Yves Brayer Auction Prices and Value Guide

Yves Brayer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,270 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Yves Brayer auction prices: quick answer

Yves Brayer auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Yves Brayer
Source records
1,270
Market update
2026-02-06

Yves Brayer market snapshot

Yves Brayer shows very deep auction liquidity with 724 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 28 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-01.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (42.5% · 179 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (51.8% · 218 sales)
  • $10,000+ (5.7% · 24 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$360
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
28
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-01

Artist context

About Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer (1907–1990) was a French painter, lithographer, fresco artist, and illustrator associated with the School of Paris. Born in Versailles, Brayer became known for figurative depictions of everyday life, landscapes, and scenes drawn from the French countryside and Mediterranean coast. Over a career spanning more than five decades, he worked across oil painting, watercolor, lithography, fresco, and illustration, producing a substantial body of work that remains well represented in public and private collections. In addition to his studio practice, Brayer served as curator of the Musée Marmottan in Paris for over eleven years, reflecting the institutional recognition his work received within the French art establishment. His art is documented by major library authority files including the Library of Congress, VIAF, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History.

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Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers encountering Yves Brayer's work may find oil paintings of landscapes, figurative scenes, and still lifes, as well as watercolors and drawings in similar subjects. Brayer also produced lithographic prints—both standalone editions and illustrations for literary works—and large-scale fresco commissions. Book illustrations and graphic works appear frequently on the secondary market. Authentication typically relies on signature, provenance documentation, and comparison with published reference material.

Market and appraisal context

Yves Brayer maintains an active and well-documented secondary market with 779 recorded auction lots, of which 455 carry realized prices spanning from €10 to €21,250. The price distribution is right-skewed: the median sits at €1,300, the 25th percentile at €220, and the 75th percentile at €4,000, reflecting a market where prints, small works on paper, and illustrated books trade at accessible levels while signed oils and large-scale compositions command significantly higher sums. Activity is concentrated among French and European auction houses—Tajan, Artcurial, Osenat, Millon & Associés, and Piasa appear most frequently—with occasional lots at Christie's and international houses such as Lyon & Turnbull, Thomaston Place, and Nadeau's. Liquidity is moderate: 39 lots appeared in the trailing 12 months (down from 69 in the prior 12 months), suggesting a steady but not hyper-active market. The strongest recent results are for oil paintings of Provence and Camargue subjects (e.g., Gardians et Arlésienne at €8,000; Paysage des Alpilles at €6,500), while smaller works on paper and prints routinely sell below €500.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • lithography
  • watercolor
  • drawing
  • illustration

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction realized prices were available in the source pack; comparable public auction records should be consulted for individual work valuation.
  • Brayer produced works across many media including lithographs and illustrations, which may appear frequently at auction with wide price variation by medium, edition, and condition.
  • All price data is drawn from Appraisily's auction-record index derived from public auction feeds; actual hammer prices may include or exclude buyer's premiums depending on the source reporting convention.
  • Currency mixing (EUR, GBP, USD) across lots means direct price comparison requires conversion to a common currency; no conversion has been applied in the distribution statistics.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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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