French, 1848–1903
Paul Gauguin
575results on record
78%sell-through
$48,433median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$39,241,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 575 recorded results (538 sold · 37 passed) across 19 auction houses, 1998–2026. 4 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% 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 | 134 | 80% | $14,187 |
| works on paper | 77 | 89% | $51,460 |
| painting | 56 | 73% | $825,000 |
| other | 39 | 100% | $9,158 |
| sculpture | 24 | 100% | $29,897 |
| ceramics & design | 17 | 80% | $305,685 |
Medium is recorded for 347 of 575 results (60%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso Paul Gauguin Pablo Picasso
| Metric | Paul Gauguin | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $48,433 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $39,241,000 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 575 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoMarc ChagallJoan MiróHenri Matisse
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
76/ 100
- Sell-through78%
- Meets estimate62%
- Market depth575 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 | 251 | 82% | $78,346 | 0.94× |
| Christie's | 230 | 85% | $57,494 | — |
| Bonhams | 30 | 70% | $7,541 | 0.86× |
| Artcurial | 14 | — | $15,794 | 0.87× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 9 | — | $3,115 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 7 | 86% | $3,875 | — |
| Phillips | 6 | 83% | $4,410 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 5 | 100% | $1,536 | 0.75× |
| Dorotheum | 4 | 75% | $1,171 | — |
| Hammersite | 2 | 100% | $2,625 | 0.11× |
| Doyle | 1 | 100% | $1,536 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 1 | 100% | $5,131 | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 1 | 100% | $593 | — |
| Art collect | 1 | — | $12 | 0.18× |
| Montefiore auction house | 2 | 50% | $212 | 1.36× |
| Wright | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Kamelot Auctions | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Aste Dams | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| Strauss & Co | 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 767 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 37 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2007·05 | Autoportrait à la mandoline | oil on canvas | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Cavalier devant la case | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | le char à boeufs (mongan/kornfeld/joachim 51) | $50,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Changement de résidence (G. 66; M./K./J. 54) | woodcut in ochre, 1899, on tissue-thin | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Le calvaire breton (Guérin 68; Mongan, Kornfeld & Joachim 50) | woodcut, 1898-9, on | $3,000–$4,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (Guérin 14; Mongan, Kornfeld, Joachim, and Stauffer 12) | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·03 | Young Girl Kneeling, 1900 | Woodcut in colours | $3,330–$3,330 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2007·03 | titre pour ' le sourire' (kornfeld 68) | $9,828–$13,760 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | le sourire journal méchanttahiti, août 1899-avril 1900 | $200,265–$267,020 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | ancien culte mahorieparis, la palme, 1951 | $801–$1,068 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | exposition d'oeuvres inconnuesparis, galerie barbazanges, 10 au 30 octobre 1919 | $534–$801 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | lettre autographe signéenovembre 1902, ivaoa (iles marquises) | $133,510–$200,265 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | noa noaparis, editions de la plume, 1901 | $2,670–$4,005 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | affiche de l'exposition au "café des arts, volpini directeur"paris, imprimerie watelet, [juin 1889] | $6,676–$8,011 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | avant et après paul gauguin aux marquises 1903[leipzig, kurt wolff, 1918] | $2,003–$2,670 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Portraits of Meyer de Haan and Mimi | black crayon, brush and black wash on paper | $23,506–$35,259 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Bretonne de profil à droite | pastel, white chalk and charcoal on paper | $156,707–$235,060 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Etude de végétation | watercolour and charcoal on paper | $117,530–$156,707 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Les grands arbres | oil on canvas | $984,722–$1,378,611 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Femme Assise de Dos | $19,694–$29,542 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Jeune tahitienne | $78,778–$118,167 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | études de figures - recto & verso | $9,847–$13,786 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Les Carrières du Chou à Pontoise - I | $590,833–$787,777 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Tahitiennes | $23,633–$35,450 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Tête Tahitienne | $29,542–$39,389 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | tête de tahitienne | $586,478–$781,971 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | titre pour le sourire. 1899 | $10,542–$15,812 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | Les arbres dénudés | huile sur toile | $397,320–$529,760 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | La Petite Parisienne | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Bretonnes a la Barriere (Guérin 4; Mongan / Kornfeld / Joachim 8) | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | noa-noaberlin, pipperand co-verlag (1926) | in-4°, cartonnage de toile d’éditeur | $1,002–$1,504 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2006·10 | ancien culte maoriparis, la palme (1951) | $627–$752 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé (K. 12) | $5,695–$9,492 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·06 | soyez amoureuses et vous serez heureuses | $55,155–$73,540 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | baignade (ii) | $275,777–$367,702 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | Enfant au bavoir | oil on canvas | $500,000–$700,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Cave Canis and Titre pour 'Le Sourire' (Beware of the Dog and Headpiece for 'Le Sourire') (Mongan, Kornfeld, Joachim 69) | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·05 | Nave Nave Fenua (Fragrant Isle) (M., K., J. 14) | woodcut in colors, 1893-4, on heavy | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Vase de fleurs et gourde | oil on canvas | $7,000,000–$10,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | Deux Femmes Maories accroupies (Guerin 87; Kornfeld 26 B) | $2,083–$3,125 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·03 | L'enlevement d'Europe (Mongan, Kornfeld, Joachim 47 Cb) | $5,249–$6,998 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | les drames de la mer - une descente dans le maelstrom (m.k.j. 3) | $13,996–$17,495 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Oviri (m.k.j. 35) | $174,953–$262,429 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·02 | Etude de forêt | watercolour, wash and pen and ink on paper | $17,399–$26,098 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·02 | Croquis martiniquais ( recto and verso ) | ) on paper | $17,399–$26,098 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·02 | Deux Femmes or La Chevelure Fleurie | $19,201,487–$24,438,256 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Te Po (Kornfeld 21) | woodcut in black, orange and yellow, 1893-94, on | $34,467–$51,701 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | le saule au bord de l'aven | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Deux tahitiennes avec idoles | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Etude pour L'idole ( recto ) and ( verso ) | pencil on paper | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Nave Nave Fenua (Terre délicieuse) (Guérin 29; Mongan, Kornfeld & Joachim 14) | woodcut, 1894, on laid | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Chaumière en Normandie | oil on canvas | $400,000–$600,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | les drames de la mer - une descente dans le maelstrom (mongan/kornfeld/joachim 3) | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Etudes de personnages | pencil and charcoal on paper | $4,464–$6,249 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | (1848-1903) | $1,410–$2,115 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | standing man, facing three quarters to the right (field 52) | $6,177–$7,942 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | femme cueillant des fruits et oviri (mongan; kornfeld; joachim 36) | $21,178–$26,472 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | les drames de la mer - une descente dans le maelstrom (m.k.j. 3) | $14,118–$17,648 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Portrait de Meyer de Haan | charcoal on paper | $32,788–$43,717 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Etudes d'animaux ( recto ); Etudes ( verso ) | ); red chalk, charcoal and pencil on paper ( | $4,554–$6,375 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Jeune tahitienne | $72,789–$109,183 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | baignade (ii) | $272,957–$363,943 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | homme et cheval dans un paysage | $21,837–$32,755 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Soyez amoureuses vous serez heureuses | $218,366–$272,957 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Nature morte aux mangos | $5,479,022–$7,305,362 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Les Dames de la Mer, Bretagne, from: Suite Volpini (Guérin, Mongan, Kornfeld 7; Joachim 4 Ab) | $7,532–$11,298 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | Studies of Horse and kneeling Woman (Field 57) | $13,181–$18,831 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | Deux vaches au pré | oil on canvas | $180,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Tahitienne | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Etudes de femmes | charcoal and white chalk on paper | $12,995–$18,564 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | La boudeuse | watercolour and traces of pencil on paper | $371,290–$556,934 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | autoportraits | $22,331–$33,496 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Mahana Atua (Mongan/Kornfeld/Joachim 31) | woodcut, 1894-5, on | $1,800–$2,200 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Le Pont Roulant | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | maternité (ii) | $40,000,000–$40,000,001 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Fils de l'artiste couché ( recto and verso ) | charcoal on blue-gray paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Vaches au bord de la mer | oil on canvas | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·07 | noa-noa (mongan/kornfeld/joachim 13iii d) | $7,263–$10,895 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·06 | Nave Nave Fenua (Terre délicieuse) (Guérin 29; Mongan, Kornfeld & Joachim 14.IV.D) | woodcut, 1894, on | $4,530–$6,343 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | Tête de fille des Îles Marquises ( recto and verso ) | ); sanguine and pencil ( | $72,576–$108,864 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | Paysage de campagne | gouache, watercolour and pencil on card | $45,360–$63,504 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | lettre illustrée (probablement à émile bernard), novembre 1888 | $54,628–$72,837 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·06 | Nature morte au compotier | watercolour and gouache on silk | $218,512–$327,768 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | personnage lisant et etude de main | $9,105–$12,747 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | La Seine à Rouen | oil on canvas | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·05 | soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses (kornfeld 55b) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·03 | Misères humaines, 1889 | Lithograph | $1,461–$1,461 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2004·02 | femme cousant | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Vue de la plage de Bellangenay | $275,495–$367,327 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | Brush holder | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | titre pour le sourire (kornfeld 69) | $5,171–$6,895 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | Rochers Sur La Cote Bretonne | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | masque d'une femme | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | te po and mano tupapau (guérin 15, 20; mongan/kornfeld/joachim 21/iv/d, 20/iv/f) | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | (1848-1903) | $5,116–$6,821 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·10 | pot à beurre | $33,409–$50,114 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | misères humaines (mongan, kornfeld, joachim 11) | $2,498–$4,164 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·07 | Tête d'homme et de chat | pencil on paper | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·06 | La ferme de la Groue à Osny | $200,451–$267,268 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·06 | Les Laveuses, 1889 | Lithograph | $2,221–$2,221 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.