Corneille Auction Prices and Value Guide
Corneille auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 2,465 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Corneille auction prices: quick answer
Corneille auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Corneille
- Source records
- 2,465
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Corneille market snapshot
Corneille shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,206 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $540. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 32 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-22.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (62.8% · 472 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (26.7% · 201 sales)
- $10,000+ (10.5% · 79 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $300
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 32
- Median shift vs prior year
- +9.1%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-22
Artist context
About Corneille
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Died
1575
Nationality
Netherlandish, French
Also known as
Corneille de Lyon, Corneille de La Haye, La Haye, Corneille de, Claude Corneille
This profile provisionally identifies Corneille as Corneille de Lyon, the Netherlandish-born portrait painter also recorded as Corneille de La Haye and Claude Corneille. Born around 1500-1510, he is documented in Lyon from 1533 and later became a French subject. His career developed within the sixteenth-century French court, where he served as a painter associated with Henry II. Collectors encounter his name chiefly in connection with compact, naturalistic portraits whose sitters are often placed against simple green or blue fields. That restrained format became a recognizable feature of work associated with him. Attribution remains unusually consequential: Getty records the portrait of Pierre Aymeric as the only surviving painting considered unquestionably his. Works cataloged under Corneille de Lyon therefore require careful attention to authorship language, historical documentation, date, and stylistic correspondence. The short name Corneille can also identify other artists, so the identity attached to any auction record should be confirmed before comparison.
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Common works and media
Corneille de Lyon is principally associated with painted portraits, especially small-format likenesses with a sitter presented against an unembellished green or blue background. Auction and appraisal research may encounter works under several names, including Corneille de La Haye and Claude Corneille. Given the limited securely documented oeuvre, descriptions such as attributed to, workshop of, circle of, or later copy should not be treated as equivalent to an autograph work without supporting specialist evidence.
Market and appraisal context
Appraising a work attributed to Corneille de Lyon begins with identity and attribution rather than a generalized price trend. Relevant considerations include the exact cataloging language, the object's date, its relationship to the artist's documented Lyon career, and whether its format and visual treatment correspond to the small naturalistic portraits described by Getty. Records under alternate names such as Corneille de La Haye or Claude Corneille may also need reconciliation. Because the collected source pack contains no major-auction-house catalog entries, condition reports, or realized-price evidence, it cannot support a current price estimate. Comparable sales should be selected only after confirming that they concern this historical portrait painter rather than another artist known as Corneille.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Portrait paintings
- Sixteenth-century Renaissance paintings
Value drivers
- Strength and specificity of attribution, because Getty records only one surviving portrait as unquestionably by the artist
- Consistency with the documented small portrait format, naturalistic treatment, and plain green or blue background
- Date and relationship to the artist's documented activity in Lyon from 1533 to 1575
- Correct identity resolution among the artist's numerous recorded names and aliases
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains no major-auction-house catalog entry, realized-price record, or condition report, so it does not support price predictions or market-trend claims.
- The bare name Corneille is ambiguous. Auction records must be checked before they are assigned to Corneille de Lyon.
- Attribution requires particular care because Getty describes only one surviving work as unquestionably by the artist.
- Authority records disagree over whether the death occurred in 1574 or 1575; the 1575 date has stronger support in the collected sources.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, adequate source quality.
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Corneille 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 Corneille artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.