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The most expensive Pissarro ever sold

The most expensive Pissarro ever sold is Le Boulevard Montmartre, matinée de printemps: $32.1 million at Sotheby's London in 2014. Famous works such as Boulevard Montmartre at Night, The Red Roofs and Hoarfrost are in public collections, so they are not for sale and have no price.

Lived
1830–1903
From
Danish-French
Movement
Impressionism
Worked in
Paris · Pontoise
Portrait of Camille Pissarro
Pissarro's record$32.1MLe Boulevard Montmartre, matinée de printemps · 2014

Pissarro's famous works and their prices

  • Boulevard Montmartre at Night by Camille PissarroBoulevard Montmartre at Night1897 · National Gallery, LondonNot for sale
  • The Red Roofs by Camille PissarroThe Red Roofs1877 · Musée d'Orsay, ParisNot for sale
  • Hoarfrost by Camille PissarroHoarfrost1873 · Musée d'Orsay, ParisNot for sale
  • The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning by Camille PissarroThe Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning1897 · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkNot for sale
  • Avenue de l'Opéra by Camille PissarroAvenue de l'Opéra1898
  • Jalais Hill, Pontoise by Camille PissarroJalais Hill, Pontoise1867 · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkNot for sale
  • Self-Portrait by Camille PissarroSelf-Portrait1873
  • Entrance to the Village of Voisins by Camille PissarroEntrance to the Village of Voisins1872
  • The Crystal Palace by Camille PissarroThe Crystal Palace1871 · Art Institute of ChicagoNot for sale
  • Kitchen Garden with Trees in Flower, Spring, Pontoise by Camille PissarroKitchen Garden with Trees in Flower, Spring, Pontoise1877
  • The Little Country Maid by Camille PissarroThe Little Country Maid1882
  • Apple Harvest by Camille PissarroApple Harvest1888 · Dallas Museum of ArtNot for sale
  • Two Young Peasant Women by Camille PissarroTwo Young Peasant Women1891-1892 · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkNot for sale
  • Charing Cross Bridge, London by Camille PissarroCharing Cross Bridge, London1890
  • The Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather by Camille PissarroThe Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather1896 · Art Gallery of Ontario, TorontoNot for sale
  • Boulevard Montmartre, Mardi Gras by Camille PissarroBoulevard Montmartre, Mardi Gras1897 · Hammer Museum, Los AngelesNot for sale
  • The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon by Camille PissarroThe Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon1899

“Not for sale” means a public collection holds the work. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

Pissarro next to other artists

Each artist's highest documented sale, from the same research.

  1. Turner$47.4MRome, from Mount Aventine · 2014
  2. Rousseau$43.5MLes Flamants · 2023
  3. Degas$41.6MPetite danseuse de quatorze ans · 2022
  4. Constable$35.2MThe Lock · 2012
  5. Pissarro$32.1MLe Boulevard Montmartre, matinée de printemps · 2014
  6. Vermeer$30.1MA Young Woman Seated at the Virginals · 2004
  7. Michelangelo$27.2MStudy for the right foot of the Libyan Sibyl · 2026
  8. Sargent$23.5MGroup with Parasols · 2004
  9. Toulouse-Lautrec$22.4MLa Blanchisseuse · 2005

Bars are to scale within this list. Source for Pissarro's record: english.ahram.org.eg.

About Camille Pissarro

Danish-French painter, a founding figure of Impressionism and the only artist to show in all eight of the group's exhibitions. A generous mentor to Cézanne and Gauguin, he painted rural landscapes and, later, bustling Parisian boulevards. For a time he adopted the Neo-Impressionist dot technique before returning to a freer touch. He died in 1903.

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Questions

What is the most expensive Pissarro ever sold?

Le Boulevard Montmartre, matinée de printemps, which sold for $32.1 million at Sotheby's London in 2014. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

How much is a Pissarro painting worth?

It depends on the work. The highest documented sale is $32.1 million for Le Boulevard Montmartre, matinée de printemps. Works in public collections are not for sale.

Where can I see Pissarro's paintings?

Among the works here: the National Gallery, London, the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Dallas Museum of Art.

Who was Camille Pissarro?

Camille Pissarro (1830–1903). Danish-French painter, a founding figure of Impressionism and the only artist to show in all eight of the group's exhibitions. A generous mentor to Cézanne and Gauguin, he painted rural landscapes and, later, bustling Parisian boulevards. For a time he adopted the Neo-Impressionist dot technique before returning to a freer touch. He died in 1903.

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