1884–1941
Robert Delaunay
135results on record
74%sell-through
$125,996median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$8,653,203record in our coverage
Drawn from 135 recorded results (122 sold · 13 passed) across 10 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; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 33 | 70% | $202,195 |
| works on paper | 22 | 70% | $78,740 |
| prints | 10 | 0% | $5,991 |
Medium is recorded for 65 of 135 results (48%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso Robert Delaunay Pablo Picasso
| Metric | Robert Delaunay | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $125,996 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $8,653,203 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 135 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoMarc ChagallJoan MiróFernand Léger
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
74/ 100
- Sell-through74%
- Meets estimate64%
- Market depth135 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 | 62 | 84% | $129,742 | 0.87× |
| Christie's | 57 | 72% | $129,709 | — |
| Bonhams | 6 | 83% | $75,000 | 1.44× |
| Phillips | 3 | 67% | $438,941 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 2 | — | $4,600 | — |
| Lempertz | 1 | 100% | $19,962 | — |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $33,893 | 0.80× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Aviv gallery | 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 137 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 13 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·05 | Arc-en-ciel | watercolor on paper | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | Portrait de Louis Aragon. 1922. Pierre noire sur papier calque. Étude du portrait du poète pour Télémaque. Envoi autographe signé de Sonia Delaunay. | $3,462–$5,770 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·03 | Hélice | pen and ink and pencil on tracing paper | $16,180–$24,270 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Portrait de Jean Metzinger | oil on canvas | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Arc-en-ciel no. 5 | oil on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Les trois Grâces, étude pour La Ville de Paris | oil on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Paysage de Laon | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Arc-en-Ciel | watercolor on paper | $180,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Femme nue lisant | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2025·11 | Relief orange | oil and cement on canvas | $1,300,000–$1,800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·07 | Cathédrale de Laon | $80,773–$115,390 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·06 | Deux portraits de Madame Heim, études | $67,416–$94,383 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·05 | Rythme | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·05 | Nature morte portugaise, étude | oil and encaustic wax on joined paper laid down on canvas | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Nature morte | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·03 | Circular Shapes, Sun and Moon | — | Aviv gallery | |||
| 2025·03 | Ville de Paris | watercolour on paper | $808,997–$1,146,080 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·11 | Paysage Breton | $23,078–$28,848 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·11 | Portugaise au jardin | and gouache on board laid down on cradled panel | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Fleurs, 1908 | Oil on board | $15,000–$25,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·05 | La tour aux rideaux | pencil on paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Paysage à Cernay | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Portrait de Louis Aragon | $3,462–$4,616 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | La Tour (The Tower) (L. & P. 3) | $18,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | Étude pour le "Portrait de Madame Heim" | huile sur carton marouflé sur panneau parqueté | $57,695–$80,773 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | La Tour | $24,270–$29,663 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | Rythme circulaire | $9,438,303–$13,483,290 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | Étude pour "L'Équipe de Cardiff" | crayon gras sur papier | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Étude pour "L'Équipe de Cardiff" | pastel et fusain sur papier | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Étude pour "Les Coureurs" | crayon de couleurs, aquarelle et pierre noire sur papier | $11,539–$17,308 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·06 | Rythme sans fin | huile sur toile | $461,560–$692,340 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Jeune Fille Nue Lisant | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | L'Équipe de Cardiff | $700,000–$1,000,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Projet pour ''Les Orgues lumineuses'' ou ''Orgues de lumière'' d'Abel Gance | $346,170–$576,950 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | Étude pour "La Ville de Paris" | graphite et encre sur papier calque | $4,616–$6,923 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | La tour aux rideaux | $115,390–$173,085 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Étude pour l'Équipe de Cardiff | $92,312–$138,468 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | Les Coureurs | oil on canvas | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·04 | Manège de cochons | gouache et aquarelle sur papier | $576,950–$923,120 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | Senza titolo litografia cm 90x42 esemplare 69/150 firmato in basso a destra numerato | $2,885–$3,231 | Casa d'aste Boetto | |||
| 2019·12 | La Fenêtre sur la Ville | $5,393–$8,090 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·06 | La Tour Eiffel | pen and ink on paper | $202,249–$337,082 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·05 | Allo! Paris!, 1926 | $1,731–$1,731 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2018·06 | Paris à l'arc-en-ciel | $202,249–$269,666 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·05 | La verseuse portugaise | pastel over pencil on paper laid down along the edges on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | Étude pour La Portrait de Madame Heim | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·05 | Paysage de la vallée de Senlis 10 1/2 x 12 3/4 in (26.5 x 32.5 cm) | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | La Tour Eiffel | oil on canvas | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Etude pour La Grand Portugaise | oil and wax on card laid down on cradled panel | $134,833–$202,249 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·05 | La Ville de Paris, esquisse | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Marché Breton | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Bretonne, Ecarteuse de Goëmon | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·05 | Femme à l’ombrelle ou La Parisienne | oil on canvas | $3,500,000–$6,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | Relief noir avec des cercles de couleur | $202,249–$269,666 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Manège de Cochons | gouache and watercolour on paper | $80,900–$107,866 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | Nature morte Portugaise | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Hommage à Blériot, esquisse | oil on canvas laid down on panel | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·06 | Verseuse. Étude. | $346,170–$461,560 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | Paris à l'arc-en-ciel | $377,532–$471,915 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·01 | Allo! Paris! | $1,348–$2,022 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·12 | 2 lettres autographes signées. [paris] 31-1-[19]14 et [début février 1914]. | $11,539–$17,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Les coureurs à pied | $269,666–$404,499 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·05 | La Tour simultanée | gouache, pen and India ink and brown ink, colored pencils over pencil on parchment | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Nature morte aux gants | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | rythme, joie de vivre | $1,384,680–$2,077,020 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | tour eiffel et arc-en-ciel (pages d'actions simultanées) | $26,967–$33,708 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Nature morte portugaise | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Nature morte aux gants | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Relief bronze 51 1/4 in. (130.2cm) (height) | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | La Tour Eiffel 15 11/16 x 10 3/4in. (39.8 x 27.3cm) | $80,000–$120,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Les coureurs | oil on canvas | — | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2012·11 | Portrait de Madame Heim | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Rose trémière blanche | $17,308–$23,078 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Route de Laon | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Portrait de Madame Mandel | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·03 | Bretonne, 1904 | Huile sur toile | $23,078–$34,617 | Artcurial | ||
| 2012·02 | Portrait de Madame Heim | oil on board | $53,933–$80,900 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·12 | Portrait de Maria Lani | $173,085–$230,780 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·06 | disques colorés - recto, portrait de hélène marre - verso | $808,997–$1,213,496 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | La Ville de Paris, Esquisse | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Paysage de Laon | $180,000–$220,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·06 | Portrait de Madame Heim | $40,450–$53,933 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Portrait de Madame Mandel | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | le lavoir | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | HOMMAGE À BLÉRIOT NO. 2 (fragment) | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·03 | Paysage Inachevé | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·02 | Rythme | paper | $10,787–$16,180 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·11 | Arc en ciel | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Etude pour La grande portugaise | oil and wax on paper laid down on cradled panel | $140,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·11 | Air, fer et eau, étude | gouache over pencil on paper laid down on panel | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·06 | Nature Morte Portugaise | $33,708–$47,192 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Rhythme sans fin | $125,000–$175,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | Bretonne | $34,617–$57,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | La minho pittoresque | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | portugaise au potiron | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Saint-Séverine, 1923 | Lithograph | $4,616–$4,616 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2008·03 | Paysage breton | oil on canvas | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Les trois Grâces, étude pour 'La Ville de Paris' | oil on canvas | $161,799–$242,699 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | La ville de Paris ( study for La Tour Eiffel) | pen and India ink on paper | $33,708–$47,192 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | L'homme à la tulipe (Portrait de Jean Metzinger) | oil on canvas | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.