Mary Cassatt Auction Prices and Value Guide
Mary Cassatt auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,820 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Mary Cassatt auction prices: quick answer
Mary Cassatt auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Mary Cassatt
- Source records
- 1,820
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Mary Cassatt market snapshot
Mary Cassatt shows very deep auction liquidity with 691 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 43 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-21.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (26.4% · 117 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (40.8% · 181 sales)
- $10,000+ (32.9% · 146 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $2,112
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 43
- Median shift vs prior year
- +92.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-21
Artist context
About Mary Cassatt
Born
1844
Died
1926
Nationality
American
Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) was an American painter and printmaker whose mature career unfolded largely in France. After studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and continuing her training in Europe, she settled in Paris and became closely associated with the Impressionist circle. Her work is especially recognized for paintings, pastels, drawings, and prints depicting women, domestic life, and the intimate relationships between mothers and children. Cassatt also addressed broader ideas about modern womanhood, including women’s participation in artistic, scientific, and cultural life. Collectors may encounter her work across paintings and works on paper, as well as graphic editions documented in museum collections and print scholarship. Because her output spans different media, dates, subjects, and levels of rarity, identification and comparison should begin with the specific object rather than the artist name alone.
ImpressionismPaintingPrintmaking and printsPastelDrawingMothers and childrenWomen and their social and private livesPortraits and intimate genre scenesModern woman and women's achievement
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts may include Cassatt’s oil paintings, pastels, drawings, prints, and other works on paper. Commonly encountered subjects include portraits, women in social or private settings, mothers and children, and intimate genre scenes. Her graphic work is also an important area of research, with museum documentation identifying prints made from 1879 to 1911. Edition details, impressions, paper, condition, signatures, and provenance are particularly relevant when evaluating prints or other multiples.
Market and appraisal context
Cassatt appraisal research should compare an object with works in the same medium, period, subject range, size, and condition. Signature or inscription, edition information for prints, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can materially affect interpretation. Public auction records provide useful comparables, but they do not represent every private sale or resolve authentication and condition questions. Appraisily’s matched records show activity across paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions; results should therefore be compared like for like, with attention to whether reported totals include buyer premiums or fees.
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, not a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
- Authentication and condition can materially affect value.
- Auction totals may include buyer premiums or fees depending on how results are reported.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- British Museum museum or university
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF 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
How much is Mary Cassatt 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 Mary Cassatt artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.