> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/louis-leopold-boilly · updated 2026-11-02 # Louis Léopold Boilly (1761–1845) Louis Léopold Boilly is a French artist with 107 auction lots recorded since 2003, median price $4,720. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page. A work by Louis Léopold Boilly sold in 2026 for $12,996, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. ## What is a Louis Léopold Boilly work worth? Across 70 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Louis Léopold Boilly work is $4,720. The median Louis Léopold Boilly painting sells for $9,437 across 22 lots. The median Louis Léopold Boilly print sells for $275 across 12 lots. The median Louis Léopold Boilly work on paper sells for $4,946 across 8 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ## Price breakdown by category | Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Prints & Editions | 23 | $275†‡ | $8,150‡ | 52.2% | 2026-06-30 | | Paintings | 30 | $9,437†‡ | $4.6M | 73.3% | 2026-06-10 | | Works on Paper | 11 | $4,946†‡ | $87,752 | 72.7% | 2024-02-01 | | Masterpieces (top of market) | 4 | $187,234 | $4.6M | — | 2024-03-20 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Louis Léopold Boilly's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (23 lots) median $275 with 52.2% sell-through. Paintings (30 lots) median $9,437, record $4,562,500. A typical Louis Léopold Boilly painting sells for around 34× the price of a typical print. At the top of the market (top 5% of sales, 4 lots) the median is $187,234. ## Price by size ### Prints & Editions | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 10 | $143–$287†‡ | $271†‡ | $8,150‡ | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. ### Paintings | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 19 | $4,842–$14,284†‡ | $8,933†‡ | $94,489 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. ### Works on Paper | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 7 | $2,409–$19,947‡ | $5,538‡ | $87,752 | ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Size is the work's longest edge. Cells appear only with at least 5 sold lots. ## Notable results | Medium | Year | Price | |---|---|---| | Paintings | 2010 | $4.6M | | Paintings | 2024 | $113,819 | | Works on Paper | 2018 | $87,752 | | Works on Paper | 2021 | $27,941 | | Prints & Editions | 2024 | $8,150‡ | | Prints & Editions | 2015 | $3,072‡ | ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is a Louis Léopold Boilly worth? Across 70 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Louis Léopold Boilly work is $4,720. The median Louis Léopold Boilly painting sells for $9,437 across 22 lots. The median Louis Léopold Boilly print sells for $275 across 12 lots. The median Louis Léopold Boilly work on paper sells for $4,946 across 8 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is the average price of a Louis Léopold Boilly painting? Based on 22 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Louis Léopold Boilly painting is $9,437. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Louis Léopold Boilly's most expensive painting? The highest price recorded at auction for a Louis Léopold Boilly painting is $4,562,500. ### What is the average price of a Louis Léopold Boilly print? Based on 12 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Louis Léopold Boilly print is $275. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Louis Léopold Boilly's most expensive print? The highest price recorded at auction for a Louis Léopold Boilly print is $8,150. Whether that record price includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. ### What is the average price of a Louis Léopold Boilly work on paper? Based on 8 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Louis Léopold Boilly work on paper is $4,946. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Louis Léopold Boilly's most expensive work on paper? The highest price recorded at auction for a Louis Léopold Boilly work on paper is $87,752. ### What is the average price of a small Louis Léopold Boilly painting? Based on 19 sold lots, the median auction price of a small Louis Léopold Boilly painting (small (under 50 cm)) is $8,933, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is the average price of a small Louis Léopold Boilly print? Based on 10 sold lots, the median auction price of a small Louis Léopold Boilly print (small (under 50 cm)) is $271, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Louis Léopold Boilly's auction record? Louis Léopold Boilly's auction record is $4,562,500, set in 2010. --- Data last updated 2026-11-02. OpeningBid tracks 15,390,829 auction lots from 577 auction houses, refreshed nightly. Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Louis Léopold Boilly auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/louis-leopold-boilly (updated 2026-11-02). Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.