Paul Jacoulet Auction Prices and Value Guide
Paul Jacoulet auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 4,020 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Paul Jacoulet auction prices: quick answer
Paul Jacoulet auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Paul Jacoulet
- Source records
- 4,020
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Paul Jacoulet market snapshot
Paul Jacoulet shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,075 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $550. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 158 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (78.4% · 1,344 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (21.0% · 361 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.6% · 10 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $475
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 158
- Median shift vs prior year
- +11.8%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-02-03
Artist context
About Paul Jacoulet
Born
1896
Died
1960
Nationality
French
Also known as
Pōru Jakurē, ポール・ジャクレー
Paul Jacoulet (1896–1960) was a French woodblock printmaker, watercolorist, and draughtsman whose career unfolded in Japan, where he lived from childhood until his death. Working within the ukiyo-e print tradition, he depicted portraits, scenes of everyday life, and landscapes. His imagery drew on travel across Japan, Korea, China, and the Pacific islands, particularly Micronesia. This transregional subject range, together with his practice across prints and works on paper, places him in both Japanese-print and broader twentieth-century collecting contexts. Institutional authority records document his birth in Paris and death in Tokyo. Some older references assigned him a birth year around 1902, but the Bibliothèque nationale de France and IdRef give 23 January 1896; the BnF explicitly identifies the later date as erroneous. Collectors may encounter Jacoulet through woodblock prints as well as documented watercolors and drawings.
Ukiyo-e traditionWoodblock printsWatercolorDrawingPortraitsScenes of everyday lifeLandscapesPeople and places encountered in Japan, Korea, China, and the Pacific islands, including Micronesia
Common works and media
Documented work types include woodblock prints made in the ukiyo-e tradition, watercolors, and drawings. Recurring subjects identified by the BnF include portraits, scenes of daily life, and landscapes. Works may also reflect Jacoulet's travels through Japan, Korea, China, and Pacific island communities, including Micronesia. Auction and appraisal searches should therefore distinguish prints from unique works on paper and compare objects within the appropriate medium and subject group.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by confirming whether an object fits Jacoulet's documented media: woodblock print, watercolor, or drawing. Comparisons are most informative when they match the same medium and technique, then distinguish among portraits, everyday-life scenes, landscapes, and the geographic contexts represented. The collected institutional evidence does not establish object-level details such as edition size, impression quality, condition, provenance, inscriptions, or authenticity, so those points require separate examination. When public auction records are available, sale date, realized price, and similarity to the subject and medium can help frame comparable evidence. Aggregate record counts or isolated results should not be treated as forecasts for an individual work.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Ukiyo-e-related woodblock prints
- Watercolors
- Drawings and other works on paper
Value drivers
- Medium and technique match: woodblock prints should be compared separately from watercolors and drawings
- Subject and geographic context: relevant distinctions include portraits, everyday-life scenes, landscapes, and imagery associated with Japan, Korea, China, or Micronesia
- Comparable public auction records should be evaluated by sale date, realized price, and similarity to the object when such records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected excerpts do not provide object-level evidence about edition size, impression quality, condition, provenance, inscriptions, or authenticity.
- The aggregate auction-record signal should not be treated as a price prediction for an individual object.
- The institutional evidence supports category-level appraisal context, but individual comparable lots require separate review.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, strong source quality.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- IdRef library authority
- British Museum museum or university
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program 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 Paul Jacoulet 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 Paul Jacoulet artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.