Eugène Péchaubès Auction Prices and Value Guide
Eugène Péchaubès auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 431 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Eugène Péchaubès auction prices: quick answer
Eugène Péchaubès auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Eugène Péchaubès
- Source records
- 431
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Eugène Péchaubès
Eugène Péchaubès (1890–1967) was a French painter, watercolorist, and graphic artist born in Pantin, a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department northeast of Paris. Active through much of the twentieth century, Péchaubès is recognized for military subjects and genre scenes rendered in oil, watercolor, and print media. His work was included in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, reflecting the period when the International Olympic Committee formally exhibited visual arts alongside athletic events. Péchaubès is documented in several standard artist references, including the Bénézit Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, the Vollmer Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, and the Saur Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. He died in Paris on February 2, 1967.
oil paintingwatercolorgraphic artmilitary subjectsgenre scenes
Common works and media
Péchaubès is associated with oil paintings, watercolors, and graphic works on paper. His documented subjects include military scenes — such as cavalry, uniformed figures, and battle depictions — as well as broader genre compositions. Prints and works in multiples may also appear. Collectors should verify medium, dimensions, signature, and condition on a per-work basis, as the range of formats and the absence of a catalogue raisonné mean individual works can vary significantly in material and subject.
Market and appraisal context
Eugène Péchaubès maintains a well-established secondary-market presence spanning more than two decades of auction activity, with 133 catalogued lots and 64 priced results recorded between June 2002 and June 2025. His work trades primarily through European and North American regional houses — including Tempera, Plazzart, and Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden in Europe, and Crescent City Auction Gallery, John Nicholson's, and The Sporting Art Auction in the Anglophone market — with occasional appearances at Christie's and Sotheby's, confirming tier-one house recognition. Realized prices cluster between approximately €200 and €900 at the interquartile range (p25 $275 / p75 $850, multi-currency lots), with a median near $575. Outlier results reach $6,000 for oil-on-canvas horse-racing subjects at specialist sporting-art sales and €4,000 for Napoleonic military scenes at French provincial houses. Recent liquidity has moderated: only one lot appeared in the trailing twelve months versus six in the prior period, suggesting a quieter but not dormant market. Hunting, horse-racing, and military subjects consistently attract the strongest bidding interest, while prints and hand-colored lithographs trade at the lower end of the range.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- European paintings
- sporting art
- military and historical subjects
- prints and works on paper
- works on paper — watercolor and graphic art
Value drivers
- Medium and technique — Péchaubès worked across oil, watercolor, and graphic media, which may affect comparative valuation depending on the work type.
- Subject matter — military and genre scenes are his documented specialties; attribution and subject relevance can influence collector interest.
- Inclusion in major reference works (Bénézit, Vollmer, Saur) provides established bibliographic standing.
- Provenance, condition, and dating should be verified on a per-work basis; no catalogue raisonné is referenced in available sources.
- Medium — oil paintings command significantly higher prices than hand-colored lithographs or prints; the $6,000 top result is an oil on canvas, while prints realize around $90–$200.
- Subject specificity — horse-racing (Course de Chevaux) and Napoleonic military scenes attract the strongest collector interest and the highest realized prices.
Appraisal caveats
- No catalogue raisonné is cited in available authority sources, so attribution verification may require expert consultation.
- Auction records in the source pack are limited to Invaluable/Appraisily internal signals (431 catalogued lots); realized-price context should be reviewed per lot.
- Auction prices in the source pack span four currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, AUD); direct price comparison requires currency normalization and may not reflect equivalent purchasing power at time of sale.
- Of 133 catalogued lots, only 64 carry a recorded realized price — roughly 48% — meaning the distribution is partially observed and the true median may differ.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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
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