Paul Emile Pissarro Auction Prices and Value Guide

Paul Emile Pissarro auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 943 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Paul Emile Pissarro auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Paul Emile Pissarro
Source records
943
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Paul Emile Pissarro

Paul-Émile Pissarro (1884–1972) was a French painter and watercolorist, and the youngest son of the influential Impressionist Camille Pissarro. Born in Éragny-sur-Epte in the Val d'Oise, he grew up surrounded by the artistic circle his father cultivated, which included figures central to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Working in both Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist styles, Paul-Émile developed a distinctive practice in oil painting and watercolor. He also produced woodcarvings. He signed his works as Paulémile or Paulémile-Pissarro, a convention documented in the Bénézit dictionary and by the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD). His work appears regularly at auction, and collectors most often encounter landscape paintings, still lifes, and works on paper bearing his signature.

ImpressionismNeo-Impressionismoil paintingwatercolor

Common works and media

Paul-Émile Pissarro's auction record includes oil paintings on canvas and panel, watercolors, and works on paper. Landscape and rural scenes are the most commonly encountered subjects, often depicting the French countryside around Éragny and Normandy. Still lifes and village views also appear. Prints and works in smaller formats are found regularly at auction. Collectors should be aware that his signed works use the forms Paulémile or Paulémile-Pissarro rather than his full given name.

Market and appraisal context

Paul-Émile Pissarro maintains an active and liquid secondary market. Appraisily's auction-record index tracks 238 lots, of which 153 carry realized prices spanning from June 2001 through May 2026. The price distribution shows a floor of $360, a 25th percentile at $1,200, a median of $2,125, a 75th percentile at $3,000, and a recorded high of $16,000. Liquidity has doubled year-over-year: 22 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window versus 11 in the prior period. Chamberlain Auction Gallery is the most frequent venue, accounting for the majority of recent offerings. Works also appear at established houses including Bonhams, Hindman, Tajan, and Potomack Company, as well as regional firms such as Abell Auction, Andrew Jones Auctions, J. Garrett Auctioneers, and Bradford's. Oil paintings on canvas or panel dominate, but pastel on paper and watercolor are also well represented. Landscape subjects—rural French countryside, riversides, orchards, winter scenes, and village roads—command the strongest prices. The top recent result, $16,000 at J. Garrett Auctioneers (September 2025), and a $11,500 result at Chamberlain (March 2026), indicate that larger or more accomplished oils can reach well above the interquartile range, while smaller pastels and works on paper typically trade between $500 and $2,750.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • watercolor
  • pastel
  • works on paper

Value drivers

  1. Attribution and signature: works signed Paulémile or Paulémile-Pissarro confirm authenticity
  2. Provenance linking to the Pissarro family can affect collector interest
  3. Medium, dimensions, date, condition, and subject matter are primary value drivers
  4. Medium: oil paintings on canvas or panel generally achieve higher prices than works on paper in pastel, watercolor, or print
  5. Dimensions: larger works tend to trade above the median; smaller-format pastels and watercolors cluster in the $500–$2,750 range
  6. Subject matter: landscape and riverside scenes (e.g., Bord de l'Eau) show strong results; pastoral and winter subjects appear frequently

Appraisal caveats

  • No major auction-house catalog essay was available in the source pack; market statements are based on authority-file identity data and general auction category norms.
  • The exact death date could not be confirmed from the collected sources; only the death year (1972) is established.
  • Lot titles in the auction record often omit medium, dimensions, and date, so the price distribution may conflate oils, pastels, watercolors, and prints of varying sizes. An appraiser should verify specifics for any individual comparable lot.
  • The majority of recent lots come from a single venue (Chamberlain Auction Gallery), which may introduce venue-specific pricing bias into the aggregate statistics.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

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