# James Ensor - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T02:59:36.387Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,256
- Lots with prices: 1,093
- First auction date: 1997-06-24
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-27
- Median realised price: $2,000
- Price range: $20 to $6,970,000

## Market Takeaway
James Ensor shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,207 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,946. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 93 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,946\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $850 and $5,625.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 29.2% (306 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 52.4% (550 sales)
- $10,000\+: 18.4% (193 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 93
- Previous 12 months sales: 163
- Recent 12 months median: $1,000
- Previous 12 months median: $1,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-24
- Days since latest sale: 25
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 218 lots
- Bernaerts Auctioneers: 208 lots
- Maison Jules Veilinghuis: 103 lots
- Sotheby's: 98 lots
- DEWIT Auctions: 79 lots
- Carlo Bonte Auctions: 62 lots
- Brussels Art Auctions: 45 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 37 lots
- Artcurial: 34 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr\-Bruxelles: 30 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-08 | James Ensor Signed Expressionist Figural Watercolor with Pencil and Ink on Paper Painting | Collective Hudson, LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-signed-expressionist-figural-watercolor-with-pencil-and-ink-on-paper-painting-102-c-01ed78d757
2. 2024-12-20 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\): LA BOUTIQUE DE GROGNELET, SCENERY FOR LA GAMME D'AMOUR, PENCIL ON PAPER, 1914 | Coronari Auctions | €26,000
3. 2024-12-20 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\): PLACE PUBLIQUE D'OSTENDE, SCENERY FOR LA GAMME D'AMOUR, MIXED TECHNIQUE ON PAPER, 1914 | Coronari Auctions | €32,000
4. 2023-11-30 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\): STILL LIFE WITH PAINTING, TWO FLOWER VASES AND A TANAGRA FIGURE, COLOURED PENCIL ON PAPER | Coronari Auctions | €13,500
5. 2021-04-22 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\) | Bernaerts Auctioneers | €16,000
6. 2026-04-27 | James Ensor \(1860\-1949\), lithograph from the series 'La Gamme d'Amour' Fifrelin \(1929\), signed in the plate | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-lithograph-from-the-series-la-gamme-d-amour-fifrelin-1929-signed-in-the-plate-1143-c-cfb8b19f56
7. 2026-04-25 | James Ensor \(1860–1949\), etching, View of Nieuwpoort, titled, signed and dated 1888 in pencil. | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-etching-view-of-nieuwpoort-titled-signed-and-dated-1888-in-pencil-351-c-d7eaece67d
8. 2026-04-25 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\): 'DUIVELS DIE MIJ SARREN', POSTER FOR THE EXHIBITION AT THE SALON DES CENT IN PARIS, LITHOGRAPH IN COLOURS, \[DATED 1898\] | Coronari Auctions | €750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-duivels-die-mij-sarren-poster-for-the-exhibition-at-the-salon-des-cent-in-paris-lithograph-in-colours-dated-1898-861-c-3db2241f84
9. 2026-04-21 | James Ensor 1889: etching on paper 'The Van Iseghe… | Veilinghuis Loeckx | €1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1889-etching-on-paper-the-van-iseghe-415-c-353f1ac8fc
10. 2026-04-21 | James Ensor \(1935\): handwritten letter to a befrie… | Veilinghuis Loeckx | €1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1935-handwritten-letter-to-a-befrie-309-c-47f3488d3e
11. 2026-04-16 | James Ensor \(1860\-1949\), La Mort poursuivant le troupeau des humains, 1896. | Swann Auction Galleries | $19,050 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-la-mort-poursuivant-le-troupeau-des-humains-1896-160-c-cd07c257fd
12. 2026-04-12 | James Ensor “Salon des Cent" Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $180 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-salon-des-cent-lithograph-1090-c-450e225169
13. 2026-04-01 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\) | Bernaerts Auctioneers | €1,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-1089-c-ae8ec27692
14. 2026-04-01 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\) | Bernaerts Auctioneers | €2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-1088-c-a2112fe1a8
15. 2026-03-30 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\) | Bernaerts Auctioneers | €12,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-19-c-4e7a5c0ab0
16. 2026-03-30 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\) | Bernaerts Auctioneers | €8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-18-c-423a7ccb8b
17. 2026-03-30 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\) | Bernaerts Auctioneers | €18,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-17-c-d5c913ec6c
18. 2026-03-23 | James ENSOR \(1860\-1949\), etching Menu Charles Vos, titled, signed and dated 1896 in pencil | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €2,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-etching-menu-charles-vos-titled-signed-and-dated-1896-in-pencil-25-c-a87c752814
19. 2026-03-18 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860 \- 1949\) Réunion de deux estampes | Aguttes | €8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-reunion-de-deux-estampes-74-c-5bf6b8a110
20. 2026-03-07 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\). L'entrée du Christ à Bruxelles. Plate 24,8 x 35,7 | Christie's | £25,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-l-entree-du-christ-a-bruxelles-plate-24-8-x-35-7-991-c-d8d4e5f009
21. 2026-03-07 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\). La mort poursuivant le troupeau des humains. Plate | Christie's | £6,985 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-la-mort-poursuivant-le-troupeau-des-humains-plate-980-c-20463abb59
22. 2026-03-07 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\). Mon Portrait en 1960. Plate 6,9 x 11,9 cm. \(2 ¾ x | Christie's | £8,890 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-mon-portrait-en-1960-plate-6-9-x-11-9-cm-2-3-4-x-979-c-6fb5a495a5
23. 2026-03-07 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\). L'Exécution. oil, brush and pen and ink, coloured | Christie's | £368,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-l-execution-oil-brush-and-pen-and-ink-coloured-978-c-f7bffcda66
24. 2026-03-06 | JAMES ENSOR \(1860\-1949\). Le parasol. oil on cardboard12 5/8 x 9 ¼ in. \(32.1 | Christie's | £107,950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ensor-1860-1949-le-parasol-oil-on-cardboard12-5-8-x-9-1-4-in-32-1-314-c-425319db1f

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