Jacques Monory Auction Prices and Value Guide

Jacques Monory auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 543 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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

Artist
Jacques Monory
Source records
543
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Jacques Monory

Jacques Monory (1924–2018) was a French painter, filmmaker, photographer, and graphic artist whose work is closely associated with the Figuration Narrative movement that emerged in France during the 1960s. Trained at the École des Arts Appliqués in Paris, Monory developed a distinctive visual language shaped by cinema, photography, and detective-fiction aesthetics. His canvases are characterized by their atmospheric intensity and a signature monochrome blue palette, drawing subject matter from the violence and alienation of modern life. Monory treated painting as a kind of cinematic staging, often composing scenes that resemble film stills—anonymous figures, urban landscapes, and moments of implied narrative tension. His practice also spanned printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and experimental film, making him one of the most versatile French artists of his generation. Collectors encounter Monory's work across a wide range of media at auction, from large-scale oil paintings to limited-edition prints and photographs.

Figuration Narrativepaintingfilmphotographyprintmakingcinema and photography-inspired imageryviolence and everyday realitymodern civilization

Common works and media

Monory's auction catalog includes oil on canvas paintings, acrylic works, screenprints, lithographs, etchings, photographic prints, mixed-media works on paper, and occasional sculptures. Recurring subjects include cinematic cityscapes, anonymous figures in staged or suspenseful poses, ocean surfaces, and references to film noir and detective imagery. Many of his prints were produced in numbered editions. Photographs—both standalone and as source material for paintings—also appear regularly at auction.

Market and appraisal context

Jacques Monory's work appears regularly in the post-war and contemporary art market, with a substantial auction footprint across paintings, prints, photographs, and works on paper. Oil paintings from the 1960s and 1970s—his most influential period—typically command the strongest results. His iconic blue monochrome works are especially recognized by collectors and institutions. Prints and multiples are more frequently offered and trade at lower price points, making them an accessible entry point for collectors. Key valuation factors include medium, date of execution, provenance (especially exhibition history related to Figuration Narrative surveys), condition, and for multiples, edition size and numbering. Accurate attribution of medium is important, as Monory worked fluidly across painting, photography, printmaking, and film.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not include specific auction-house records or realized prices; market estimates should be supplemented with recent comparable sale data
  • With 543 cataloged lots in the Appraisily/Invaluable dataset, Monory has a substantial auction presence, but price ranges vary significantly by medium and period

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

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Jacques Monory 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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