French, 1869–1954
Henri Matisse
4,141results on record
86%sell-through
$16,250median result (USD, incl. premium; 91% observed, 9% estimated from hammer)
$80,750,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 4,141 recorded results (3,938 sold · 203 passed) across 55 auction houses, 1998–2026. 17 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 91% observed, 9% 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 | 1,598 | 90% | $10,575 |
| works on paper | 742 | 89% | $60,000 |
| ceramics & design | 168 | 84% | $20,000 |
| painting | 137 | 96% | $722,696 |
| other | 134 | 73% | $8,125 |
| sculpture | 90 | 85% | $94,929 |
Medium is recorded for 2,869 of 4,141 results (69%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso Henri Matisse Pablo Picasso
| Metric | Henri Matisse | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $16,250 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $80,750,000 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 4,141 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoMarc ChagallJoan MiróSalvador Dalí
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
77/ 100
- Sell-through86%
- Meets estimate55%
- Market depth4,141 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 | 1634 | 94% | $23,750 | — |
| Sotheby's | 1354 | 87% | $35,280 | 0.91× |
| Bonhams | 410 | 81% | $6,144 | 0.93× |
| Phillips | 129 | 88% | $11,449 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 62 | 95% | $6,000 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 48 | 92% | $7,500 | 0.83× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 42 | — | $3,318 | — |
| Rago | 25 | 84% | $6,300 | — |
| Dorotheum | 25 | 80% | $14,377 | — |
| Grisebach | 17 | — | $11,276 | — |
| Crafoord Auktioner Malmö | 12 | — | $87 | 0.65× |
| Artcurial | 11 | — | $126,968 | 1.60× |
| Wright | 15 | 73% | $3,380 | — |
| A10 by Artmark | 11 | 100% | $1,204 | 2.00× |
| Lempertz | 12 | 83% | $14,450 | — |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 10 | 90% | $207 | — |
| Doyle | 8 | 100% | $8,960 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 8 | 100% | $1,012 | 0.83× |
| Barcelona Auctions | 5 | — | $85 | 0.67× |
| Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art | 4 | — | $10,123 | 1.07× |
| Limhamns Auktionsbyrå | 4 | — | $77 | 0.67× |
| Hammersite | 4 | 100% | $9,375 | 0.39× |
| Hermitage Fine Art | 7 | 57% | $3,007 | 0.81× |
| Art collect | 3 | — | $12 | 0.07× |
| Kruso Art | 3 | 100% | $182 | 0.33× |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 100% | $1,272 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 2 | 100% | $3,156 | — |
| Koller | 2 | — | $19,408 | — |
| Arce Auctions | 2 | — | $86 | 0.98× |
| Tiroche | 2 | 100% | $875 | 1.57× |
| Matsart | 8 | 25% | $10,829 | 1.42× |
| Finarte | 2 | 100% | $1,440 | 2.04× |
| Montefiore auction house | 3 | 67% | $138 | 0.98× |
| PASAREL | 2 | 100% | $131 | 0.56× |
| Strauss & Co | 2 | 100% | $5,275 | 1.52× |
| Auktionskammaren Sydost Kalmar | 1 | — | $32 | 0.36× |
| Crafoord Auktioner Lund | 1 | — | $5,575 | 1.68× |
| Halmstads Auktionskammare | 1 | — | $708 | 1.25× |
| Kavanagh Auctions | 1 | 100% | $355 | — |
| WETTMANN Kunstauktionen | 1 | 100% | $565 | — |
| Auktionshaus am See | 1 | 100% | $73 | — |
| Dewit Auctions | 1 | 100% | $14 | 0.15× |
| Lion & Unicorn | 1 | 100% | $200 | 0.80× |
| Sala Retiro | 1 | 100% | $424 | — |
| Clark's Auction Company | 2 | 50% | $5,000 | 0.57× |
| Alma | 1 | 100% | $406 | 1.08× |
| Locati LLC | 1 | 100% | $1,250 | 0.40× |
| Auktionshuset STO Bohuslän | 1 | — | $180 | 0.93× |
| SQUARE | 2 | 50% | $38 | 0.20× |
| Laholms Auktionskammare | 1 | — | $39 | 0.60× |
| Art Showcase | 1 | 100% | $281 | 0.07× |
| Leiloeira São Domingos | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Ishtar | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 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 7,869 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 203 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·06 | Dessin 3 (After) | $500–$700 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Untitled front cover from Verve Suite 1952 | $500–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Untitled back cover from Verve Suite 1952 | $500–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
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| 2026·06 | Dessin original signé. 1948. Grande fleur, au crayon rouge et bleu. | $6,955–$9,273 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | Two Nudes | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·06 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Doyle | |||
| 2026·06 | Orientale accroupie, voile sur la tête | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Vierge et Enfant sans indication des Visages I | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | "Décoration et Fruits", Farblithographie, r | — | Auktionshaus am See | |||
| 2026·06 | Nu assis, chevelure claire | $4,656–$6,984 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·06 | Ten Dancers, Signed Print | $8,000–$12,000 | Clark's Auction Company | |||
| 2026·06 | „Tête au Turban No. 11“. 1950 | Chalk on Rives wove paper, laid down on cardboard | $32,592–$34,920 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | Gravure d'apres une tete sumerienne | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Pierre a Feu | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Portrait | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Untitled 30 (After) | $500–$700 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | The Plum Blossoms | $600–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | The Open Window | $500–$700 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Une fete en Cimmerie III | $600–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Skater in Motion I | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Reclining Odalisque | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·06 | Nu debout | bronze à patine brun foncé | $34,842–$58,070 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·06 | La Sieste, 1922 | $3,591–$5,745 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Nu | $19,143–$31,906 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Madame Pompadour | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Teeny | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Poet of Mystification | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Charles d'Orleans | $3,000–$4,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Odalisque a la Jupe de Tulle | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Head | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fruits | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Colette | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Espagnole: Harmonie en bleu | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Signora Col Collare | $400–$500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Pierre a Feu | $1,000–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | La Porte Noire | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Pierre A Feu | $1,500–$2,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled 51 | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Nus II | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Nus I | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | La Musique | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Study in Blue Room | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Le Chapeau de Plumes | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite | $300–$400 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | The Open Window (After) | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Le Chapeau de Plumes (After) | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal XIV | $300–$500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Figura (After) | $400–$500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal XIII | $400–$500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Jeune femme au chapeau | $70,000–$100,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Jonquilles (recto); Palmiers et nuages (verso) | $18,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Leaves for Verve Magazine | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·05 | Nu assis | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal XVIII | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal XVII | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal XV | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal XVI | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Sadness of the King | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Young Woman in White on a Red (After) | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Double sheet from verve 1952 | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Plum Blossoms Green Background | $600–$800 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled 52 | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Les Bras from "XX Siecle No .4" (After) | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled 17 from Verve Suite | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Danseuse couchée, from Dix Danseuses | Lithograph on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Femme nue | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Visage, yeux baissés | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Tête de femme au collier | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Sans titre | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Le Tiaré | $700,000–$1,000,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·05 | Portrait de femme (Lorette) | oil on panel | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Lorette assise | on paper | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Portrait de Lydia | brush and India ink on paper | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Femme aux cheveux longs | pencil on paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Nature morte | pen and India ink on paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Femme (Etude pour les "Lettres portugaises ") | crayon on paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | La Chaise lorraine | — | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | La Séance du matin | $20,000,000–$30,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Madeleine II | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Nadia with pointed chin, 1948 | $100–$150 | Montefiore auction house | |||
| 2026·05 | Nu couché II | bronze with brown patina | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Nature morte, fougères et grenades | brush and India ink on paper | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Portraits, 1954 | $1,165–$1,165 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2026·05 | Teeny | $2,000–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | La Perruche et la Sirene | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Decoration (Masques) | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Dance Poster | $400–$500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Seated Woman from Verve Suite | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal VIII | $400–$600 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal VII | $400–$600 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Fleurs du mal VI | $400–$600 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite (After) | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite (After) | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite (After) | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite (After) | $600–$900 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled from Verve Suite (After) | $600–$900 | 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.