> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/watteau · updated 2026-11-02 # Watteau Watteau is a French artist with 79 auction lots recorded since 1998, median price $585. 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 Watteau sold in 2026 for $688, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. ## What is a Watteau work worth? Across 45 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Watteau work is $585. The median Watteau painting sells for $527 across 13 lots. The median Watteau work on paper sells for $799 across 12 lots. The median Watteau print sells for $258 across 7 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 | 12 | $258†‡ | $666 | 58.3% | 2026-03-17 | | Paintings | 23 | $527†‡ | $2,251 | 56.5% | 2026-01-22 | | Works on Paper | 17 | $799†‡ | $6,065 | 70.6% | 2025-11-19 | | Masterpieces (top of market) | 3 | $6,065 | $46,875 | — | 2021-07-28 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Watteau's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (12 lots) median $258 with 58.3% sell-through. Paintings (23 lots) median $527, record $2,251. A typical Watteau painting sells for around 2.0× the price of a typical print. At the top of the market (top 5% of sales, 3 lots) the median is $6,065. ## Price by size ### Paintings | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 7 | $610–$1,160†‡ | $854†‡ | $2,251 | † 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) | 10 | $511–$2,781†‡ | $801†‡ | $6,065 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ 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 | |---|---|---| | Works on Paper | 2013 | $6,065 | | Works on Paper | 2003 | $4,800 | | Paintings | 2003 | $2,251 | | Paintings | 2019 | $1,402‡ | | Prints & Editions | 2007 | $666 | | Prints & Editions | 2015 | $336‡ | ‡ 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 Watteau worth? Across 45 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Watteau work is $585. The median Watteau painting sells for $527 across 13 lots. The median Watteau work on paper sells for $799 across 12 lots. The median Watteau print sells for $258 across 7 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 Watteau painting? Based on 13 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Watteau painting is $527. 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 Watteau's most expensive painting? The highest price recorded at auction for a Watteau painting is $2,251. ### What is the average price of a Watteau work on paper? Based on 12 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Watteau work on paper is $799. 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 Watteau's most expensive work on paper? The highest price recorded at auction for a Watteau work on paper is $6,065. ### What is the average price of a Watteau print? Based on 7 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Watteau print is $258. 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 Watteau's most expensive print? The highest price recorded at auction for a Watteau print is $666. ### What is the average price of a small Watteau work on paper? Based on 10 sold lots, the median auction price of a small Watteau work on paper (small (under 50 cm)) is $801, 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 Watteau's auction record? Watteau's auction record is $46,875, set in 2021. --- Data last updated 2026-11-02. OpeningBid tracks 15,390,829 auction lots from 577 auction houses, refreshed nightly. Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Watteau auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/watteau (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.