Olivier de Penne Auction Prices and Value Guide
Olivier de Penne auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 212 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Olivier de Penne auction prices: quick answer
Olivier de Penne auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Olivier de Penne
- Source records
- 212
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Olivier de Penne market snapshot
Olivier de Penne shows developing auction liquidity with 26 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,125. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-26.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (11.8% · 2 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (70.6% · 12 sales)
- $10,000+ (17.6% · 3 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $150
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-26
Artist context
About Olivier de Penne
Born
1831
Died
1897
Nationality
French
Also known as
Charles Olivier de Penne, Charles-Olivier de Penne, Penne, Olivier de, Penne, O. de
Olivier de Penne, more fully identified in authority records as Charles Olivier de Penne, was a French painter and illustrator born in 1831 and active during the nineteenth century. He is associated with the Barbizon School, the circle known for close observation of rural life, landscape, and animals. Although he began with history painting, his documented reputation rests principally on hunting scenes and animated representations of animals. His work also circulated through illustration and printed imagery, extending his subjects beyond unique paintings. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on paintings, hunting compositions, animal studies, illustrations, or period printed images. Because catalogues and authority files use several forms of his name—including Charles-Olivier de Penne and Olivier de Penne—careful entity matching is important when comparing objects, bibliography, and auction records. His recurring sporting and animal imagery provides the clearest context for placing an attributed work within his documented practice.
Barbizon SchoolPaintingIllustration and printed imagesHunting scenesAnimalsHistory subjects
Common works and media
Collectors may encounter paintings of hunts, sporting activity, dogs, horses, livestock, and other animal subjects, as well as illustrations and printed images. Authority records also note an early involvement with history painting, but hunting and animated animal scenes are the artist's most clearly documented specialties.
Market and appraisal context
Works associated with Olivier de Penne should be compared by medium, work type, subject, date, dimensions, condition, provenance, and the strength of attribution. Hunting scenes and animal subjects are especially relevant because authority records identify them as central to his documented output, while early history subjects require different comparisons. Paintings, illustrations, and printed images should not be treated as interchangeable market categories. Appraisal research should examine genuinely comparable public auction lots, including their sale dates and realized prices, whenever detailed records are available. The collected identity sources do not themselves provide enough lot-level evidence to support a price forecast or a claim about market direction.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Hunting and animal scenes
- Illustrations and printed image works
Value drivers
- Work type and medium in relation to comparable public auction records
- Subject matter, including the artist's documented hunting and animal specialties
- Sale date and realized prices of genuinely comparable lots when those records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack establishes the artist's identity and documented subjects but contains no individual auction-lot descriptions or realized prices.
- Attribution, dimensions, condition, provenance, date, and direct comparability should be assessed from the specific object and its supporting records before drawing a value conclusion.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Olivier de Penne 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 Olivier de Penne artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.