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French, 1834–1917

Edgar Degas

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1,276results on record
79%sell-through
$125,000median result (USD, incl. premium; 87% observed, 13% estimated from hammer)
$37,042,500record in our coverage

Drawn from 1,276 recorded results (1,186 sold · 90 passed) across 28 auction houses, 1998–2026. 9 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 87% observed, 13% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$135K$270K$405K1998: $200K median, 17 sold1999: $107K median, 23 sold2000: $154K median, 14 sold2001: $93K median, 9 sold2002: $98K median, 27 sold2003: $202K median, 14 sold2004: $170K median, 45 sold2005: $189K median, 59 sold2006: $83K median, 64 sold2007: $228K median, 55 sold2008: $422K median, 60 sold2009: $280K median, 19 sold2010: $221K median, 23 sold2011: $160K median, 25 sold2012: $130K median, 26 sold2013: $196K median, 32 sold2014: $233K median, 39 sold2015: $250K median, 41 sold2016: $178K median, 42 sold2017: $360K median, 35 sold2018: $225K median, 53 sold2019: $188K median, 47 sold2020: $109K median, 28 sold2021: $24K median, 67 sold2022: $2.3K median, 109 sold2023: $1.5K median, 65 sold2024: $76K median, 43 sold2025: $17K median, 56 sold2026: $76K median, 39 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$125K$38$37M

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
works on paper 786 85% $72,520
sculpture 132 76% $200,500
prints 93 87% $14,486
ceramics & design 51 94% $9,450
painting 50 86% $332,063
other 11 80% $15,000
photography 5 100% $20,700

Medium is recorded for 1,128 of 1,276 results (88%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Pablo Picasso Edgar Degas Pablo Picasso

$114K$228K$342K1998: $7.6K median1999: $9.0K median2000: $5.0K median2001: $6.8K median2002: $6.0K median2003: $6.0K median2004: $10K median2005: $10K median2006: $9.6K median2007: $14K median2008: $12K median2009: $13K median2010: $21K median2011: $14K median2012: $11K median2013: $13K median2014: $12K median2015: $15K median2016: $13K median2017: $12K median2018: $13K median2019: $15K median2020: $9.4K median2021: $11K median2022: $8.2K median2023: $7.6K median2024: $8.8K median2025: $10K median2026: $9.4K median1998: $200K median1999: $107K median2000: $154K median2001: $93K median2002: $98K median2003: $202K median2004: $170K median2005: $189K median2006: $83K median2007: $228K median2008: $422K median2009: $280K median2010: $221K median2011: $160K median2012: $130K median2013: $196K median2014: $233K median2015: $250K median2016: $178K median2017: $360K median2018: $225K median2019: $188K median2020: $109K median2021: $24K median2022: $2.3K median2023: $1.5K median2024: $76K median2025: $17K median2026: $76K median19982005201220192026
MetricEdgar DegasPablo Picasso
Median result$125,000$10,507
Record price $37,042,500 $179,365,000
Results on record1,27629,706
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Pablo PicassoMarc ChagallJoan MiróPierre-auguste Renoir

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

71/ 100
  • Sell-through79%
  • Meets estimate47%
  • Market depth1,276 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 558 79% $223,368 0.83×
Christie's 489 83% $146,501 —
Bonhams 47 72% $28,105 0.96×
Heritage Auctions 8 100% $6,425 —
Freeman's | Hindman 7 86% $1,184 0.97×
A10 by Artmark 6 100% $2,925 4.00×
Doyle 3 100% $896 —
Ketterer Kunst 3 — $1,698 —
Phillips 4 50% $1,379,700 —
Artcurial 2 — $46,598 1.51×
Dewit Auctions 2 100% $1,630 0.69×
Art collect 2 — $169 0.30×
Hammersite 2 100% $752,500 0.42×
Hermitage Fine Art 4 50% $3,390 0.91×
Dorotheum 4 50% $169,760 —
Rago 2 50% $12,700 —
Lempertz 2 50% $111,909 —
Sworders 1 100% $1,262 —
SBI Art Auction 1 100% $55,576 —
Historia Auktionshaus 1 100% $997 —
Matsart 2 50% $319 1.05×
Kruso Art 1 100% $68 0.67×
Montefiore auction house 1 100% $100 0.32×
Denise Ryan Auctions 1 100% $62 —
Cutler Bay Auctions 1 100% $250 0.80×
SQUARE 1 100% $38 0.09×
VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG 1 100% $55,970 2.29×
Wright 1 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 2,276 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 90 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2005·06 Portrait de femme assise $547,902–$913,170 Sotheby's
2005·06 après le bain (femme s'essuyant) $547,902–$730,536 Sotheby's
2005·05 Femme assise s'essuyant le côté gauche bronze with brown patina $140,000–$180,000 Christie's
2005·05 Préparation à la danse, le pied droit en avant $350,000–$450,000 Sotheby's
2005·05 deux danseuses en maillot $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2005·05 Trois danseuses dans les coulisses $250,000–$350,000 Sotheby's
2005·05 quatre danseuses nues en repos $300,000–$400,000 Sotheby's
2005·05 Grande Arabesque, Deuxième Temps $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2005·04 Femme tenant un chapeau à la main pastel on paper $381,842–$572,763 Christie's
2005·03 Sous-bois pastel sur papier $53,664–$80,496 Christie's
2005·02 Cheval en Marche $111,654–$148,871 Sotheby's
2005·02 Marine, Soleil Couchant $93,045–$130,262 Sotheby's
2005·02 tête d'homme $14,887–$22,331 Sotheby's
2005·02 Les trois danseuses jaunes $2,227,574–$3,341,361 Sotheby's
2005·02 femme s'épongeant la poitrine $928,156–$1,299,418 Sotheby's
2005·02 danseuse, arabesque ouverte sur la jambe droite, bras gauche dans la ligne $278,447–$371,262 Sotheby's
2005·02 grande arabesque, premier temps $185,631–$278,447 Sotheby's
2005·02 étude de danseuses $464,078–$649,709 Sotheby's
2005·02 danseuse, position de quatrième devant sur la jambe gauche, deuxième étude $222,757–$334,136 Sotheby's
2005·02 Deux danseuses $467,599–$654,638 Christie's
2005·02 Mademoiselle Malo oil on paper laid down on card $561,118–$841,678 Christie's
2005·02 Jeunes filles regardant un album pastel on paper laid down on card $1,309,276–$1,870,395 Christie's
2005·02 Femme s'essuyant le bras pastel on buff paper $280,559–$374,079 Christie's
2005·02 Danseuse assise, réajustant son bas pencil on paper $130,928–$280,559 Christie's
2005·02 Madame Camus (Femme à l'éventail) charcoal and pencil on paper $93,520–$149,632 Christie's
2004·12 after the bath iii (reed & shapiro 65) $67,628–$86,950 Sotheby's
2004·11 femme s’essuyant les pieds $1,400,000–$1,800,000 Sotheby's
2004·11 femme s'épongeant la poitrine $921,247–$1,289,746 Sotheby's
2004·11 Deux Femmes Nues, Les Bras Leves $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2004·11 Grande Arabesque, Premier Temps $200,000–$350,000 Sotheby's
2004·11 Danse Espagnole $150,000–$200,000 Sotheby's
2004·11 Danseuse au Repos $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2004·11 Etude de Danseuse $250,000–$350,000 Sotheby's
2004·11 Tete de Femme $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2004·11 Danseuses (trois études) charcoal on buff paper laid down on board $80,000–$100,000 Christie's
2004·11 Portrait d'homme (Adelchi Morbilli) pencil and blue wash on white paper laid down on board $90,000–$120,000 Christie's
2004·11 Danseuses russes pastel on joined paper laid down on board $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Christie's
2004·11 Femme s'épongeant le dos black chalk and pastel on paper laid down on board $250,000–$350,000 Christie's
2004·11 Le coucher pastel over monotype on paper $1,200,000–$1,600,000 Christie's
2004·11 Grande arabesque, troisième temps bronze with brown patina $200,000–$300,000 Christie's
2004·10 Un homme légèrement penché soutenant une femme charcoal on paper $14,615–$21,922 Christie's
2004·10 Composition classique charcoal, pen, brush, black and brown inks on paper $7,307–$10,961 Christie's
2004·09 recto : portrait de thérèse degas, duchesse morbilli verso : saint georges terrassant le dragon $18,464–$24,618 Sotheby's
2004·06 Cheval s'enlevant au galop charcoal on paper $27,216–$36,288 Christie's
2004·06 Etude de nu pencil on paper $18,144–$27,216 Christie's
2004·06 danseuse mettant son chausson. [circa 1880] $1,209–$1,813 Sotheby's
2004·06 Deux Danseuses de profil $72,837–$109,256 Sotheby's
2004·06 Cheval sautant un obstacle bronze with brown patina $254,931–$327,768 Christie's
2004·06 Chevaux $21,851–$32,777 Sotheby's
2004·06 Femmes Nues $218,512–$273,140 Sotheby's
2004·06 danseuse (buste) $72,837–$109,256 Sotheby's
2004·06 Les Chevaux de courses $5,129,486–$6,411,858 Sotheby's
2004·06 danseuse regardant la plante de son pied droit. deuxième étude $219,835–$293,114 Sotheby's
2004·05 danseuse vue en buste $140,000–$180,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 the grandstand (study for `le faux depart') $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Le bain $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Etude de Cheval $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Danseuse s'avancant, les bras leves, la jambe droite en avant $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Groupe de danseuses $500,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Avant la course $5,000,000–$7,000,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Arabesque ouverte sur la jambe droite, le bras gauche en avant bronze with black patina $50,000–$70,000 Christie's
2004·05 La promenade des chevaux $5,000,000–$7,000,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Cheval de selle $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2004·04 Trois danseuses charcoal and pastel on buff paper laid down on board $250,000–$350,000 Christie's
2004·04 Portrait de René Degas pencil with white heightening on buff paper $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2004·04 Tête de femme pastel on paper laid down on paper $150,000–$200,000 Christie's
2004·02 La sortie du bain charcoal and pastel on joined sheets of paper $330,455–$440,607 Christie's
2004·02 Etude de nu charcoal over charcoal counter-proof on paper $64,255–$82,614 Christie's
2004·02 Danseuse vue du profil charcoal and pastel on paper $257,021–$330,455 Christie's
2004·02 Femme a sa Toilette $45,916–$64,282 Sotheby's
2003·11 Deux Jockeys $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2003·11 etude de cheval de dos and cheval et cavalier: a pair of drawings $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2003·11 grande arabesque, deuxieme temps $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2003·10 standing nude $30,000–$40,000 Sotheby's
2003·10 après la course $16,705–$25,057 Sotheby's
2003·06 Deux danseuses $133,124–$199,686 Christie's
2003·06 Deux études d'un jockey $66,562–$99,843 Christie's
2003·06 Danseuse au repos $266,628–$366,614 Christie's
2003·05 Cheval au galop sur le pied droit, le pied gauche arrière seul touchant terre; jockey monté sur le cheval $150,000–$200,000 Christie's
2003·02 Femme au bain $131,226–$196,839 Christie's
2003·02 Femmes Nues $197,632–$247,040 Sotheby's
2003·02 Cheval au galop; Jockey monté sur le cheval $197,632–$296,448 Christie's
2003·02 Danseuse $1,309,812–$1,964,718 Christie's
2003·02 Danseuse mettant son bas, deuxième étude $229,217–$294,708 Christie's
2002·11 Dix-Neuf Portraits de Degas par Lui Meme $300–$400 Wright
2002·11 Tête de femme $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2002·11 Femme enceinte $50,000–$70,000 Christie's
2002·11 Cavaliers en habit; étude d'aprés Carle Vernet's La chasse au cerf, le jour de Saint-Hubert $70,000–$90,000 Christie's
2002·11 Etude de draperie $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2002·11 Femme à sa toilette $350,000–$450,000 Christie's
2002·11 Après le bain (Femme s'essuyant) $30,000–$40,000 Christie's
2002·11 Buste de jeune homme, études pour La fille de Jephté $35,000–$45,000 Christie's
2002·11 L'©ecolier or Jeune fille à la natte or Femme marchant dans la rue $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2002·11 Danseuses au repos $100,000–$150,000 Christie's
2002·11 Danseuses $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2002·11 Après le bain (Femme nue) $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2002·06 Après le bain $38,019–$53,226 Christie's
2002·06 Danseuse nouant un noed au dos $121,659–$182,489 Christie's
2002·06 Portrait d'homme, debout, les mains dans les poches (Étude pour L'intérieur) $525,866–$676,114 Christie's
2002·05 [DEGAS, Edgar]. $4,118–$5,034 Christie's

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