James Tissot Auction Prices and Value Guide
James Tissot auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,290 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
James Tissot auction prices: quick answer
James Tissot auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- James Tissot
- Source records
- 1,290
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
James Tissot market snapshot
James Tissot shows solid auction liquidity with 112 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (53.6% · 37 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (37.7% · 26 sales)
- $10,000+ (8.7% · 6 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $381
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 17
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-11
Artist context
About James Tissot
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Born
1836
Died
1902
Nationality
French
Also known as
James Jacques Joseph Tissot, Jacques Joseph Tissot, Jean-Jacques Tissot
James Tissot was a French painter, illustrator, printmaker, draughtsman, and etcher who worked between France and England. His best-known paintings observe contemporary social life, particularly fashionable women, clothing, and the rituals of high society in the Belle Époque and Victorian era. Tissot combined realist observation with academic training and elements associated with early Impressionism, while also exploring medieval, Japoniste, and religious subjects. His move to London in 1871 brought a highly visible period of success, followed later by a sustained focus on biblical imagery and illustrations based on his travels in the Holy Land. Collectors encounter Tissot in paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints, and illustrated works. His reputation rests on both the elegance of his social scenes and the breadth of his later religious and graphic production.
RealismImpressionismAcademic artJaponismeOil paintingWatercolour and drawingEtching and printmakingIllustrationContemporary European high societyWomen's fashion and costume
Common works and media
Commonly encountered Tissot works include oil paintings of fashionable contemporary life, scenes featuring women's dress and social gatherings, drawings and watercolours, etchings, prints, and illustrated biblical compositions. Auction records may also classify related objects under works on paper, editions, decorative art, sculpture, or mixed media. For any individual work, the medium, support, dimensions, edition or impression information, signature, subject, date, provenance, and condition should be recorded before comparing it with other Tissot lots.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal of a James Tissot work depends on the specific object rather than the artist name alone. Medium, dimensions, date, period, subject, condition, restoration, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, signature, and attribution all matter. Edition details are particularly relevant for prints and illustrated works. Comparable public auction results can provide useful context when the comparison matches the work's medium, subject, date, scale, and condition, but they do not establish a guaranteed value. Appraisily's tracked records indicate activity across paintings, works on paper, prints, editions, and other categories; coverage may exclude private sales or records whose attribution later changes.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, size, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable auction sales for similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
- Authentication and condition can materially change value.
- Appraisily's public artist page reports matched auction records, but its coverage is not a complete census of the market.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Tate museum or university
- Encyclopædia Britannica encyclopedia
- British Museum museum or university
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
How much is James Tissot 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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