French, 1834–1917
Edgar Degas
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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Metric | Edgar Degas | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $125,000 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $37,042,500 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 1,276 | 29,706 |
| 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
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. 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
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2002·05 | Arabesque sur la jambe droite, le bras gauche dans la ligne | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | Le tub | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | Trois danseuses (corsages verts) | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·04 | Marée montante | pastel on paper | $72,219–$101,106 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·03 | Après le bain, femme s'essuyant | $11,414–$17,120 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | Cheval avec étude de cavalier | $35,225–$49,315 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | Femme vue de dos, étude de drapé de la traîne de sa robe | $98,631–$140,901 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | Jockeys (trois études) | $98,631–$140,901 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | La farandole | $567,099–$850,648 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | Cheval arrêté | $141,775–$212,662 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | Danseuse | $255,194–$340,259 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·02 | A l'écurie, cheval et chien | $198,484–$255,194 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·01 | Le Bain | gouache sur papier | $20,000–$40,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2001·11 | Danseuse au repos | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | Pelouse et route sous-bois | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·09 | Danseuse au tambourin | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·06 | Danseuse regardant la plante de son pied droit | $212,274–$353,790 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Marguerite Degas enfant | $36,271–$50,779 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Femme nue s'essuyant | $29,017–$43,525 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Cheval à l'abreuvoir | $65,731–$80,338 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Cheval en marche | $102,248–$146,068 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·02 | Tête, étude pour le portrait de Madame S | $14,607–$21,910 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | On Stage III (Adhémar & Cachin 26; Reed & Shapiro 24) | $1,444–$2,166 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | Repos sur le Lit (Janis 97) | $5,054–$6,498 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Danseuse en maillot, assise | $37,973–$53,163 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | La toilette après le bain | $106,326–$151,894 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Bateau échoué | $98,731–$129,110 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Danseuse à l'éventail | $602,271–$752,839 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Grande arabesque, deuxième temps | $526,987–$677,555 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Cheval marchant au pas relevé | $150,568–$225,852 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Danseuse attachant sa chaussure | $752,839–$1,053,974 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Arabesque ouverte sur la jambe droite, le bras gauche en avant | $331,249–$391,476 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·05 | Femme nue se coiffant | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·05 | Buste de danseuse | $180,000–$250,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·05 | Femme se lavant la jambe gauche | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·05 | Cheval en marche | $120,000–$160,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Portrait de femme au corsage vert | $406,578–$569,209 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Cheval l'abreuvoir | $64,989–$97,483 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Danseuse attachant le cordon de son maillot | $113,731–$162,472 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | Après le bain, femme s'essuyant | charcoal with white heightening on buff paper squared for transfer laid down on board | $70,000–$90,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·11 | Femme la fentre | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | Paysage | $35,000–$45,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | Danseuse en arabesque vue de profil | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | La danse espagnole | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | After the Bath III (A. 67; R. and S. 65) | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·07 | A nude Study for the Figure of Semiramis and futher Studies for her Hand and the Head and Shoulders of an Attendant | $31,572–$47,358 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·07 | Danseuse l'ventail | $78,930–$110,501 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Danseuse tenant son pied droit dans la main droite | $62,947–$94,420 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | La fille de Jepht | $31,473–$47,210 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | Cheval en marche | $78,684–$110,157 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Femme nue s'essuyant | pastel and charcoal on toned paper squared for transfer laid down on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·05 | the first: Study of a Horse raising his Head towards the Left; the second: Study of a Horse raising his Head to the Right | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Portrait d'Eugne Manet | $180,000–$220,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Saint-Valry-sur-Somme | $90,000–$120,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Tte d'homme | $70,000–$90,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Femme assise, s'essuyant la hanche gauche | $80,000–$100,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Grande Arabesque, deuxime temps | $400,000–$500,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Cheval arrt | $200,000–$250,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Dancers in the Wings (Delteil 26; Reed and Shapiro 47) | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Ludovic Halvy | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·07 | Autoportrait | oil on paper laid down on canvas | $579,775–$745,425 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·07 | Femme se coiffant | pastel and charcoal on paper | $579,775–$745,425 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·06 | Jeune Homme Assis À La Jacquette Et Au Parapluie | $167,220–$250,830 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·06 | Trois Danseuses (Jupes Jaunes, Corsages Bleus) | $2,335,620–$3,002,940 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Danseuse pratiquant la barre (Dancer practicing at the Bar) | $80,000–$100,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Deux ttes de femme (Two Studies of a Woman's Head; recto and verso ) | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Danseuse au repos, les mains sur les reins, la jambe droite en avant (Dancer at rest, hands behind herback, right leg forward) | $120,000–$160,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Femme s'essuyant les pieds (Woman Washing her Feet) | $700,000–$900,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Danseuses (Dancers) | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Danseuse, les bras levés et ramenés derrière la tête | charcoal and white chalk on paper | $100,980–$134,640 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·04 | Danseuse rattachant sa ceinture | black chalk on paper | $50,175–$66,900 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·04 | Danseuse tirant son maillot (La précaution) | pastel and charcoal on paper | $250,875–$334,500 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·04 | Danseuse au repos | pastel and charcoal on paper | $250,875–$334,500 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·04 | Femme nue se coiffant | pastel and charcoal on tan paper laid down on board | $167,250–$250,875 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·02 | Femme Assise Dans Un Fauteuil, S'essuyant L'aisselle Gauche | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·01 | Edgar Degas | $493–$822 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.