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American, 1844–1926

Mary Cassatt

380results on record
69%sell-through
$16,886median result (USD, incl. premium; 91% observed, 9% estimated from hammer)
$7,489,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 380 recorded results (316 sold · 64 passed) across 13 auction houses, 1998–2026. 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

$91K$181K$272K1998: $335K median, 6 sold1999: $7.8K median, 4 sold2000: $28K median, 11 sold2001: $138K median, 7 sold2002: $126K median, 3 sold2003: $19K median, 3 sold2004: $40K median, 7 sold2005: $78K median, 14 sold2006: $16K median, 8 sold2007: $13K median, 19 sold2008: $56K median, 8 sold2009: $17K median, 6 sold2010: $15K median, 21 sold2011: $20K median, 5 sold2012: $7.2K median, 10 sold2013: $18K median, 14 sold2014: $11K median, 8 sold2015: $69K median, 7 sold2016: $15K median, 13 sold2017: $44K median, 8 sold2018: $16K median, 14 sold2019: $109K median, 9 sold2020: $6.2K median, 15 sold2021: $12K median, 16 sold2022: $4.6K median, 26 sold2023: $1.9K median, 20 sold2024: $2.6K median, 7 sold2025: $7.0K median, 14 sold2026: $11K median, 8 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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$17K$219$7.5M

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)
prints 125 89% $10,925
ceramics & design 77 33% $1,500
works on paper 59 61% $59,938
painting 21 67% $491,250
sculpture 3 67% $232,550

Medium is recorded for 285 of 380 results (75%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Pablo Picasso Mary Cassatt Pablo Picasso

$91K$181K$272K1998: $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: $335K median1999: $7.8K median2000: $28K median2001: $138K median2002: $126K median2003: $19K median2004: $40K median2005: $78K median2006: $16K median2007: $13K median2008: $56K median2009: $17K median2010: $15K median2011: $20K median2012: $7.2K median2013: $18K median2014: $11K median2015: $69K median2016: $15K median2017: $44K median2018: $16K median2019: $109K median2020: $6.2K median2021: $12K median2022: $4.6K median2023: $1.9K median2024: $2.6K median2025: $7.0K median2026: $11K median19982005201220192026
MetricMary CassattPablo Picasso
Median result$16,886$10,507
Record price $7,489,000 $179,365,000
Results on record38029,706
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Pablo PicassoJoan MiróMarc ChagallHenri Matisse

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

63/ 100
  • Sell-through69%
  • Meets estimate38%
  • Market depth380 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 145 80% $37,800 0.76×
Christie's 100 83% $50,000
Bonhams 59 54% $1,580 0.73×
Heritage Auctions 30 77% $1,006
Freeman's | Hindman 19 63% $3,594 0.60×
Phillips 5 60% $5,670
Rago 1 100% $2,432
Artcurial 1 $15,661 0.73×
Hammersite 1 100% $2,750 0.22×
Locati LLC 1 100% $531 0.34×
New England Auctions 1 100% $750 0.52×
Art La Rosa - Casa d'Aste 2 0%
Dorotheum 2 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 579 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 64 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
2026·08 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·07 Looking into the Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
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2026·07 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2026·07 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·07 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·07 Girl with a Cat Pastel on paper $8,000–$12,000 Hammersite
2026·06 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·06 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·06 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·06 Looking into the Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·05 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·05 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·05 Young Woman in Green, Outdoors in the Sun $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2026·05 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·05 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·05 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·04 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·04 Looking into the Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·04 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·04 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·03 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·03 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·03 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·03 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·02 Looking into the Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·02 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $800–$1,000 Bonhams
2026·02 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·02 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·02 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·01 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·01 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·01 Mother Combing Sara's Hair (No. 2) paper mounted to wove paper $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
2026·01 Reine Lefebvre with Blond Baby and Sara Holding a Cat paper mounted to wove paper $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2026·01 Slight Sketch of a Nubian in a Blue Robe watercolor and pencil on paper $5,000–$7,000 Christie's
2026·01 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2026·01 Sara Smiling; Looking Into the Hand Mirror No. 2 (two works), circa 1904; Drypoints, one with colors, on laid and wove papers Heritage Auctions
2026·01 Baby Held Before an Oval Mirror $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2025·12 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·12 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·12 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·12 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·12 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·11 Sketch of a Sleepy Baby $300,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2025·11 Head of Jules (Buste d'enfant) $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2025·11 Looking into the Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·11 Sketch of 'Sara in a Green Bonnet' pastel on canvasboard $80,000–$120,000 Christie's
2025·11 Françoise Seated in an Italian Chair oil on canvas $120,000–$180,000 Christie's
2025·11 Femme portant un bonnet noir et vert, cousant oil on canvas $800,000–$1,200,000 Christie's
2025·11 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·11 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·10 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·10 Woman Bathing (La Toilette) drypoint and aquatint in colors, inked $70,000–$100,000 Christie's
2025·10 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·10 Looking into the Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·09 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·09 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·09 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·09 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·09 Looking into the Hand Mirror (No. 3) $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2025·09 Baby Held Before an Oval Mirror $8,000–$12,000 Bonhams
2025·09 Sara Wearing her Bonnet and Coat $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2025·08 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·08 Looking into the Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·07 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·07 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·07 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·07 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·07 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·06 Looking into the Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·06 'Looking Into The Hand Mirror' $800–$1,500 New England Auctions
2025·06 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·06 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·06 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·05 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·05 Smiling Sara in a Big Hat Holding Her Dog (No. 1) $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2025·05 Looking into the Hand Mirror $10,000–$15,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·04 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Dane Fine Art
2025·04 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·04 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·04 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·04 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·04 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·03 Sara wearing her Bonnet and Coat $1,000–$2,000 Bonhams
2025·03 Looking into the Hand Mirror $10,000–$15,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·03 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·03 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Dane Fine Art
2025·02 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·02 Lady in Black, in a Loge, Facing Right (Breeskin 24) $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2025·02 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·02 Sara Wearing Her Bonnet and Coat $8,000–$11,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·02 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Looking into the Hand Mirror $10,000–$15,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 The Manicure $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Looking into Hand Mirror $4,000–$5,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 The Barefooted Child $5,000–$7,000 Bonhams
2025·01 Baby Held Before an Oval Mirror $10,000–$15,000 Bonhams
2024·12 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Looking into the Hand Mirror $10,000–$15,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 1) $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art

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