Auguste Renoir Auction Prices and Value Guide

Auguste Renoir auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 13,638 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Auguste Renoir auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Auguste Renoir
Source records
13,638
Market update
2026-02-16

Auguste Renoir market snapshot

Auguste Renoir shows deep auction liquidity with 176 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 33 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-09.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (51.7% · 61 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (8.5% · 10 sales)
  • $10,000+ (39.8% · 47 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$3,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
33
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-09

Artist context

About Auguste Renoir

Auguste Renoir portrait
Unknown Unknown Musée d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt · Public domain · Source

Born

1841

Died

1919

Nationality

French

Also known as

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Renoir, Auguste

Auguste Renoir, commonly catalogued as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, was a French painter and sculptor who lived from 1841 to 1919. He is widely associated with Impressionism and is especially recognized for art centered on human figures and feminine beauty. Museum and authority records using the forms “Pierre-Auguste Renoir,” “Auguste Renoir,” and “Renoir, Auguste” help distinguish him across collection and auction databases. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed-media objects, decorative art, and editions. These categories are not interchangeable: an original painting, an individual print, an editioned work, or an object carrying qualified attribution language requires different research. For an artist with an extensive auction history, secure identification depends on matching the object's medium, date, inscriptions, provenance, and catalogue references to reliable records rather than relying on the artist name alone.

ImpressionismPaintingSculptureWorks on paper and printsDecorative art and editionsFeminine beauty and female figures

Common works and media

Auction records indexed under Renoir's name span fine-art paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. For prints and editioned objects, the edition details, inscriptions, condition, and attribution wording should be documented. Paintings and works on paper should likewise be assessed for medium, dimensions, date, surface condition, restoration, provenance, and catalogue references before comparable sales are selected.

Market and appraisal context

Renoir auction results should be compared within closely related groups rather than treated as a single price series. Medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, subject, provenance, signature or inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence can all affect the relevance of a comparable sale. Exhibition history and catalogue references may provide additional context. Public records can omit private transactions and may reflect different treatments of buyer premiums and fees, while later research can change an attribution. An appraisal should therefore examine the physical object and its documentation, then compare it with recent public sales sharing similar characteristics; a broad artist-level median or price range is not a substitute for object-specific analysis.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works similar in type and characteristics
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records provide a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Reported auction totals may treat buyer premiums or fees differently, so comparable results should be checked on a like-for-like basis.
  • Authentication and condition can materially affect an appraisal.

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Auguste Renoir

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Auguste Renoir worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Auguste Renoir artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.