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French, 1885–1954

Henri Laurens

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321results on record
76%sell-through
$72,500median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$2,646,913record in our coverage

Drawn from 321 recorded results (290 sold · 31 passed) across 15 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 upcoming lots 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

$202K$405K$608K1998: $19K median, 2 sold1999: $102K median, 3 sold2000: $623K median, 2 sold2001: $53K median, 3 sold2002: $81K median, 8 sold2003: $72K median, 5 sold2004: $87K median, 7 sold2005: $60K median, 12 sold2006: $51K median, 10 sold2007: $90K median, 10 sold2008: $141K median, 23 sold2009: $89K median, 13 sold2010: $87K median, 10 sold2011: $298K median, 2 sold2012: $67K median, 9 sold2013: $93K median, 13 sold2014: $102K median, 9 sold2015: $77K median, 7 sold2016: $91K median, 22 sold2017: $55K median, 9 sold2018: $88K median, 9 sold2019: $48K median, 4 sold2020: $45K median, 10 sold2021: $54K median, 11 sold2022: $30K median, 15 sold2023: $65K median, 8 sold2024: $36K median, 12 sold2025: $70K median, 35 sold2026: $58K median, 6 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.

$72K$94$2.6M

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)
sculpture 84 79% $80,500
works on paper 19 62% $9,074
prints 13 67% $1,222
other 5 n/a $4,659
ceramics & design 3 67% $181,918

Medium is recorded for 124 of 321 results (39%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Pablo Picasso Henri Laurens Pablo Picasso

$168K$337K$505K1998: $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: $19K median1999: $102K median2000: $623K median2001: $53K median2002: $81K median2003: $72K median2004: $87K median2005: $60K median2006: $51K median2007: $90K median2008: $141K median2009: $89K median2010: $87K median2011: $298K median2012: $67K median2013: $93K median2014: $102K median2015: $77K median2016: $91K median2017: $55K median2018: $88K median2019: $48K median2020: $45K median2021: $54K median2022: $30K median2023: $65K median2024: $36K median2025: $70K median2026: $58K median19982005201220192026
MetricHenri LaurensPablo Picasso
Median result$72,500$10,507
Record price $2,646,913 $179,365,000
Results on record32129,706
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Pablo PicassoJoan MiróMarc ChagallFernand Léger

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

71/ 100
  • Sell-through76%
  • Meets estimate53%
  • Market depth321 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 174 84% $85,702 0.83×
Christie's 93 83% $71,027 —
Ketterer Kunst 8 — $1,517 —
Bonhams 9 56% $87,500 1.17×
Phillips 7 71% $103,701 —
Grisebach 5 — $6,242 —
Lempertz 6 33% $78,243 —
Dorotheum 4 50% $1,090 —
Rago 1 100% $21,420 —
Freeman's | Hindman 2 50% $30,000 0.60×
Artcurial 1 — $5,003 1.02×
Crafoord Auktioner Lund 1 — $211 0.53×
Bertolami Fine Art 2 50% $450 —
Heritage Auctions 2 50% $400 —
Hammersite 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 392 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 31 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2009·02 Flora bronze with brown patina $146,116–$219,174 Christie's
2009·02 Tête de boxeur terracotta $43,835–$73,058 Christie's
2009·02 Femme agenouillée bronze with black patina $73,058–$102,281 Christie's
2009·02 Femme couchée tournée à gauche bronze with brown patina $36,529–$51,141 Christie's
2009·02 Femme couchée bronze with golden patina $29,223–$43,835 Christie's
2009·02 Tête de Boxeur $43,202–$57,603 Sotheby's
2009·02 La femme à la guitare $504,022–$576,025 Christie's
2008·12 tête de femme $151,476–$227,214 Sotheby's
2008·11 La Lune white marble $600,000–$800,000 Christie's
2008·11 Tête de Femme $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2008·11 L'Architecture $90,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2008·07 Deux femmes (Brusberg 11) $800–$1,200 Christie's
2008·07 L'ondine $39,712–$55,598 Sotheby's
2008·06 Femme À L'éventail $397,273–$595,909 Sotheby's
2008·06 esquisse pour l'océanide $119,182–$158,909 Sotheby's
2008·06 Femme Debout Au Miroir $79,455–$119,182 Sotheby's
2008·06 Femme À La Draperie Debout, Au Miroir $79,455–$119,182 Sotheby's
2008·06 Femme À La Draperie, Couchée $79,455–$119,182 Sotheby's
2008·06 Femme À La Guitare $99,318–$139,045 Sotheby's
2008·06 Femme Au Miroir $158,909–$238,364 Sotheby's
2008·06 Femme Agenouillée $158,909–$238,364 Sotheby's
2008·06 La Petite Lune $198,636–$297,954 Sotheby's
2008·06 Femme À La Draperie Debout $79,455–$119,182 Sotheby's
2008·06 Rosa $119,182–$158,909 Sotheby's
2008·06 Allégorie bronze with mid-brown patina $197,281–$295,921 Christie's
2008·05 Femme couchée $120,000–$180,000 Sotheby's
2008·05 femme à l'oiseau $90,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2008·05 Tête de Femme $150,000–$200,000 Sotheby's
2008·04 Femme assise à la jambe levée, 1950 Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 800 / $ 912 Sold: € 960 / $ 1,094 (incl $1,258–$1,258 Ketterer Kunst
2008·04 Femme allongée au bras levé, 1950 Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 800 / $ 912 Sold: € 840 / $ 957 (incl $1,258–$1,258 Ketterer Kunst
2007·11 femme à l'oiseau $90,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2007·11 Femme à l'éventail $180,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2007·11 Femme en Draperie $150,000–$200,000 Sotheby's
2007·07 Femme accroupie se coiffant $10,881–$16,321 Sotheby's
2007·06 Femme couchée $79,721–$119,581 Sotheby's
2007·06 Petite femme au miroir terracotta $39,733–$59,600 Christie's
2007·05 femme nue à la mandoline $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2007·05 tête de jeune fille $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2007·04 Baigneuse couchée unglazed terracotta $39,465–$59,198 Christie's
2007·02 L'ondine $32,388–$45,342 Sotheby's
2006·11 Jeunesse $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2006·11 Composition - Tête $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2006·11 Femme Endormie $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2006·10 les pélicansparis, galerie simon (1921) $8,772–$11,278 Sotheby's
2006·05 la mère $300,000–$400,000 Sotheby's
2006·05 Femme couchée $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2006·05 femme en chemise $30,000–$40,000 Sotheby's
2006·05 le jockey $50,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2006·03 Femme allongée au bras levé, 1950 Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 1,200 / $ 1,368 Sold: € 1,071 / $ 1,220 (incl $1,452–$1,452 Ketterer Kunst
2006·03 la baigneuse $8,713–$12,199 Sotheby's
2005·11 Femme couchée $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2005·11 Femme accroupie terracotta $50,000–$70,000 Christie's
2005·11 Le matin bronze with brown patina $900,000–$1,200,000 Christie's
2005·09 dialogues (völker 33) $5,294–$7,059 Sotheby's
2005·06 Femme à la mandoline red terracotta $54,264–$90,441 Christie's
2005·06 La nuit bronze with brown patina $180,881–$271,322 Christie's
2005·06 (1885 - 1954) $908–$1,271 Christie's
2005·05 La pêche miraculeuse bronze with brown patina $140,000–$180,000 Christie's
2005·05 Figure à la draperie, debout bronze with brown patina $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2005·04 Le boxeur pen and black ink on paper $3,760–$5,640 Christie's
2005·03 La petite maternité terre cuite $40,248–$67,080 Christie's
2005·02 Femme à l'éventail bronze with brown patina $92,816–$129,942 Christie's
2004·11 l’aurore $250,000–$350,000 Sotheby's
2004·06 L'eau $109,256–$145,675 Sotheby's
2004·06 La Terre $109,256–$145,675 Sotheby's
2004·05 Femme accoudee $350,000–$450,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Femme couchée (de dos) bronze relief with brown patina $30,000–$40,000 Christie's
2004·05 dialogues (völker 33) $3,500–$4,500 Sotheby's
2004·03 nu allongé $5,499–$7,333 Sotheby's
2003·11 Femme Debout $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2003·11 nature morte a la mandoline $35,000–$45,000 Sotheby's
2003·10 tête de boxeur $66,818–$100,227 Sotheby's
2003·10 instruments de musique $33,409–$50,114 Sotheby's
2003·05 dialogues (völker 33) $3,500–$4,500 Sotheby's
2002·11 (1885-1954) $937–$1,249 Christie's
2002·11 Femme couchée $100,000–$150,000 Christie's
2002·09 Femme debout à la draperie au bras levé bronze with dark brown and black patina $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
2002·09 Petite sirène ailée bronze with brown patina $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
2002·06 L'Été $38,195–$53,473 Christie's
2002·06 Femme au compotier $45,834–$61,112 Christie's
2002·05 Tête $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2002·05 Deux femmes à la pomme $100,000–$150,000 Christie's
2001·11 Femme couchée à la draperie $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2001·06 Eventide $56,558–$84,837 Christie's
2001·04 Femme étendue $5,708–$8,562 Christie's
2000·10 Le grand adieu bronze with brown patina $600,000–$800,000 Christie's
2000·05 Grande maternité $500,000–$700,000 Christie's
1999·07 Femme la draperie, couche $22,100–$28,415 Christie's
1999·05 Femme la guitare $80,000–$120,000 Christie's
1999·05 Femme couche la draperie $250,000–$350,000 Christie's
1998·10 Henri Laurens $1,170–$1,672 Christie's
1998·05 Figure la draperie, debout $40,000–$60,000 Christie's

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