Juan Gris Auction Prices and Value Guide
Juan Gris auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 697 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Juan Gris auction prices: quick answer
Juan Gris auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Juan Gris
- Source records
- 697
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Juan Gris
Juan Gris (1887–1927), born José Victoriano González-Pérez in Madrid, was a Spanish painter and one of the leading figures of Cubism. He moved to Paris in 1906 and became deeply embedded in the avant-garde circle alongside Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Unlike his contemporaries, Gris approached Cubism with a systematic, almost architectural precision, constructing compositions from carefully balanced geometric forms and bold color. His work evolved from Analytic Cubism into a distinctive personal style of Synthetic Cubism characterized by clarity, structural rigor, and a refined palette. Gris also produced collages, sculptures, lithographs, and stage designs. His career was cut short by his death at age forty in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, leaving a concentrated but influential body of work that major institutions including MoMA, the Tate, and the Musée national d'art moderne (Centre Pompidou) hold in their collections. Collectors encounter his work at the highest tiers of the Impressionist and Modern Art market.
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Common works and media
Juan Gris is most widely recognized for Cubist still-life paintings depicting bottles, glasses, newspapers, fruit bowls, and musical instruments arranged in fractured geometric planes. He also produced significant collage works incorporating printed paper and everyday materials, gouaches on paper, lithographic prints, book illustrations, and a small number of sculptures. Theater and ballet stage designs represent a specialized but notable part of his output. Drawings in pencil, ink, and charcoal appear in museum and private collections. The RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History documents his activity across painting, sculpture, lithography, collage, engraving, illustration, and gouache.
Market and appraisal context
Juan Gris commands one of the strongest positions in the Impressionist and Modern Art market within the Cubist category. Appraisily's auction-record index traces 372 lots dating from 1992 through March 2026, with 230 carrying realized prices. The price distribution is exceptionally wide: prints and posters trade as low as $10–$200, while oil paintings from Gris's mature Synthetic Cubist period reach into the millions. The recorded maximum is $31.8 million. Christie's and Sotheby's dominate the high end: a Christie's Paris sale in November 2024 realized $1,477,800 for the gouache 'Verre, journal et feuillage,' and a November 2025 Christie's lot for the oil 'Femme drapée' achieved $203,200. Sotheby's sold the oil 'Compotier et livre' for £244,000 in June 2025. Mid-tier auction houses such as Forum Auctions, Kaminski Auctions, and New Orleans Auction Galleries handle works in the $1,500–$26,000 range, mostly works on paper and prints. At the accessible end, RoGallery, DUMBO Auctions, and Auktionshaus Schwab handle lithographs, posters, and decorative items under $1,000. Liquidity has moderated: 12 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window versus 25 in the preceding period, suggesting a slight contraction in offering volume that may reflect market selectivity rather than declining demand.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Impressionist and Modern Art
- Works on Paper
- Prints and Multiples
Value drivers
- Medium: oil paintings command the highest values; gouaches, collages, and works on paper follow; prints and lithographs are more accessible
- Provenance: documented ownership history through major collections or estates significantly affects value
- Period: works from Gris's mature Synthetic Cubist period (1915–1927) are particularly sought after
- Rarity: Gris died at age 40, producing a limited body of work over a short career, making authenticated pieces scarce
- Authenticity: catalogue raisonné verification is essential; attribution should be confirmed through accepted scholarship
- Condition: given the age of works (1906–1927), condition reports addressing craquelure, retouching, and paper stability are critical
Appraisal caveats
- No specific price ranges or recent auction results are available in the collected source pack; consult major auction house databases for realized prices
- Attribution of unsigned or undocumented works requires expert connoisseurship and may involve the Juan Gris catalogue raisonné
- The Appraisily auction-record index captures 372 lots but may not include every private sale or gallery transaction; actual market activity may be broader than the indexed record.
- Price dispersion is extreme ($10 to $31.8 million), reflecting the wide range of media from decorative posters to museum-quality oil paintings; median and quartile figures should not be applied to individual works without medium-specific analysis.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress 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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