Auguste Toulmouche's Auction Record Jumps 21%
3 min read · 04 Jul 2025
Vanity. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Auguste Toulmouche, Vanity (1889) sold for $121,300 (£88,900), more than four and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on July 3. The oil on canvas work has been traded once in the past.
Auguste Toulmouche (1829–1890) was a French painter best known for elegant genre scenes depicting fashionable Parisian women.
An afternoon idyll. Image courtesy of Christie's
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $21,300, a 21% rise. The previous record was set by An afternoon idyll (1874), which sold for $100,000 at Christie's on April 19, 2005.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-07-03 | Vanity | $121,300 | 21 % | Sotheby's | London |
2005-04-19 | An afternoon idyll | $100,000 | 33 % | Christie's | New York |
2001-05-02 | Vanity | $75,000 | 58 % | Christie's | New York |
1996-05-23 | La confidence | $47,500 | 19 % | Sotheby's | New York |
1986-11-26 | Elegant lady plucking a rose | $40,100 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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