Ker Xavier Roussel Auction Prices and Value Guide

Ker Xavier Roussel auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 333 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Ker Xavier Roussel auction prices: quick answer

Ker Xavier Roussel auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Ker Xavier Roussel
Source records
333
Market update
2026-02-16

Ker Xavier Roussel market snapshot

Ker Xavier Roussel shows solid auction liquidity with 95 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (29.4% · 15 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (56.9% · 29 sales)
  • $10,000+ (13.7% · 7 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$12,600
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
4
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-29

Artist context

About Ker Xavier Roussel

Ker Xavier Roussel portrait
Louis-Alfred Natanson · Public domain · Source

Born

1867

Died

1944

Nationality

French

Also known as

Ker-Xavier Roussel

Ker-Xavier Roussel (1867–1944) was a French painter and graphic artist associated with Les Nabis, the late nineteenth-century group known for moving beyond straightforward naturalistic representation. Authority records identify him not only as a painter but also as an engraver, illustrator, and lithographer. This breadth helps explain why collectors may encounter his name on objects ranging from paintings and original prints to posters, illustrations, and theatrical programs. Museum and library profiles provide stable identity records under both “Ker Xavier Roussel” and the hyphenated form “Ker-Xavier Roussel,” which is useful when researching signatures, catalogues, and sale listings. His documented graphic work includes performance-related material from the 1890s, while institutional collection profiles place him within the broader history of modern French art. Because his output spans several formats, identifying the object type and its relationship to an original design is an important first step in researching a work attributed to Roussel.

Les NabisPaintingEngravingLithographyIllustration and graphic design

Common works and media

Works encountered under Roussel’s name may include paintings, engravings, lithographs, illustrations, posters, and theatrical program designs. The collected authority record specifically connects him with artist, engraver, illustrator, and lithographer roles and lists performance-related graphic material from the 1890s. Graphic works therefore require careful identification of format, printing state, lettering, and whether the object is an original impression, a published design, or a later reproduction. The source pack does not provide enough evidence to characterize recurring subjects or named series.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should first establish whether a Roussel-related object is a painting, engraving, lithograph, illustration, poster, or theatrical program. Authority records document these different formats and also identify proof or lettering variants for some graphic material. For prints and programs, edition or state information and the distinction between an original impression and a later reproduction should be recorded before comparable sales are selected. Date, dimensions, inscriptions, signature, condition, provenance, and catalogued attribution should also be checked, although the collected sources do not establish artist-specific premiums for these factors. Public auction results are most useful when comparisons remain within the same medium and work category rather than being treated as a single artist-wide price benchmark.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Lithographs and other prints
  • Posters, illustrations, and theatrical program material

Value drivers

  1. Classification by medium and work type, including distinctions among paintings, engravings, lithographs, illustrations, posters, and programs
  2. Edition, proof, or lettering-state distinctions for graphic works and theatrical programs
  3. Selection of comparable public auction records from the same medium and catalogued work category

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains no major auction-house biography or artist-specific market analysis.
  • No source in the pack supports a price trend, scarcity claim, or premium for a particular subject.
  • Realized prices should not be compared across paintings, original prints, reproductions, posters, and other graphic material without checking catalogued medium and format.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Ker Xavier Roussel

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Ker Xavier Roussel 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.

Can Appraisily value my Ker Xavier Roussel artwork?

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