# Victor Hugo - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T13:46:27.823Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 179
- Lots with prices: 135
- First auction date: 2003-10-21
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-24
- Median realised price: $845
- Price range: $1 to $434,500

## Market Takeaway
Victor Hugo shows solid auction liquidity with 149 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,062. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,062\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $8,055.
- 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: 48.3% (56 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.4% (33 sales)
- $10,000\+: 23.3% (27 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 17
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $350
- Median shift: 42.9%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-03
- Days since latest sale: 77
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Artcurial: 18 lots
- Sotheby's: 16 lots
- Christie's: 14 lots
- RR Auction: 9 lots
- Ader: 7 lots
- Finarte: 6 lots
- Piasa: 6 lots
- Alde: 5 lots
- Lettieri Auction & Appraisal: 5 lots
- Arenberg Auctions: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-06 | Victor Hugo on Macbeth | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-on-macbeth-776-c-97a457897f
2. 2022-12-07 | Nadar: Portrait of Victor Hugo | Bassenge Auctions | €380
3. 2026-04-24 | VICTOR HUGO \(1802\-1885\): LES MISERABLES, BRUSSELS, LACROIX, VERBOECKHOVEN AND CIE, 1862, 10 VOLS. | Coronari Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-1802-1885-les-miserables-brussels-lacroix-verboeckhoven-and-cie-1862-10-vols-344-c-b5767e8c03
4. 2026-03-14 | 1881 VICTOR HUGO et SON TEMPS antique ILLUSTRATED in FRENCH | ZevAntiques | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-1881-victor-hugo-et-son-temps-antique-illustrated-in-french-511-c-f0038bc782
5. 2026-03-11 | Victor HUGO \(1802\-1885\). L.A.S., \[mars 1850\], à M. Arnault, régisseur du théâtre de l’Ambigu ; | Ader | €380 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-1802-1885-l-a-s-mars-1850-a-m-arnault-regisseur-du-theatre-de-l-ambigu-444-c-2b9dec92aa
6. 2026-03-10 | Victor HUGO \(1802\-1885\). L.A.S. « Victor H », samedi soir \[2 mai 1835\], à Armand Jouslin de La Salle, directeur de la Comédie\-Française ; | Ader | €1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-1802-1885-l-a-s-victor-h-samedi-soir-2-mai-1835-a-armand-jouslin-de-la-salle-directeur-de-la-comedie-francaise-196-c-0533e08220
7. 2026-02-05 | Victor Hugo, Black Series: I\-IV. 1976. | Swann Auction Galleries | $698 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-black-series-i-iv-1976-80-c-a11ca2218b
8. 2026-01-18 | 1881 VICTOR HUGO et SON TEMPS antique ILLUSTRATED in FRENCH | ZevAntiques | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-1881-victor-hugo-et-son-temps-antique-illustrated-in-french-79-c-5d0ac2bd08
9. 2025-12-03 | Victor Hugo 1942\-1993 Portrait Oil Painting SIGNED | Hill Auction Gallery | $50
10. 2025-11-13 | Victor Hugo “Les Miserables” in 2 Volumes 1887 | Apple Tree Auction Center | $35 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-les-miserables-in-2-volumes-1887-1051-c-c2423b927c
11. 2025-10-15 | Victor Hugo 20C Haitian Harvesting Scene Painting | Hill Auction Gallery | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-20c-haitian-harvesting-scene-painting-349-c-c5244fa83d
12. 2025-09-24 | The pieuvre. Dessins a la plume d'André Masson | Duran Arte y Subastas | N/A
13. 2025-09-11 | VICTOR HUGO \(1942\-1993\) LITHOGRAPH | Westport Auction | $450
14. 2025-09-11 | VICTOR HUGO \(1942\-1993\) ABSTRACT NUDE MIXED MEDIA | Westport Auction | $1,300
15. 2025-09-02 | Victor Hugo \(French 1802 \- 1885\) \- Our Lady of Paris | ArtLaRosa | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-french-1802-1885-our-lady-of-paris-87-c-c9645c5b98
16. 2025-07-26 | VICTOR HUGO \(FRENCH, 1802\-1885\) "THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME" | Amelia Jeffers | $80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-french-1802-1885-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-853-c-fac49a2a92
17. 2025-07-22 | Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, Five Volumes | Weschler's | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-victor-hugo-les-miserables-five-volumes-140-c-4d84b95b68
18. 2025-07-19 | Lot of 10 leather bound Victor Hugo books | King Galleries | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lot-of-10-leather-bound-victor-hugo-books-543-c-69b4b5abe9
19. 2025-06-25 | Victor Hugo \- Signed autograph letter, 1850 | Finarte | N/A
20. 2025-06-25 | Victor Hugo \- Autographed and signed letter, 1850 | Finarte | N/A
21. 2025-06-25 | Victor Hugo \- Autographed and signed letter, 1850 | Finarte | €450
22. 2025-06-25 | Victor Hugo \- Autographed and signed letter, 1850 | Finarte | N/A
23. 2025-06-25 | Victor Hugo \- Alexandre Dumas \- Les Misérables \- Oeuvres Complètes, 1862 | Finarte | €250
24. 2025-06-25 | Victor Hugo \- Autographed and signed letter , 1850 | Finarte | €500

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