed white earthenware | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Nature morte aux fruits verts, conceived | Glazed white earthenware | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Untitled, 1951 (Composition a la bouteille bleue) | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | Les Quatre Cyclistes | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·03 | 'Jaune 9' Rug, designed 1927 | hand-knotted wool | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·02 | La lecture | $2,000–$3,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·11 | Femmes au perroquet | painted bronze | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·05 | Tapis Blanc, designed | Hand-knotted wool | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·05 | La lecture , 1952 | lithograph | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·04 | Untitled (Design No. 4) | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2024·03 | Composition Abstraite | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | La Ville | $5,077–$7,615 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·02 | Les Femmes au bouquet | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·01 | Untitled, 1951 (Composition a la bouteille bleue) | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Composition aux Dominos | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | "Jaune No. 9" carpet | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·11 | La racine grise (The Gray Root) | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | 'Jaune No. 9' Pile Tapestry Likely manufactured by Marie Cuttoli and Lucie Weill for Myrbor, France | wool | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·11 | Portrait de Paul Éluard | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | La Tête aux deux mains | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·11 | La Fleur qui marche (The Walking Flower) | $20,000–$30,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·10 | Le Bonheur | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | La Lecture (Reading) (S. E23) | $2,000–$4,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·09 | La lecture (Reading) (S. E23) | $2,453–$3,679 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·07 | Composition abstraite | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Les quatre cyclistes | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | Nature morte aux pommes | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | Femmes au perroquet | painted bronze | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Le compotier (The Fruitbowl) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·04 | Les Anciens Constructeurs | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·04 | L'enfant à l'oiseau 孩子與鳥 | $254,779–$509,559 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·04 | L'oiseau à la fleur 花鳥 | $254,779–$509,559 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·04 | Visage aux deux mains sur fond rouge | céramique peinte et émaillée | $10,940–$16,410 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·04 | La Fleur qui marche | céramique peinte et émaillée | $21,880–$32,820 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Danseuses | $418,060–$656,952 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·02 | Composition géométrique, from Album of 10 Serigraphs | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·02 | Le Couple | Lithograph in colors on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | La Grande parade | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·12 | Composition aux Dominos | $1,219–$1,828 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·12 | Composition abstraite | $10,587–$15,880 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·12 | La Femme à l’oiseau sur fond rouge | Transposition de l’huile « La Femme à l’oiseau sur fond rouge » peint en 1952 | $261,350–$365,890 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | Les Femmes au perroquet sur fond rouge | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Les acrobates sur fond orange | $10,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Composition abstraite | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Visage aux deux mains | $8,000–$10,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | La femme à la cruche (Woman with Jar) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | La Racine grise (The Grey Root) (S. E21) | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·10 | La Branche | céramique peinte et émaillée (en deux éléments) | $38,920–$58,380 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Nature morte aux fruits verts | céramique peinte et émaillée | $7,784–$11,676 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Composition murale, also titled Composition abstraite | $55,248–$77,347 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·08 | Le Couple , 1955 | lithograph | $700–$900 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·08 | Untitled (from Dessins et Gouaches 1905-1955) | $100–$150 | Wright | |||
| 2022·08 | Les Parapluies (from La Ville) | $200–$300 | Wright | |||
| 2022·07 | Composition abstraite | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·07 | The King of Hearts , 1949 and Parade , 1953 | lithograph | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
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