# Michael French - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T05:46:30.912Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 16
- Lots with prices: 14
- First auction date: 2012-11-15
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-26
- Median realised price: $750
- Price range: $96 to $6,875

## Market Takeaway
Michael French has 16 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($750\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($360 to $1,187\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 71.4% (10 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.6% (4 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $937
- Previous 12 months median: $1,187
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-03-26
- Days since latest sale: 122
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Waddington's: 12 lots
- DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers: 3 lots
- A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-26 | Michael French \(b. 1951\), MY QUIET WORLD, 1983 | Waddington's | CA$937 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-french-b-1951-my-quiet-world-1983-173-c-c8923d12ae
2. 2025-10-09 | Michael French \(b. 1951\), CHILDREN IN THE BAY, 1994 | Waddington's | CA$6,875
3. 2024-12-05 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, B.1951\), LA COSTA AISLADA, 2008 | Waddington's | CA$1,187 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-french-canadian-b-1951-la-costa-aislada-2008-164-c-e3949d7938
4. 2024-02-07 | Michael French | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $750
5. 2023-12-06 | Michael French | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | N/A
6. 2023-09-27 | Michael French | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,800
7. 2017-09-21 | MICHAEL FRENCH, TWILIGHT, acrylic on board, 14 ins x 20 ins; 35.6 cms x 50.8 cms | Waddington's | CA$1,200
8. 2017-05-18 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, 1951\-\), FARM VIEWS \(TWO TITLED FROM THE SOUTH & GRANARY & DRIVESHED\), SIX INK DRAWINGS, SET IN TWO FRAMES.; EACH SIGNED AND DATED AT THORNHILL 1970 VERSO \(Various sights, see photos\) | Waddington's | CA$96
9. 2017-02-02 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, 1951\-\) UNTITLED \(HEADING IN\)ACRYLIC ON ARTIST BOARD; SIGNED AND DATED ‘72 \(Sight, 11.5” x 22.8”\)Estimate: $300—400 | Waddington's | CA$510
10. 2017-02-02 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, 1951\-\) MR. AMOS BACKUSWATERCOLOUR; SIGNED AND DATED 1971 LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED OCTOBER 1971 IN BLUE INK VERSO \(Sight, 10.5” x 20”\)Estimate: $250—350 | Waddington's | CA$180
11. 2016-09-29 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, 1951\-\), JOHN HENRY CROSSHANDED, ACRYLIC ON PAPER; SIGNED AND DATED 1977 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED TO GALLERY LABEL VERSO \(Shadow box type frame. Frame is loose\), 16" x 30" — 40.6 x 76.2 cm. | Waddington's | CA$780
12. 2016-04-28 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, 1951\-\), COMING HOME IN THE BAY, ACRYLIC ON PAPER; SIGNED AND DATED 1977 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED TO GALLERY LABEL VERSO, 9.8" x 14.5" — 24.9 x 36.8 cm. | Waddington's | CA$360
13. 2015-12-02 | Michael FRENCH \(Canadian, b. 1951\) | A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals | CA$400
14. 2014-08-26 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, 1951\-\), NICHOLAS LOOKING FOR SPECKLEBACKS, ACRYLIC ON PAPER; SIGNED AND DATED 1978 LOWER LEFT; TITLED TO GALLERY LABEL VERSO \(Sight, 12" x 21.8"\) | Waddington's | CA$960
15. 2014-06-26 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, 1951\-\), NICHOLAS LOOKING FOR SPECKLEBACKS, ACRYLIC ON PAPER; SIGNED AND DATED 1978 LOWER LEFT; TITLED TO GALLERY LABEL VERSO \(Sight, 12" x 21.8"\) | Waddington's | N/A
16. 2012-11-15 | MICHAEL FRENCH \(CANADIAN, 1951\-\) GRASSES; | Waddington's | CA$252

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