Alexandre Falguière Auction Prices and Value Guide

Alexandre Falguière auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 440 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Alexandre Falguière auction prices: quick answer

Alexandre Falguière auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Alexandre Falguière
Source records
440
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Alexandre Falguière

Alexandre Falguière (1831–1900) was a French sculptor, painter, and draftsman born in Toulouse and active in Paris. Known primarily for his sculpture in bronze and marble, Falguière worked within the academic tradition of the French Second Empire and Third Republic, producing allegorical, mythological, and portrait works that were widely exhibited and collected. He taught a generation of prominent sculptors, including Antoine Bourdelle, André Abbal, and Alexander Stirling Calder. His career spanned from the late 1840s through 1900, with significant Salon activity in the 1860s. Falguière's dual practice as both a sculptor and a painter distinguishes him among his contemporaries, and his work remains well represented in museum and private collections.

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Common works and media

Bronze sculptures (allegorical figures, mythological subjects, portrait busts, and animalier works) are the most frequently encountered Falguière works at auction. Marble sculptural groups and portrait busts also appear, along with a smaller number of oil paintings and drawings. Bronzes may carry foundry marks from established Parisian foundries, and edition numbering can affect value.

Market and appraisal context

Alexandre Falguière's work has a well-established and active secondary market. Appraisily's auction-record index tracks 183 total lots with 116 priced results, spanning sales from May 1994 through May 2026. The price distribution ranges from €150 at the low end to €20,000 at the high end, with a median of €1,100 and an interquartile range of €500–€1,946. The market has accelerated notably: 30 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window compared to 13 in the prior 12 months, suggesting growing collector interest and liquidity. Bronze sculptures dominate the recorded output, especially allegorical and mythological subjects such as Le Vainqueur au combat de coqs (The Winner of the Cockfight), Diana, Mignon, and Phryné. The highest recorded price in the recent sample is €20,000 (Hampel Fine Art Auctions, December 2025), while the standout single-lot result is €10,500 for the Phryné bronze after Gérôme at Crait-Muller (November 2025). Works are sold through a diverse set of houses across Europe and the United States, including Crait-Muller, Tajan, Aguttes, Hampel Fine Art Auctions, HVMC (Monte-Carlo), Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Hindman, Austin Auction Gallery, and STAIR, indicating broad international demand rather than concentration in a single market.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • sculpture (bronze, marble)
  • painting
  • drawing

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • With over 440 recorded auction appearances, Falguière's work comes to market regularly; condition, scale, and medium vary widely.
  • The source pack does not include specific auction-house sale records; actual realized prices should be verified against current comparable lots.
  • The recent-lot sample includes several entries attributed to other artists named 'Alexandre' (Alecos Fassianos, Noël Alexandre, Fedorovich Simionov) that are not works by Falguière; these were included in the raw feed and should be excluded from any comparable-sale analysis.
  • The price distribution mixes EUR and USD results without currency normalization; the median (€1,100), quartiles, and extremes should be interpreted as approximate benchmarks rather than precise comparables.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

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Artist value FAQ

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