Félicien Rops Auction Prices and Value Guide

Félicien Rops auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 2,190 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Félicien Rops auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Félicien Rops
Source records
2,190
Market update
2026-02-16

Félicien Rops market snapshot

Félicien Rops shows very deep auction liquidity with 859 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 48 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-14.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (79.0% · 376 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (18.1% · 86 sales)
  • $10,000+ (2.9% · 14 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$160
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
48
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-14

Artist context

About Félicien Rops

Félicien Rops portrait
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Source

Born

1833

Died

1898

Nationality

Belgian

Also known as

Félicien Joseph Victor Rops, Félicien Victor Joseph Rops

Félicien Rops (1833–1898) was a Belgian printmaker, draughtsman, and painter whose career connected Brussels artistic circles with Paris and the wider fin-de-siècle culture. He began with lithography, adopted etching in 1857, and moved to Paris in 1862 before settling in France. Rops helped found the Société Libre des Beaux-Arts and the Société internationale des Aquafortistes and was a founding member of Les XX. He is associated with Symbolism and Decadence, although those labels do not encompass the full range of his production. Collectors most often encounter his prints and drawings, including book illustrations and frontispieces created for prominent nineteenth-century writers. Erotic, satirical, and occult imagery is especially recognizable, while his paintings and works on paper also include landscapes, seascapes, and genre subjects. His engagement with intaglio, lithography, and illustration helps explain why his work appears in both fine-art and bibliographic auction settings.

SymbolismDecadence and the Parisian fin-de-siècle contextLes XXEtching and other intaglio printmakingLithographyDrawingPainting, including oilsErotic and occult literary imageryCaricature and satireLandscapes and seascapes

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter etchings, other intaglio prints, lithographs, drawings, paintings, book illustrations, and frontispieces attributed to Rops. Recognizable subjects include erotic, satirical, and occult literary imagery, alongside landscapes, seascapes, and occasional genre scenes. Because printed works may exist in differing states, impressions, or editions, cataloguing should record the technique, paper, dimensions, inscriptions, signature, edition information, condition, and any catalogue references visible on the object or supplied in its provenance.

Market and appraisal context

Rops's market is led by works on paper and prints, although public records also group paintings, editions, mixed-media works, and decorative objects under his name. Appraisal should compare like with like: medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signatures or inscriptions, edition or impression details, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, attribution confidence, subject matter, and recent comparable sales can all affect interpretation. Book illustrations, later impressions, and reproductions should not be treated as equivalent to well-documented original works without examination. Appraisily's index provides substantial public-auction coverage, but it is not a complete market record; private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may be absent. Realized prices therefore provide context rather than a standalone valuation.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Works on paper and prints
  • Fine art and paintings
  • Decorative art and editions
  • Sculpture and mixed media

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition or impression details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Subject matter, rarity, current demand, and comparable public auction sales

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal; private transactions and incomplete feeds may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/felicien-rops/
  • Attribution changes, authentication findings, and condition can materially alter a valuation. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/felicien-rops/
  • The broad auction categories attached to an artist name can include uncertain attributions or atypical objects and should be checked against individual lot documentation. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/felicien-rops/

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Félicien Rops

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Félicien Rops 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.

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