Yvonne Helene Jacquette Auction Prices and Value Guide

Yvonne Helene Jacquette auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 203 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Yvonne Helene Jacquette auction prices: quick answer

Yvonne Helene Jacquette auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Yvonne Helene Jacquette
Source records
203
Market update
2026-02-06

Yvonne Helene Jacquette market snapshot

Yvonne Helene Jacquette shows thin auction liquidity with 8 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2020-12-15.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (33.3% · 2 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (66.7% · 4 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2020-12-15

Artist context

About Yvonne Helene Jacquette

Yvonne Helene Jacquette (1934–2023) was an American painter and printmaker celebrated for her distinctive aerial landscapes. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she developed a practice centered on low-altitude, oblique views of cities, towns, and highways — often rendered in a finely worked, pointillistic style that captures the grid and glow of urban environments at night. Her paintings and prints translate the experience of looking down from an airplane window or a high building into luminous, densely detailed compositions. Jacquette's work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and has been documented in the publication 'Aerial Muse: The Art of Yvonne Jacquette,' which includes a catalogue raisonné of her prints. She was married to the Swiss-American filmmaker and photographer Rudy Burckhardt and was part of a broader circle of New York-based artists working in representational modes during the post-war period. Jacquette also taught at several institutions over the course of her career.

American realist painting, post-waroil paintingprintmakingaerial cityscapes and urban landscapesnighttime views of cities and streets

Common works and media

Jacquette's output spans oil paintings on canvas and panel, works on paper in gouache and pastel, and a substantial body of prints including woodcuts, lithographs, and screenprints. Her most commonly encountered subjects are aerial views of New York City, San Francisco, and other American cities, often depicted at night with illuminated streets, bridges, and rooftops. Daylight aerial views of rural landscapes and coastal scenes also appear. Collectors may also encounter her smaller-scale preparatory studies and drawings, as well as poster editions related to exhibitions or commissions.

Market and appraisal context

Yvonne Jacquette's work appears regularly at auction, with over 200 recorded lots spanning paintings, prints, and works on paper. Her most sought-after pieces tend to be large-scale aerial cityscapes in oil, particularly nighttime views that showcase her characteristic use of light and patterning. Editioned prints — documented in a published catalogue raisonné — form a significant portion of her auction record and can provide accessible entry points for collectors. Key factors affecting appraisal include medium and scale, whether the work depicts her signature aerial urban subjects, provenance history, condition, and the presence of catalogue raisonné documentation. Consulting comparable auction results for paintings versus prints is essential, as price levels differ substantially between these categories.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-War & Contemporary Art
  • American Art
  • Prints & Multiples

Value drivers

  1. Medium: paintings on canvas or panel generally command higher prices than works on paper or prints
  2. Subject: aerial cityscapes and nighttime urban views are her most recognized subjects
  3. Authentication: a catalogue raisonné of prints exists, which can support attribution of printed works
  4. Provenance: institutional holdings at MoMA and other museums reinforce market standing
  5. Scale and period: larger canvases and mature-period works from the 1980s onward may carry more weight at auction

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific realized auction prices or price-range data were available in the collected source pack. Appraisals should consult live auction databases for comparable sale records.
  • The artist worked across paintings, prints, and drawings; attribution should distinguish between unique works and editioned prints.
  • Works may appear under the married name Yvonne Helen Burckhardt in some records.

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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