Maurice de Vlaminck Auction Prices and Value Guide
Maurice de Vlaminck auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 7,552 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Maurice de Vlaminck auction prices: quick answer
Maurice de Vlaminck auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Maurice de Vlaminck
- Source records
- 7,552
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Maurice de Vlaminck
Maurice de Vlaminck (1876–1958) was a French painter, printmaker, and writer who became one of the principal figures of Fauvism alongside Henri Matisse and André Derain. Born in Paris, he was largely self-taught and began painting in the 1890s. His encounter with Derain in 1900 and a Van Gogh exhibition in 1901 proved formative. Between 1904 and 1908 Vlaminck produced the bold, intensely coloured landscapes that defined the Fauve movement, exhibited at the controversial 1905 Salon d'Automne. After 1908 his palette darkened and his compositions became more structured under the influence of Cézanne. Later works are characterised by moody, turbulent rural scenes. His oeuvre spans oil painting, watercolour, gouache, drawing, printmaking, and ceramics, and he was also a published novelist and memoirist. Major museum holdings include works at MoMA, the Tate, the Centre Pompidou, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
FauvismPost-Impressionism (later period, Cézannist influence)oil paintingwatercolorgouacheprintmaking / graphic artlandscapesrural and river scenes (Seine valley, Chatou)still lifesfigurative works
Common works and media
Oil paintings on canvas or board, especially landscapes of the Seine valley and Chatou region. Watercolours and gouaches of rural scenes and still lifes. Lithographs and other prints. Drawings in ink, charcoal, and pastel. Decorative ceramics from his earlier career. Published novels and memoirs reflect his parallel literary activity.
Market and appraisal context
Maurice de Vlaminck has a deep and active international auction market. Appraisily's auction-record index tracks 2,424 total lots with 1,465 carrying a recorded price, spanning sales from May 1994 through April 2026. The price distribution is extremely wide: realised prices range from $20 for minor prints and lithographs to $22,482,500 for top-tier Fauve-period oils. The interquartile range sits between $5,200 (p25) and $66,500 (p75), with a median of $30,624. This dispersion reflects the breadth of Vlaminck's six-decade output across multiple media and periods. Fauve-period oil paintings (c. 1904–1908) occupy the upper end of the market and attract the strongest bidding at major houses. Works from the Cézannist period (c. 1908–1914) and later expressionist landscapes trade at moderate-to-high levels, while prints, lithographs, and works on paper from later decades populate the lower end. Liquidity remains healthy: 104 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window, down from 146 in the prior 12-month period, suggesting a slight cooling in supply but continued market participation. Top observed auction houses include Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, Artcurial, Lempertz, Hampel Fine Art Auctions, and Tajan, confirming consistent representation in both primary Impressionist & Modern Art sales and regional European auctions.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- oil painting
- watercolor
- gouache
- printmaking / graphic art
- drawing
Value drivers
- Period is the primary value driver: Fauve-period oils from about 1904-1908 require different comparables from Cézannist, later landscape, print, or ceramic works.
- Medium and support matter because oil on canvas, oil on board, watercolor, gouache, drawing, lithograph, and ceramic examples occupy distinct auction tiers.
- Subject and quality should be matched closely; Seine valley, Chatou, village, still-life, and rural-road scenes vary by date, scale, color intensity, and compositional strength.
- Catalogue raisonné status, provenance, exhibition history, and labels from major dealers or collections materially affect confidence and value.
- Condition should account for restoration, retouching, craquelure, surface grime, paper foxing, fading, trimming, and any support or frame issues.
- Comparable sales should normalize currency, sale venue, and estimate level across major Impressionist and Modern sales and regional European auctions.
Appraisal caveats
- Vlaminck's output was prolific over a career spanning more than six decades; quality and period vary widely
- Later works in darker tones are generally less valuable than Fauve-period pieces
- Attribution should be confirmed through expert scholarship; unsigned or poorly documented works require additional vetting
- With over 7,500 auction records referenced, collectors should compare against specific comparable lots rather than broad averages
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Library of Congress library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History) library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Tate museum or university
- Wikidata 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 Maurice de Vlaminck worth?
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