Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart Auction Prices and Value Guide

Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 227 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart auction prices: quick answer

Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart
Source records
227
Market update
2026-02-06

Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart market snapshot

Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart shows deep auction liquidity with 199 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 37 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-08.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (69.4% · 120 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (30.1% · 52 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.6% · 1 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$650
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
37
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-08

Artist context

About Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart

Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart (1789–1861), commonly known as Auguste Edouart, was a French-born silhouette artist renowned for his full-length cut-paper portraits. Active across France, England, Scotland, and the United States, Edouart became one of the most prolific silhouette cutters of the 19th century, producing thousands of profile likenesses during his career. Unlike many contemporaries who worked with bust-length profiles, Edouart favored full-figure compositions that included detailed baselines with furniture and interior elements, giving his silhouettes a distinctive narrative quality. He also worked as a painter, draughtsman, and wax modeller. His sitters ranged from ordinary citizens to prominent public figures on both sides of the Atlantic, and his surviving albums and loose silhouettes are now held in major museum and private collections.

19th-century portraiture and silhouette art traditioncut-paper silhouettes (black paper profiles)drawingpaintingwax modellingportrait silhouettes (full-length and bust-length profiles)

Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Edouart's black cut-paper silhouette profiles mounted on white or cream card, often full-length with furniture or floor-line detail. Bust-length profiles also appear. Some works are inscribed with the sitter's name, date, or a sequential number. Less commonly, attributed drawings, paintings, and wax portraits by Edouart surface at auction. Group portraits and album pages containing multiple silhouettes are also known.

Market and appraisal context

Edouart's silhouettes appear regularly at auction in the portrait miniature and works-on-paper categories. Value depends heavily on the identity of the sitter, the compositional complexity (full-length examples with baseline detail are characteristic), condition of the cut paper and its mount, and whether the work is inscribed or numbered by the artist. Because Edouart was exceptionally prolific, individual works are not inherently rare, so appraisal should weigh attribution certainty, sitter significance, and provenance over scarcity alone.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Condition of the cut-paper silhouette and its support or backing
  2. Identification of the sitter; portraits of known historical figures command stronger interest
  3. Presence of Edouart's characteristic baseline detail (furniture, floor, background elements) which distinguishes his full-length silhouettes
  4. Provenance and attribution clarity; Edouart produced thousands of silhouettes, some inscribed or numbered by the artist

Appraisal caveats

  • Edouart is among the most prolific silhouette artists of the 19th century, so rarity alone is less of a factor; condition, sitter identity, and compositional detail carry more weight.
  • Many unsigned or loosely attributed silhouettes circulate in the market; collectors should verify attribution against Edouart's documented style and any inscriptions.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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