Belgian/French, 1899–1984
Henri Michaux
403results on record
89%sell-through
$8,156median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$13,800,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 403 recorded results (382 sold · 21 passed) across 15 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% 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 | 120 | 80% | $9,295 |
| painting | 31 | n/a | $6,154 |
| other | 28 | 83% | $3,502 |
| prints | 6 | 100% | $1,020 |
Medium is recorded for 185 of 403 results (46%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Arman Henri Michaux Arman
| Metric | Henri Michaux | Arman |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $8,156 | $12,504 |
| Record price | $13,800,000 | $481,188 |
| Results on record | 403 | 2,090 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: ArmanVictor VasarelyCésarAndy Warhol
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
83/ 100
- Sell-through89%
- Meets estimate67%
- Market depth403 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 | 217 | 93% | $10,881 | 0.87× |
| Christie's | 88 | 80% | $7,030 | — |
| Artcurial | 37 | — | $5,003 | 0.91× |
| Bonhams | 19 | 74% | $4,599 | 0.89× |
| Phillips | 10 | 100% | $4,829 | — |
| Dorotheum | 8 | 75% | $8,767 | — |
| Lempertz | 9 | 50% | $6,849 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 3 | — | $17,905 | — |
| Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art | 3 | — | $6,516 | 0.97× |
| Rago | 2 | 100% | $13,820 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 2 | 100% | $2,381 | 0.86× |
| Grisebach | 2 | — | $9,785 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 1 | 100% | $4,427 | — |
| Koller | 1 | — | $3,088 | — |
| Crafoord Auktioner Malmö | 1 | — | $154 | 0.80× |
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 403 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 21 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2018·09 | paysage sur fond noir | $1,171–$1,756 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | ecriture mescalinienne pour misérable miracle. [1955]. | $11,707–$17,560 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | dessin mescalinien | $17,560–$23,414 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $11,707–$17,560 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $17,560–$23,414 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $8,195–$11,707 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $8,195–$11,707 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $8,195–$11,707 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $11,707–$17,560 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $11,707–$17,560 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $11,707–$17,560 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $8,195–$11,707 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $3,512–$5,854 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $3,512–$5,854 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $11,707–$17,560 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Sans titre | huile sur carton entoilé | $3,526–$5,877 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Sans titre | encre sur papier | $5,877–$8,228 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | dessin de réagréation | $23,672–$35,508 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·02 | untitled | $8,550–$12,214 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·02 | untitled | $3,664–$6,107 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Sans titre | India ink on paper laid down on canvas | $12,849–$19,274 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Dessin mescalinien | encre et mine de plomb sur papier | $22,458–$33,687 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Sans titre | encre sur papier | $5,614–$7,860 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Untitled | $5,608–$7,852 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Untitled | huile sur panneau | $4,487–$6,730 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2017·06 | Untitled | $5,608–$7,852 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Untitled | $5,608–$7,852 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Untitled | $5,608–$7,852 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2017·03 | untitled | $5,393–$7,550 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | untitled | $5,393–$7,550 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | untitled | $5,393–$7,550 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | untitled | $5,393–$7,550 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·02 | Mouvements LIV | encre de Chine sur papier | $1,897–$2,634 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·02 | Mouvements LXI | encre de Chine sur papier | $1,897–$2,634 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·02 | Mouvements L | encre de Chine sur papier | $1,897–$2,634 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | Sans titre | encre de Chine sur papier | $10,762–$16,143 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·06 | Composition | encre de Chine sur papier | $11,304–$16,956 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·06 | Sans titre | $4,551–$6,827 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·05 | misérable miracle (la mescaline). monaco, éditions du rocher, 1956. | $1,004–$1,450 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | Sans Titre | $2,771–$3,879 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | Sans Titre | $2,217–$3,325 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | Sans titre | oil on panel | $2,183–$3,638 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·12 | Sans titre | $21,886–$32,829 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | Sans titre | $8,754–$13,132 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Mouvements. 1950er-Jahre | China ink on wove paper | $3,174–$4,232 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·11 | Sans titre | encre de Chine, encre de couleurs et lavis d’encre sur papier | $7,508–$10,726 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·07 | Sans Titre | $4,440–$6,660 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Sans Titre (Mouvements) | $1,665–$2,775 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | misérable miracle (la mescaline). monaco, éditions du rocher, 1956. | $1,681–$2,241 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | ensemble de 3 ouvrages avec chacun un envoi autographe signé à rené char. | $1,681–$2,241 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | ecriture mescalinienne pour misérable miracle. [1955]. | $4,482–$6,724 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Frottage | on paper | $4,726–$7,877 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Untitled | $19,348–$25,798 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Peinture mescalienne | $27,835–$38,969 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Sans titre | $3,693–$4,924 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Sans titre | $18,466–$24,622 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Sans titre | $6,156–$8,618 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Sans titre | encre de Chine sur papier | $9,865–$14,797 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·11 | Nuages sur le ciel | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Dessin Mescalinien | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Dessin Mescalinien | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Dessin Mescalinien | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | Sans titre | encre de Chine, gouache et acrylique sur papier | $2,529–$3,794 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·10 | Sans titre | encre de Chine, gouache et aquarelle sur papier | $3,794–$6,323 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·10 | Sans titre | feutre sur papier | $1,012–$1,518 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·10 | Sans titre (série "Mouvements") | encre sur papier | $1,012–$1,518 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·10 | Sans titre | encre de Chine, aquarelle et mine de plomb sur papier | $1,265–$1,897 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·06 | Sans titre, 1959 | India Ink | $19,099–$19,099 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·06 | Sans Titre | $13,627–$20,440 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Dessin Mescalinien | $54,508–$81,762 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Untitled | India ink on paper | $6,887–$9,642 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | ecuador. journal de voyage. paris, la nouvelle revue française, 1929. in-4 tellière. bradel maroquin vert foncé à coins, titre doré, couverture et dos (l. lévêque). | $825–$1,100 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | un certain plume. paris, editions du carrefour, 1930. petit in-8. demi-maroquin noir à bandes, décoré d'un tressage de fines lanières de papier glacé noir et blanc aux deux plats, tranches dorées, couverture et dos jaunes, étui bordé (m. diercxsens). | un certain plume. paris, editions du carrefour, 1930. petit in-8. demi-maroquin noir à bandes, décoré d'un tressage de fines lanières de papier glacé noir et blanc aux deux plats, tranches dorées, couverture et dos jaunes, étui bordé (m. diercxsens) | $687–$962 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2013·12 | Sans titre | $8,155–$10,874 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | meidosems. [paris, editions du point du jour, 1948]. | $4,741–$6,096 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | peinture et dessin. [paris], éditions du point du jour, 1946. | $10,838–$16,256 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | poésie pour pouvoir. [paris], rené drouin, [1949]. | $3,387–$4,741 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | ensemble de 4 ouvrages, en édition originale. | $5,419–$8,128 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | ensemble de 3 ouvrages en édition originale avec envois à victoria ocampo. | $2,032–$2,709 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | SANS TITRE, circa 1934-1936 | Pastel sur papier | $4,126–$5,502 | Artcurial | ||
| 2013·10 | Sans Titre, 1977 | Huile et acrylique sur toile fine marouflée sur carton d'isorel | $3,442–$4,819 | Artcurial | ||
| 2013·10 | Hors de la colline | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·06 | Sans titre | gouache sur papier | $2,613–$3,920 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·06 | Sans Titre | Aquarelle sur papier | $3,273–$4,582 | Artcurial | ||
| 2013·05 | Ohne Titel. 1973 | China ink on slightly nacreous Arches wove paper | $13,006–$19,509 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·03 | Sans Titre, 1970 | Aquarelle sur papier | $3,215–$4,501 | Artcurial | ||
| 2013·03 | Sans Titre, 1981 | Aquarelle sur papier | $2,315–$2,829 | Artcurial | ||
| 2012·12 | Dessin mescalinien | $26,130–$39,195 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | quatre cents hommes, en croix. paris, pierre bettencourt, 1956. | $12,762–$19,143 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Sans Titre | $5,166–$7,750 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Sans Titre | $5,166–$7,750 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Sans Titre, 1958 | Encre de Chine sur papier | $3,721–$4,961 | Artcurial | ||
| 2012·05 | Sans Titre, 1957 | Encre de Chine et lavis d'encre de couleur sur papier | $3,721–$4,961 | Artcurial | ||
| 2012·05 | Sans titre | $4,975–$7,463 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Dessin Mescalinien | $24,876–$37,314 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Sans titre | $7,463–$9,950 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Sans titre | $3,731–$4,975 | Sotheby's | |||
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