Jean François Raffaëlli Auction Prices and Value Guide
Jean François Raffaëlli auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 778 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Jean François Raffaëlli auction prices: quick answer
Jean François Raffaëlli auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Jean François Raffaëlli
- Source records
- 778
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Jean François Raffaëlli
Jean François Raffaëlli (1850–1924) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with Realism who also exhibited alongside the Impressionists. Born in Paris, Raffaëlli trained initially as an actor before turning to visual art in his early twenties. He became known for depicting the everyday life of Paris and its surrounding countryside, capturing scenes of urban workers, ragpickers, and suburban landscapes with a direct, unsentimental approach. His work attracted the attention of Edgar Degas, who invited him to participate in the Impressionist exhibitions of the 1880s, though Raffaëlli's style remained more grounded in Realist traditions than in the broken color and light studies of his Impressionist peers. In addition to painting in oil, he was a prolific pastelist, etcher, lithographer, watercolorist, and illustrator. His versatility across media and his focus on modern Parisian life make his work a recurring presence in auction houses and museum collections today.
RealismImpressionism (exhibited with Impressionists)oil paintingpasteletchinglithography
Common works and media
Collectors and appraisers encountering Raffaëlli's work will most often find oil paintings on canvas or panel, pastels on paper, etchings and lithographs (both signed and unsigned), watercolors, gouaches, and occasional sculptures. Common subjects include Parisian street scenes, suburban landscapes, figures at work, and genre scenes of rural and urban life. Prints and works on paper appear frequently at auction, while oils from his Impressionist exhibition period are less common and tend to be more highly valued.
Market and appraisal context
Jean François Raffaëlli maintains a substantial and long-running auction presence, with 379 catalogued lots (253 with recorded prices) spanning from 1992 to 2026 on Appraisily. His work appears at major international houses — Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, Artcurial, and Tajan — as well as established US regional firms including Rago, DOYLE, Hindman, and DuMouchelles. The price distribution is wide: the 25th percentile sits at $750, the median at $2,200, the 75th percentile at $14,000, and the recorded maximum is $3,428,000, reflecting the dramatic premium that important oils and large pastels command over prints and minor works on paper. Liquidity is stable and consistent, with 46 lots recorded in the most recent 12-month window and 44 in the prior year, indicating ongoing collector interest without oversaturation.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- oil painting
- pastel
- watercolor
- gouache
- etching
Value drivers
- [object Object]
Appraisal caveats
- Raffaëlli worked across a wide range of media (oil, pastel, watercolor, gouache, etching, lithography, sculpture); value varies significantly by medium and format.
- With 778 auction records on Appraisily, there is substantial market history to draw on, but individual lot results depend heavily on quality, size, subject, and provenance.
- The artist is catalogued in multiple authority files (RKD, VIAF, Library of Congress, ULAN) which supports attribution verification.
- The recent-lots sample is contaminated with non-Raffaëlli results and cannot be used for individual-lot comparables. Only the aggregate statistics (lot count, price distribution, auction-house frequency, year-over-year volume) should be relied on as market evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- RKD library authority
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
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