Charles Camoin Auction Prices and Value Guide

Charles Camoin auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,055 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Charles Camoin auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Charles Camoin
Source records
1,055
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Charles Camoin

Charles Camoin (1879–1965) was a French painter associated with the Fauvist movement, known for vibrant landscapes, still lifes, and figurative works. Born in Marseille, he trained in Paris from 1896 and emerged as part of the circle around Henri Matisse and Albert Marquet, with whom he maintained lifelong friendships and frequent painting trips. A visit to Claude Monet at Giverny in 1903 reinforced his commitment to color-driven landscape painting. Camoin exhibited at the landmark 1913 Armory Show in New York, which introduced modern European art to American audiences. Over his long career he maintained studios in Montmartre, focusing on still lifes and nudes, and in Saint-Tropez, where he spent summers painting Mediterranean landscapes. His work is held by major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

FauvismExpressionismOil paintingPastelWatercolorPrintmaking / graphic artLandscapesStill lifesPortraitsNude figures

Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Camoin oils on canvas depicting southern French landscapes, harbor scenes, and coastal views, particularly of Saint-Tropez and its surroundings. Still lifes of flowers and everyday objects, portraits, and nude studies also appear regularly at auction. Pastels and watercolors of similar subjects circulate as well, often at lower price points than oils. A smaller number of graphic works and prints round out the market.

Market and appraisal context

Charles Camoin's auction market is broad and active, with 655 catalogued lots of which 436 carry a recorded sale price. Auction activity stretches from October 1998 through March 2026, and volume has increased in the most recent twelve months (36 lots versus 25 in the prior period), suggesting sustained collector interest. His work is traded across a wide roster of international houses—Christie's, Sotheby's, Artcurial, Osenat, Tajan, Lempertz, Hampel, Koller, Swann, and others—spanning France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Oil paintings of southern French landscapes, still lifes, and portraits dominate the offering. Prices are widely dispersed: the recorded minimum is $50 (typically a print or small work on paper) while the maximum reaches $1,900,000. The interquartile range of roughly $5,000–$24,000 captures most priced lots, with a median near $10,200. Premium results tend to be early Fauve-period oils or large Mediterranean landscapes, while later still lifes, portraits, and works on paper generally fall in the mid-four to low-five-figure range.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Impressionist & Modern Art
  • Post-War & Contemporary Art
  • Oil painting
  • Pastel
  • Watercolor

Value drivers

  1. Medium: oil paintings generally command higher prices than works on paper (pastels, watercolors, prints)
  2. Subject: landscapes from Saint-Tropez and Mediterranean scenes are among his most recognized works
  3. Provenance: works with documented exhibition or Armory Show history may carry added significance
  4. Attribution: authentication may reference catalogue raisonné or expert committee opinion
  5. Condition and date: early Fauve-period works (circa 1900–1910) are scarcer and may be more sought after than later production
  6. Medium: oil paintings consistently command higher prices than pastels, watercolors, or prints; within oils, larger canvases and landscapes tend to outperform smaller still lifes

Appraisal caveats

  • With over 1,000 auction records tracked, Camoin's market is reasonably liquid, but results vary widely by medium, size, period, and condition.
  • No specific price ranges or trend claims are made here; consult recent comparable auction results for current market guidance.
  • The price distribution spans $50 to $1,900,000; any single lot's result is not representative of the market as a whole. Comparable selection by medium, period, size, and condition is essential.
  • Several recent lots in the source pack lack a realized price, indicating they may have been bought in or that results are not yet published. This biases the observable sample toward sold lots.

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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