# Jules Pascin artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-04-30T02:41:30.000Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1885-03-31
- Death date: 1930-06-05
- Nationality: Bulgarian, French, American
- Movements: School of Paris
- Common media: oil painting, drawing, watercolor, illustration, graphic art

## About Jules Pascin

Jules Pascin (1885–1930), born Julius Mordecai Pincas in Vidin, Bulgaria, was a painter, draftsman, and illustrator associated with the School of Paris. After early studies in Vienna and Munich, he settled in Paris around 1905 and became a central figure in the Montparnasse artistic community, earning the nickname "Prince of Montparnasse." He relocated to the United States during World War I and became a naturalized American citizen in 1920 before returning to Paris. Pascin is best known for his fluid drawings and paintings of women in informal, intimate poses, working across oil, watercolor, ink, and printmaking. His work blends figurative Modernism with an expressive, gestural line that influenced later 20th-century draftsmanship. Collectors encounter his output frequently at auction, particularly works on paper and small-scale oils from his Paris and American periods.

## Common works and media

Pascin produced a large volume of works on paper—ink drawings, wash studies, and watercolors—often depicting female nudes or semi-draped figures in relaxed, domestic settings. He also painted oils on canvas and board, created prints and graphic works, and contributed illustrations to periodicals. His RKD record documents over 2,300 entries in Dutch art-historical databases alone, reflecting the breadth of his output across painting, drawing, watercolor, illustration, and graphic media.

## Market and appraisal context

Jules Pascin has a deep and liquid auction market spanning over three decades (1992–2026), with 1,500 catalogued lots and 919 priced records in the Appraisily auction index. His work trades regularly at top-tier houses including Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, and Swann Auction Galleries, as well as specialist European firms such as Aguttes, Millon & Associes, and Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Price dispersion is wide: the interquartile range runs from roughly $400 to $3,276, with a median near $1,000, while museum-quality oils can reach into five figures (e.g., "Nu allongé, vers 1921" realized €22,000 at Aguttes in November 2025; "Lucy à Fontenay-aux-Roses, 1928–29" brought $22,000 at Heritage Auctions in 2020). At the lower end, small etchings and prints commonly sell between $25 and $200. Liquidity remains stable, with 103 lots in the most recent 12-month window versus 112 in the prior period, indicating consistent market interest. The most actively traded categories are works on paper (ink drawings, wash studies, watercolors, pencil sketches), etchings and prints, and small-to-mid-scale oil paintings—predominantly depicting female nudes and intimate figurative scenes associated with his School of Paris output.

## Auction-house-backed market evidence

Jules Pascin has a deep and liquid auction market spanning over three decades (1992–2026), with 1,500 catalogued lots and 919 priced records in the Appraisily auction index. His work trades regularly at top-tier houses including Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, and Swann Auction Galleries, as well as specialist European firms such as Aguttes, Millon & Associes, and Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Price dispersion is wide: the interquartile range runs from roughly $400 to $3,276, with a median near $1,000, while museum-quality oils can reach into five figures (e.g., "Nu allongé, vers 1921" realized €22,000 at Aguttes in November 2025; "Lucy à Fontenay-aux-Roses, 1928–29" brought $22,000 at Heritage Auctions in 2020). At the lower end, small etchings and prints commonly sell between $25 and $200. Liquidity remains stable, with 103 lots in the most recent 12-month window versus 112 in the prior period, indicating consistent market interest. The most actively traded categories are works on paper (ink drawings, wash studies, watercolors, pencil sketches), etchings and prints, and small-to-mid-scale oil paintings—predominantly depicting female nudes and intimate figurative scenes associated with his School of Paris output.

### Appraisal notes

Appraisily uses these auction records as a comparable-sales baseline alongside the specifics of each item submitted for appraisal: photographs of the work, measured dimensions, confirmed medium (oil on canvas, oil on board, ink and wash on paper, watercolor, etching, etc.), signature or inscription details, condition report (foxing, tears, fading, and acidic mounting are critical for works on paper), and documented provenance. Because Pascin's market spans a wide price band—from $25 prints to $380,000 top results—narrowing the comparable set by medium, size, subject, date range, and sale venue is essential for a defensible estimate. Lots catalogued under variant names (Julius Pincas, Julius Pinkas) may be underrepresented in automated record matching, so a manual cross-check is recommended. Attribution questions should be referred to scholarly sources, as no complete catalogue raisonné was identified in the reviewed materials.

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### Market evidence sources

- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/jules-pascin/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0
- Invaluable / Aguttes: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-1885-1930-nu-allonge-vers-1921-114-c-b796721d8a
- Invaluable / Heritage Auctions: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-bulgarian-french-1885-1930-lucy-a-fontenay-aux-roses-1928-29-oi-68049-c-27a489ca27
- Invaluable / Christie's: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-new-york-france-bulgaria-1885-1930-an-embracing-couple-etching-14-5-x-17-sight-framed-24-x-27-566-c-a444f29a56
- Invaluable / Sandwich Auction House: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-new-york-france-bulgaria-1885-1930-an-embracing-couple-etching-14-5-x-17-sight-framed-24-x-27-553-c-360475c955
- Invaluable / Auctions at Showplace: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-two-friends-pencil-on-paper-247-c-20f44f505e
- Invaluable / New Orleans Auction Galleries: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-french-american-1885-1930-le-seuil-de-porte-cuba-142-c-9e3c41ea45
- Invaluable / New Orleans Auction Galleries: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-french-american-1885-1930-le-cireur-de-chaussures-1915-293-c-c6b7ac9297
- Invaluable / New Orleans Auction Galleries: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-french-american-1885-1930-cafe-au-texas-143-c-577d23ec62
- Invaluable / Market Auctions: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-children-at-the-shore-gouache-on-ceramic-plaque-265-c-2da9b80ac5
- Invaluable / Antique Arena Inc: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-antique-bulgarian-french-etching-by-jules-pascin-6-c-7244ea3ab7
- Invaluable / Antique Arena Inc: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-antique-bulgarian-french-etching-by-jules-pascin-5-c-1ab4291910
- Invaluable / Roseberys: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-lovis-corinth-pierre-mac-orlan-the-birth-of-venus-1-c-03d487b9f1
- Invaluable / Locati LLC: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-french-1885-1930-le-divan-271-c-5e0daa5d5e
- Invaluable / A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-pascin-bulgarian-1885-1930-2024-c-05d507ca78

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines identity research drawn from Library of Congress authority files, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, VIAF, and Wikidata with publicly available auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot information when those records are available. Market observations are based on published auction-house context and art-historical sources, not on private or paywalled data.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469063
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Pascin
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/22150032973011180006/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50057472
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/61970