# Paul Emile Pissarro artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1884-08-22
- Nationality: French
- Movements: Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism
- Common media: oil painting, watercolor

## About Paul Emile Pissarro

Paul-Émile Pissarro (1884–1972) was a French painter and watercolorist, and the youngest son of the influential Impressionist Camille Pissarro. Born in Éragny-sur-Epte in the Val d'Oise, he grew up surrounded by the artistic circle his father cultivated, which included figures central to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Working in both Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist styles, Paul-Émile developed a distinctive practice in oil painting and watercolor. He also produced woodcarvings. He signed his works as Paulémile or Paulémile-Pissarro, a convention documented in the Bénézit dictionary and by the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD). His work appears regularly at auction, and collectors most often encounter landscape paintings, still lifes, and works on paper bearing his signature.

## Common works and media

Paul-Émile Pissarro's auction record includes oil paintings on canvas and panel, watercolors, and works on paper. Landscape and rural scenes are the most commonly encountered subjects, often depicting the French countryside around Éragny and Normandy. Still lifes and village views also appear. Prints and works in smaller formats are found regularly at auction. Collectors should be aware that his signed works use the forms Paulémile or Paulémile-Pissarro rather than his full given name.

## Market and appraisal context

Paul-Émile Pissarro maintains an active and liquid secondary market. Appraisily's auction-record index tracks 238 lots, of which 153 carry realized prices spanning from June 2001 through May 2026. The price distribution shows a floor of $360, a 25th percentile at $1,200, a median of $2,125, a 75th percentile at $3,000, and a recorded high of $16,000. Liquidity has doubled year-over-year: 22 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window versus 11 in the prior period. Chamberlain Auction Gallery is the most frequent venue, accounting for the majority of recent offerings. Works also appear at established houses including Bonhams, Hindman, Tajan, and Potomack Company, as well as regional firms such as Abell Auction, Andrew Jones Auctions, J. Garrett Auctioneers, and Bradford's. Oil paintings on canvas or panel dominate, but pastel on paper and watercolor are also well represented. Landscape subjects—rural French countryside, riversides, orchards, winter scenes, and village roads—command the strongest prices. The top recent result, $16,000 at J. Garrett Auctioneers (September 2025), and a $11,500 result at Chamberlain (March 2026), indicate that larger or more accomplished oils can reach well above the interquartile range, while smaller pastels and works on paper typically trade between $500 and $2,750.

## Auction-house-backed market evidence

Paul-Émile Pissarro maintains an active and liquid secondary market. Appraisily's auction-record index tracks 238 lots, of which 153 carry realized prices spanning from June 2001 through May 2026. The price distribution shows a floor of $360, a 25th percentile at $1,200, a median of $2,125, a 75th percentile at $3,000, and a recorded high of $16,000. Liquidity has doubled year-over-year: 22 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window versus 11 in the prior period. Chamberlain Auction Gallery is the most frequent venue, accounting for the majority of recent offerings. Works also appear at established houses including Bonhams, Hindman, Tajan, and Potomack Company, as well as regional firms such as Abell Auction, Andrew Jones Auctions, J. Garrett Auctioneers, and Bradford's. Oil paintings on canvas or panel dominate, but pastel on paper and watercolor are also well represented. Landscape subjects—rural French countryside, riversides, orchards, winter scenes, and village roads—command the strongest prices. The top recent result, $16,000 at J. Garrett Auctioneers (September 2025), and a $11,500 result at Chamberlain (March 2026), indicate that larger or more accomplished oils can reach well above the interquartile range, while smaller pastels and works on paper typically trade between $500 and $2,750.

### Appraisal notes

An appraisal of a Paul-Émile Pissarro work should begin by confirming attribution through signature (Paulémile or Paulémile-Pissarro, as documented by RKD and Bénézit) and, where possible, reference to the RKD artist file (record 63701). The appraiser should document medium (oil, watercolor, pastel, or print), support (canvas, panel, paper, or paperboard), dimensions, date of execution, and condition including any restoration or relining. Provenance should trace ownership history; works with documented Pissarro-family descent carry added weight. Comparable lots from the Appraisily auction-record index—filtered by medium, size, subject, and date—provide the primary value benchmark. The current dataset of 153 priced lots, with a 25-year auction history and active trading at both regional and international houses, offers a statistically meaningful comparable pool. The appraiser should note that price dispersion is significant (360–16,000 USD), so selection of truly comparable lots by medium and scale is essential rather than relying on the overall median alone.

### Valuation factors

- Medium: oil paintings on canvas or panel generally achieve higher prices than works on paper in pastel, watercolor, or print
- Dimensions: larger works tend to trade above the median; smaller-format pastels and watercolors cluster in the $500–$2,750 range
- Subject matter: landscape and riverside scenes (e.g., Bord de l'Eau) show strong results; pastoral and winter subjects appear frequently
- Signature and attribution: works signed Paulémile or Paulémile-Pissarro, consistent with RKD and Bénézit documentation, confirm authenticity
- Provenance: documented Pissarro-family descent or early exhibition history can increase collector interest and realized price
- Condition: any restoration, relining, or surface issues should be documented, as condition directly affects value in this price range
- Date of execution: works spanning the 1920s–1960s show quality variation; dating by style or documented period helps place the work within the range
- Auction venue: results at internationally recognized houses (Bonhams, Hindman, Tajan) may set stronger comparables than regional gallery results

### Collector notes

- Paul-Émile Pissarro's auction market is broad and accessible, with frequent offerings at regional and mid-tier auction houses. Collectors entering this market should know that the majority of lots trade between $1,200 and $3,000 (the interquartile range), making works available at a moderate price point relative to other Pissarro family members. Buyers should verify signature form (Paulémile or Paulémile-Pissarro) and request provenance documentation, especially for works claiming family descent. Market activity has roughly doubled in volume year-over-year (22 lots in the trailing 12 months versus 11 in the prior period), suggesting growing collector interest or supply. For sellers, presenting well-attributed landscape oils with clear provenance at houses that have achieved strong results for this artist—such as J. Garrett Auctioneers or Chamberlain—may maximize realized price. Pastels and smaller works on paper, while less expensive, remain saleable and appear regularly at auction.

### Market caveats

- Lot titles in the auction record often omit medium, dimensions, and date, so the price distribution may conflate oils, pastels, watercolors, and prints of varying sizes. An appraiser should verify specifics for any individual comparable lot.
- The majority of recent lots come from a single venue (Chamberlain Auction Gallery), which may introduce venue-specific pricing bias into the aggregate statistics.
- No museum collection page, estate-endorsed catalogue raisonné, or major auction-house catalog essay was available in the source pack to independently corroborate movement associations or provide scholarly provenance context.
- The exact death date (day and month) in 1972 has not been confirmed from collected sources; only the death year is established.
- Several recent lots have null price-realized values, indicating unsold or result-not-yet-reported lots; these are excluded from the priced-lot count of 153 but represent a portion of the 238 total lots.
- The observed categories (oil painting, watercolor, pastel) are derived from lot titles rather than structured catalog data; actual medium classifications may vary.

### Market evidence sources

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## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine structured artist identity research from library-authority and museum sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Paul-Émile Pissarro, identity data is grounded in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), the Library of Congress Name Authority File, Wikidata, and VIAF.

## Sources

- RKD – Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/63701
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98020997
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3370399
- VIAF / OCLC: https://viaf.org/viaf/47033448/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-%C3%89mile_Pissarro
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500066546