Gustave Loiseau Auction Prices and Value Guide

Gustave Loiseau auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,023 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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

Artist
Gustave Loiseau
Source records
1,023
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Gustave Loiseau

Gustave Loiseau (1865–1935) was a French painter associated with the Post-Impressionist movement. Born and based in Paris, he is recognized for his atmospheric landscapes and vivid depictions of Parisian street life. In the early 1890s Loiseau spent time in Pont-Aven, working alongside Paul Gauguin, Henry Moret, and Émile Bernard, an experience that shaped his approach to color and composition. Over a career spanning four decades he exhibited regularly at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Salon des Indépendants. His work bridges the observational traditions of the Impressionists and the structural concerns of later Post-Impressionist painters, making his canvases a frequent presence in both museum collections and the auction market.

Post-Impressionismoil paintinglandscapesParis street scenes

Common works and media

Oil on canvas landscapes are the dominant medium, depicting coastal views of Brittany and Normandy, river scenes, village streets, and Parisian boulevards at various seasons and times of day. Still-life paintings and interior scenes are less common but do appear. Works are typically signed 'G. Loiseau' in the lower corner.

Market and appraisal context

Gustave Loiseau maintains a deep and active secondary market with 663 recorded auction lots (452 with realized prices) spanning October 1998 through April 2026. Works appear across a broad range of auction houses, from top-tier international firms (Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams) to continental specialists (Koller Auctions in Zurich, Hampel Fine Art Auctions in Munich, Artcurial, Tajan, Aguttes, and Osenat in Paris). Price dispersion is wide but the core market is well-defined: the minimum recorded price is $400, the median is $54,000, the interquartile range runs from $30,000 to $89,625, and the maximum is $774,000. Premium results cluster around earlier landscapes with strong subject specificity — a circa-1899 river scene achieved $280,000 at Freeman's | Hindman in October 2025, and a Koller lot realized CHF 500,000 in November 2024 — while smaller, later, or attributed works at regional houses trade well below $1,000. Annual liquidity is stable at roughly 23–24 priced lots per year, indicating consistent but not oversaturated supply. The top-tier house presence (Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams accounting for many of the higher-value results) and the breadth of European houses confirm Loiseau as an established name in the Post-Impressionist auction circuit.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-Impressionist paintings
  • oil painting

Value drivers

  1. Subject matter is a key factor: Paris street scenes and Breton coastal landscapes by Loiseau are more frequently encountered at auction than rarer subjects
  2. Provenance through Galerie Durand-Ruel or other documented gallery history may strengthen attribution and value
  3. Works are signed 'G. Loiseau'; signature and style consistency should be verified for attribution
  4. Subject matter: Pont-Aven scenes, early river landscapes (1890s), and Paris boulevard views command premiums; still-lifes and smaller works trade at lower levels (e.g., Le cantaloup, 1928 realized only €4,900 at Aguttes)
  5. Date of execution: Earlier works from the 1890s–1900s tend to achieve higher prices than later-period canvases
  6. Attribution confidence: Lots listed as 'attributed to' Loiseau traded at $550–$800, a steep discount from firmly attributed works at major houses

Appraisal caveats

  • No catalogue raisonné reference was available in the source pack; attribution should be corroborated by a qualified specialist when possible.
  • Some reference sources list a death year of 1928 (Vollmer, 1956) while the Library of Congress, Bénézit, and most modern sources give 1935-10-10. This discrepancy should be noted in provenance research.
  • No public catalogue raisonné was identified in the source pack. Attribution should be corroborated by a qualified Post-Impressionist specialist, especially for works without documented provenance.
  • Several recent lots at Hotspot Auctions and Market Auctions (2026) are listed as 'attributed to' Loiseau, lack cataloguing images, and realized under $1,000. These should be treated as low-confidence attribution signals.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

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