Pierre Montézin Auction Prices and Value Guide
Pierre Montézin auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 819 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Pierre Montézin auction prices: quick answer
Pierre Montézin auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Pierre Montézin
- Source records
- 819
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Pierre Montézin
Pierre Eugène Montézin (1874–1946) was a French painter, pastelist, and watercolorist associated with Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Active from 1900 until his death in 1946, Montézin worked across oil, pastel, watercolor, and gouache, producing landscapes, figurative compositions, and genre scenes in a vigorous, light-filled style rooted in late French Impressionist tradition. He was recognized by the French state as a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1923 and participated in the art competition at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. His work is held in public collections including the Ulster Museum in Belfast. With more than 800 works documented at auction, Montézin remains a frequently encountered name in European painting sales.
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Common works and media
Montézin's auction record includes oil on canvas landscapes, rural genre scenes, garden views, coastal subjects, and figurative compositions. Works on paper in pastel, watercolor, and gouache also appear frequently. His subjects often depict the French countryside, village life, and seasonal outdoor settings rendered with visible brushwork and attention to natural light, reflecting his Impressionist and Post-Impressionist affinities.
Market and appraisal context
Pierre Montézin maintains an active and well-established secondary market, with 137 auction lots recorded in the Appraisily index (82 with published prices) spanning October 1998 through April 2026. His work trades at major international houses including Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, and Tajan, as well as regional European and North American firms. The price distribution is wide: realized prices range from $50 to $151,200, with a median of $4,750 and an interquartile range of $1,020–$19,120. This dispersion reflects the significant value difference between smaller works on paper and larger oil-on-canvas landscapes and figurative scenes at the top end. Two confirmed Montézin lots from the recent sample illustrate the range: an oil on canvas titled La moisson à Véneux sold at Christie's in November 2025 for $33,020, and another work sold at Helmuth Stone in August 2025 for $7,000. Liquidity appears moderate, with 8 lots in the trailing 12 months compared to 15 in the prior 12-month period, suggesting a slight cooling in offer volume but continued steady demand.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- oil painting
- pastel
- watercolor
- gouache
- landscape painting
Value drivers
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Appraisal caveats
- With over 800 auction appearances recorded, Montézin's market is broad and prices vary significantly by medium, size, subject, and quality. Individual appraisal requires comparison with specific realized auction results.
- The recent-lot sample contains works by multiple artists named Pierre that are not by Pierre Montézin; only two of the 24 recent lots are confirmed Montézin works. Aggregate statistics should be more reliable but collectors should verify individual lot attributions.
- With over 800 lifetime auction appearances (per the existing profile) and 137 in the Appraisily indexed record, Montézin is frequently encountered at auction. Not every signed work attributed to him is correctly attributed; specialist verification is recommended.
- Price dispersion is very wide ($50–$151,200). A single realized price from an auction record is not a reliable indicator of value for any specific work without matching on medium, size, subject, condition, and provenance.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History) library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- 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 Pierre Montézin 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.
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