Alphonse Legros Auction Prices and Value Guide

Alphonse Legros auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,330 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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

Artist
Alphonse Legros
Source records
1,330
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros (1837–1911) was a French-born painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist who became a central figure in the British etching revival. Born in Dijon, he trained at the École Impériale de Dessin before moving to London in 1863, where he eventually naturalized as a British citizen. In 1876 he was appointed Professor of Fine Art at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, a position he held until 1893. Through his teaching and his own prolific printmaking practice, Legros influenced a generation of British artists and helped re-establish etching as a serious fine-art medium in Britain. His work spans religious and allegorical subjects, portraits, figure studies, and meditative scenes of death and mortality, executed across etching, oil painting, sculpture, and cast medals.

British Etching RevivalRealismetchingpaintingsculpturemedals and plaquettesreligious and allegorical scenesportraitsfigure studiesdeath and mortality

Common works and media

Etchings and drypoints are the most frequently seen Legros works at auction, often depicting religious narratives, portraits of contemporaries, allegorical figures, and meditative scenes of mortality. He also produced oil paintings — typically figure compositions and portraits — as well as cast medals and plaquettes, which are a distinctive and less commonly encountered part of his output. Drawings in chalk, charcoal, and wash survive in museum and private collections.

Market and appraisal context

Alphonse Legros has a well-established secondary market with 246 auction lots recorded from September 1991 through March 2026, of which 171 carry realized prices. The market is dominated by etchings and drypoints, which typically sell between $60 and $350, with a median price of approximately $150. Individual etchings in later states or lesser-known subjects can sell as low as $10–$40, while signed or early-impression prints of major subjects reach $200–$300. Drawings in chalk and ink have realized AUD 1,500 (GFL Fine Art, August 2025), and a single major work at Sotheby's in March 2025 achieved £82,550, representing the ceiling of the observed market and likely a painting or significant work on paper. Liquidity is steady: 14 lots appeared in the trailing 12 months versus 11 in the prior period, indicating consistent but modest auction turnover. Major houses including Bonhams, Christie's, Sotheby's, Lyon & Turnbull, and Chiswick Auctions have all offered Legros material, alongside numerous regional and specialist print dealers, confirming broad auction-house recognition across the UK, US, France, and Australia.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • etching
  • painting
  • drawing
  • sculpture
  • medals and plaquettes

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • Legros produced a large volume of etchings over his career, and prints vary widely in rarity and value; individual lot research is essential.
  • No specific auction price records or market trend data were available in the collected source pack; appraisal should reference current auction databases.
  • Prices span multiple currencies (USD, GBP, EUR, AUD) and are not normalised; direct comparison requires currency conversion at the relevant sale date.
  • The £82,550 Sotheby's result is an extreme outlier relative to the $150 median; including or excluding it dramatically changes percentile interpretation.

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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