Eugène Samuel Grasset Auction Prices and Value Guide

Eugène Samuel Grasset auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 810 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Eugène Samuel Grasset
Source records
810
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Eugène Samuel Grasset

Eugène Samuel Grasset (1845–1917) was a Swiss-born decorative artist, illustrator, and designer who became one of the leading creative figures of the Belle Époque in Paris. Born in Lausanne and naturalized as a French citizen in 1891, Grasset is widely regarded as a founding pioneer of Art Nouveau graphic design. His practice spanned poster art, book illustration, furniture and interior decoration, stained glass, and textile design, making him one of the most versatile applied artists of his generation. Major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York hold his work in their collections. Grasset's influence extended through his teaching and his widely circulated design manuals, which shaped a generation of Art Nouveau practitioners across Europe and North America.

Art NouveauDecorative paintingIllustration and graphic designPrintmakingPoster designDecorative arts and interior design

Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most commonly encounter Grasset through his color lithographic posters, book and periodical illustrations, decorative graphic commissions, and design-manual plates. He also produced furniture designs, stained-glass cartoons, textile patterns, and interior decoration schemes. His illustrated books and poster designs from the 1890s are the work types most frequently seen at auction.

Market and appraisal context

Eugène Grasset's auction market is well-established and grounded in his Art Nouveau poster and print output. Appraisily tracks 183 lots dating from 2006 to early 2026, with 102 carrying published prices. The interquartile range spans roughly €550–€2,040, with a median near €1,062. Standout prices cluster around iconic 1890s poster designs: a Sarah Bernhardt as Jeanne d'Arc lithograph realized £3,000 at Dreweatts (2024), L'Estampe et L'Affiche reached $3,400 at Poster Auctions International (2024), and L'Eventail realized $2,400 at the same house. The market is concentrated among specialist poster dealers—notably Poster Auctions International and Swann Auction Galleries—alongside French regional houses (Limoges Encheres, Piasa, Ader) and blue-chip names including Christie's and Bonhams. Liquidity has thinned recently, with only 2 lots in the trailing twelve months versus 18 in the prior period, which may reflect cyclical consignment patterns or shifts in Art Nouveau poster demand. The price floor is modest (€9), reflecting small-format prints and book illustrations, while the ceiling of €23,000 is reached by large-format, condition-strong originals of iconic compositions.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Poster design
  • Illustration and graphic design
  • Printmaking
  • Decorative painting

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • Grasset's auction market is primarily driven by his graphic works and posters rather than paintings; collectors should verify medium and attribution carefully
  • The artist's birth year appears inconsistently across sources (1841, 1844, 1845, 1846), which can cause cataloguing discrepancies
  • Grasset's birth year is inconsistently recorded across sources (1841, 1844, 1845, 1846), which leads to cataloguing discrepancies in auction house records; collectors should verify identity beyond the date range alone.
  • Of 183 tracked lots, 81 lack published price results, meaning the price distribution is based on 102 lots and may not fully represent unsold or passed outcomes.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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