{"slug":"francis-bott","artist_id":"bb79053e-fad5-4003-aad4-d981b78447a5","canonical_slug":"francis-bott","name":"Francis Bott","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","lots_n":2,"sold_n":1,"median_price_usd_minor":292310,"record_price_usd_minor":292310,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":50,"last_sale_date":"2010-04-24","first_sale_year":2007},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","lots_n":89,"sold_n":71,"median_price_usd_minor":136000,"record_price_usd_minor":841035,"record_basis":"unverified","priced_lots_hammer_only":26,"priced_lots_unverified":9,"sell_through_pct":79.8,"last_sale_date":"2025-12-02","first_sale_year":2003},{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":56,"sold_n":48,"median_price_usd_minor":160098,"record_price_usd_minor":1699948,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":12,"priced_lots_unverified":9,"sell_through_pct":85.7,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-24","first_sale_year":2007},{"bucket":"Paintings","lots_n":123,"sold_n":99,"median_price_usd_minor":434734,"record_price_usd_minor":3588319,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":27,"priced_lots_unverified":20,"sell_through_pct":80.5,"last_sale_date":"2025-12-04","first_sale_year":2000},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":24,"sold_n":14,"median_price_usd_minor":13322,"record_price_usd_minor":105955,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":9,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"sell_through_pct":58.3,"last_sale_date":"2022-05-05","first_sale_year":1992},{"bucket":"Masterpieces","lots_n":12,"sold_n":12,"median_price_usd_minor":1232300,"record_price_usd_minor":3588319,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":2,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2023-04-05","first_sale_year":2008}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Paintings","size_bucket":"large","lots_n":5,"sold_n":5,"median_price_usd_minor":435030,"p25_price_usd_minor":434439,"p75_price_usd_minor":613890,"record_price_usd_minor":1187888,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"last_sale_date":"2025-11-27"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":10,"sold_n":6,"median_price_usd_minor":18180,"p25_price_usd_minor":9981,"p75_price_usd_minor":26712,"record_price_usd_minor":53984,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":4,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2021-11-04"},{"bucket":"Paintings","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":90,"sold_n":74,"median_price_usd_minor":452574,"p25_price_usd_minor":248724,"p75_price_usd_minor":680087,"record_price_usd_minor":1870201,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":23,"priced_lots_unverified":18,"last_sale_date":"2025-12-04"},{"bucket":"Paintings","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":23,"sold_n":15,"median_price_usd_minor":184126,"p25_price_usd_minor":102446,"p75_price_usd_minor":280166,"record_price_usd_minor":661450,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":3,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"last_sale_date":"2024-03-07"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":12,"sold_n":6,"median_price_usd_minor":13322,"p25_price_usd_minor":12390,"p75_price_usd_minor":17907,"record_price_usd_minor":105955,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":4,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2022-05-05"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":47,"sold_n":35,"median_price_usd_minor":172973,"p25_price_usd_minor":136476,"p75_price_usd_minor":261779,"record_price_usd_minor":841035,"record_basis":"unverified","priced_lots_hammer_only":15,"priced_lots_unverified":6,"last_sale_date":"2023-06-09"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":40,"sold_n":34,"median_price_usd_minor":72324,"p25_price_usd_minor":49839,"p75_price_usd_minor":120934,"record_price_usd_minor":815681,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":11,"priced_lots_unverified":3,"last_sale_date":"2025-12-02"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2023","total_price_usd":3588319,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2012","total_price_usd":1870201,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2006","total_price_usd":53984,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"1995","total_price_usd":45000,"priced_basis":"unverified"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2010","total_price_usd":292310,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2011","total_price_usd":841035,"priced_basis":"unverified"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2011","total_price_usd":815681,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":397611,"priced_basis":"hammer"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-11-01","value_block_hash":"258691fa9fb5aa0adb88e1225558e91ad1f24362","value":{"slug":"francis-bott","name":"Francis Bott","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-10-24","results_total":233,"houses_total":32,"first_year":1995,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":89461,"p25_usd_minor":68755,"p75_usd_minor":209851,"n":8,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Composition","work_year":"1965","usd_minor":3588319,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2023,"sale_month":"2023-04","house_name":"Artcurial","lot_id":"fc369b12-23cb-4c88-989c-ac8f85ab16bc"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Paintings","n":50,"median_usd_minor":473235},{"medium":"Other","n":21,"median_usd_minor":367185},{"medium":"Works on paper","n":39,"median_usd_minor":95649}],"by_size":[{"band":"Medium (50-120 cm)","n":55,"median_usd_minor":355641},{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":40,"median_usd_minor":93890}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Composition","work_year":"1965","medium":"Signée et datée en bas à droite \"Francis Bott","usd_minor":3588319,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Artcurial","sale_month":"2023-04","lot_id":"fc369b12-23cb-4c88-989c-ac8f85ab16bc"},{"rank":2,"title":"Untitled","work_year":"1956","medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":1870201,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Ketterer Kunst","sale_month":"2012-06","lot_id":"5bd06fe5-79d2-4d92-991b-8529631dac6c"},{"rank":3,"title":"Komposition","work_year":"mid 1940s","medium":"Mixed media on hard fibre plate","usd_minor":1699948,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Ketterer Kunst","sale_month":"2010-10","lot_id":"813a084d-82bf-4823-b20e-2a7c31ba2d75"},{"rank":4,"title":"Composition","work_year":null,"medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":1405520,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Ketterer Kunst","sale_month":"2010-06","lot_id":"71b6e8e5-e750-4694-9907-208babe27327"},{"rank":5,"title":"FRANCIS BOTT (1904-1988)","work_year":null,"medium":"Vitraux (stained glass)","usd_minor":1292512,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christophe Joron-Derem","sale_month":"2014-12","lot_id":"5a5d9077-e206-497b-88f7-528d78c6890b"},{"rank":6,"title":"Composition (En jaune hommage à Bandeira)","work_year":"1968","medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":1187888,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Ketterer Kunst","sale_month":"2016-12","lot_id":"8abbbc9a-3bc7-48cd-97e1-c51af4507caf"},{"rank":7,"title":"Début de poème","work_year":"1956","medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":1154730,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Ketterer Kunst","sale_month":"2008-12","lot_id":"620813a2-9214-48ee-b7f1-e27d3f898961"},{"rank":8,"title":"Fêtes","work_year":"1953","medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":1147562,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Ketterer Kunst","sale_month":"2013-04","lot_id":"560c34d3-e239-4c7a-8848-efae407248d2"},{"rank":9,"title":"Ohne Titel","work_year":"1956","medium":"Mixed media on light board","usd_minor":1140563,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Ketterer Kunst","sale_month":"2012-10","lot_id":"62cbbef3-3260-4ca7-bed0-fc18dfed3b55"},{"rank":10,"title":"Composition","work_year":"1955","medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":1109400,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Ketterer Kunst","sale_month":"2019-12","lot_id":"ee693d63-b49d-4090-98f5-c59e7918ab45"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 233 auction results for Francis Bott at 32 houses since 1995. Over the last 24 months the median price was $895 including buyer’s premium (middle half $688–$2,099, n=8). The auction record is $35,883 for Composition (2023, Artcurial). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Francis Bott value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}