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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025·01 | Untitled from "Danse Dessin" | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·01 | Eventail | $500–$700 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·01 | Danseuses en Scene. 1919 | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·01 | Untitled, From the Danse Dessin | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·01 | Ballerina from "Danse Dessin" 1938 | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·01 | Manet Seated Turned to the Right | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
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| 2025·01 | From the Danse Dessin. | $2,000–$3,000 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2024·12 | Portrait of a Young Woman | $950–$1,400 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2024·12 | From the Danse Dessin. | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Small Dancer | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Untitled, from "Danse Dessin" | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | On the Stage III | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Loges D Actrices | $2,500–$4,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Untitled from ""Danse Dessin"" | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Leaving the Bath (Cancelled Plate) | $1,750–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Femme se Lavant Dans sa Baignoire | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | From La Famille Cardinal | $400–$600 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Deux Têtes de femme | $84,320–$126,480 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·12 | Jockey | $42,160–$63,240 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Danseuses en Scene. | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Ballet Dancer from "Danse Dessin" | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Eventail | $500–$700 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Portrait de Monsieur et Madame Louis ROUART, 1904 | $63,186–$84,248 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Ballerina from "Danse Dessin" | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | From the Danse Dessin. | $2,000–$3,000 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2024·11 | Manet Seated Turned to the Right | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Cheval galopant | $15,000–$20,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Femme au tub | $30,000–$40,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Etude de nu (Femme assise) | charcoal on joined paper laid down on card | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Modiste garnissant un chapeau | pastel and charcoal on toned paper laid down on paper | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Femme nue debout, le genou droit appuyé sur une banquette | charcoal on paper | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Danseuse tirant son maillot (La Précaution) | pastel and charcoal on paper | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Au café-concert, deux chanteuses | pastel and charcoal on paper | $150,000–$250,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·11 | Deux danseuses | $180,000–$250,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Danseuses | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Danseuses (Les coulisses de l'Opéra) | oil on canvas | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Etude de nu pour la danseuse habillée | bronze with reddish-brown patina | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Deux danseuses | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·11 | Grande arabesque, troisième temps | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Deux Filles | $600–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | The Admirer | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin. | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Ludovidc Halevy Finds Madame Cardinal in | $600–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Le Maitre de ballet | $700–$1,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Ballerina I From the Danse Dessin | $1,000–$1,200 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Ballerina III From the Danse Dessin | $1,000–$1,200 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Nude From the Danse Dessin | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Tetes de Femmes | $400–$500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Seated Dancer with Red Hair | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Deux danseuses en profil 兩位舞者的側面 | $128,557–$257,114 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Small Dancer | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Portrait of a Young Woman | $950–$1,400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | On the Stage III | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Loges D Actrices | $2,500–$4,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Leaving the Bath (Cancelled Plate) | $1,750–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | La Toilette | monotype, on laid paper | $20,000–$30,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·10 | From La Famille Cardinal | $400–$600 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Femme se Lavant Dans sa Baignoire | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Grande arabesque, deuxième temps | $433,880–$650,820 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Ballerina from "Danse Dessin" | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled from "Danse Dessin" | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled from "Danse Dessin" | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Sur Le Lit | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Loges D Actrices | $1,200–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | From Dans les Coulisses | $4,000–$5,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Ballerina from "Danse Dessin" | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Ballerina | $650–$1,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Alexandre et Bucéphale | $31,392–$39,241 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Femme s'essuyant | $39,241–$65,401 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Cheval marchant au pas relevé | bronze with reddish brown patina | $326,578–$457,209 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·10 | Danseuses en Scene. | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Eventail | $500–$700 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Ballet Dancer from "Danse Dessin" | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Danseuse (préparation en dedans) | on paper | $52,338–$78,507 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Danseuse à mi-corps rajustant son épaulette | pastel on paper laid down on canvas | $523,382–$785,073 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Manet Seated Turned to the Right | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | From the Danse Dessin. | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Ballerina from "Danse Dessin" | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Ballerina I From the Danse Dessin | $1,000–$1,200 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin. | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Le Maitre de ballet | $700–$1,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Ludovidc Halevy Finds Madame Cardinal in | $600–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Deux Filles | $600–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Ballerina III From the Danse Dessin | $1,000–$1,200 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | The Admirer | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Seated Dancer with Red Hair | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Nude From the Danse Dessin | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Tetes de Femmes | $400–$500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Small Dancer | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Loges D Actrices | $2,500–$4,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Portrait of a Young Woman | $950–$1,400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Ballerina From the Danse Dessin | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.