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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| 2015·05 | Femme se cachant le visage | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Les femmes au bouquet | Lithograph: 510 x 645 mm | $1,808–$2,712 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | L'oiseau rouge dans le bois (Saphire E19) | $2,216–$3,693 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Visage à deux mains | $5,909–$8,863 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Le cheval sur fond orange | $7,386–$10,340 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Composition abstraite | $5,909–$8,863 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·02 | Tapis vert | wool tapestry | $4,627–$7,712 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·12 | La Lecture | $4,696–$7,827 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | enfant à la fleur rouge, fond ocre | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Oiseau à la fleur, fond orange | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Le Cycliste (Les Peintres Témoins de Leur Temps) | $3,050–$3,728 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·05 | Les Oiseaux sur fond bleu | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·02 | Visage aux deux mains sur fond orange | $8,000–$10,000 | Wright | |||
| 2013·11 | Les Constructeurs | Aubusson tapestry | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2013·11 | Untitled | Wool tapestry | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·10 | Acrobats | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | 'The Four Elements: Water' | $161–$322 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·09 | Accordianist's Family, from: Album of 10 Serigraphs (Sapphire E11) | screenprint in colours | $1,287–$1,930 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·09 | Le Compotier (Saphire 16) | $1,609–$2,413 | Christie's | |||
| 2013·04 | 'The Four Elements: Water' | $306–$459 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·03 | la parade | $1,512–$2,269 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | les acrobates | $4,537–$7,562 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | la mere et l'enfant | $10,587–$12,099 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Le couple | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Femmes au perroquet | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Cheval | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Les Acrobates sur fond rouge | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | Le Campeur | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·09 | Ballet suédois (Maeght 1415) | $971–$1,295 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·04 | la lecture (s. e 23) | $5,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | La lecture | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2011·05 | Les Acrobates sur fond orange | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | femme au bouquet | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·03 | Couple et Soleil | $751–$1,051 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·11 | La mère et l'enfant | painted and glazed ceramic plaque, unframed | $6,681–$10,021 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·07 | Parade (Saphire 271) | $1,000–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·02 | Le Tournesol | $57,603–$86,404 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | peinture murale | $37,869–$50,492 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Le Compotier (Saphire E16) | $3,500–$4,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·11 | After Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | $413–$619 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·07 | After Fernand Leger | $615–$1,025 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·07 | After Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | $410–$615 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·07 | After Fernand Leger | $615–$820 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·07 | After Fernand Leger | $615–$1,025 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·05 | Visage aux deux mains | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | L'Anniversaire | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | La Joie de Vivre | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Composition au vase de fleurs | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | La Ville , Tériade, Paris, 1959 (S. pp. 238-239, 286-287) | $7,858–$11,786 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·03 | Blanc | $5,812–$9,686 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | [Woman with Cactus], from Album of Ten Serigraphs (Saphire E9) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·02 | [The Parade] | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·10 | Deauville (Saphire E13) | $1,135–$1,513 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·10 | Contrastes | $1,891–$2,837 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·10 | Femmes aux Fleurs | wool tapestry | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·09 | Visage aux deux mains | partially glazed ceramic plaque painted in colors | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·09 | Accordianist's Family, from Album of 10 Serigraphs (S. E11) | screenprint in colors | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·09 | L'Oiseau rouge dans le bois (S. E19) | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | la ville (see. s. p. 238-239) | $5,294–$7,059 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | After Fernand Leger | $1,271–$1,816 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·11 | Fleur sur un Fond Jaune et Orange, from Album of 10 Serigraphs (S. E12) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·11 | Les Acrobates sur fond orange | partially glazed white ceramic plaque painted in colors | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·10 | After Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | lithograph in colours, 1953, on Arches | $1,827–$2,740 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·04 | La Lecture (S. E23) | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·02 | [Untitled], from Album of 10 Serigraphs ; [Homme dans la Ville]; and [Le Remorqueur Jaune] (Saphire E3; not in S.; not in S.) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·11 | After Fernand Leger | $339–$509 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·11 | Les acrobates | partially glazed ceramic plaque | $5,029–$8,381 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·11 | Visage aux deux mains sur fond orange | partially glazed ceramic plaque | $5,029–$8,381 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·11 | Composition abstraite | partially glazed ceramic plaque | $3,353–$5,029 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·04 | After Fernand Léger | $316–$474 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·12 | La Ville : eight plates (see S. p. 238) | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·12 | La Parade (S. E 25) | lithograph in colors with pochoir | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·11 | After Fernand Leger | $1,874–$2,499 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·10 | pouchoir | $900–$1,200 | Wright | |||
| 2002·10 | pouchoir | $900–$1,200 | Wright | |||
| 2002·09 | Visage aux deux mains sur fond orange | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·09 | Composition Abstrait | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·09 | Visage aux deux mains | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·09 | Dessin pour la femme en rouge et vert | $500–$700 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·09 | La Grande Parade; and Les Amoureux | $800–$1,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | La Lecture (S. E23) | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | Visage aux deux Mains | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | After Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | $1,025–$1,464 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·04 | Composition abstrait | glazed ceramic plaque | $2,874–$4,310 | Christie's | ||
| 2000·12 | La Parade | $1,444–$2,166 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | La Parade | $1,206–$1,809 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | After Fernand Leger (1881-1955) | $603–$905 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Contructeurs; [Figures in a Setting]; and Circus Troupe | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·05 | Le Compotier (Saphire E16) | $1,178–$1,767 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·07 | Tête de chien et fleurs | $494–$659 | Christie's | |||
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