Edgar Degas Work Sells for $4.29m to Deliver a 4% Annualized Return
3 min read · 04 Mar 2026
Scène de ballet. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Edgar Degas, Scène de ballet (1885), sold for $4.29m (GBP3.2m), more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on March 4.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $1.51m, equivalent to an annualized return of 4%. It last sold at auction in 2015 for $2.78m at Christie's.
Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 56.3cm. The work has been traded 13 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 04, 2026 | $4.29m | 54 % | Sotheby's | London |
June 23, 2015 | $2.78m | -34 % | Christie's | London |
February 03, 2015 | - | - | Bonhams | London |
February 04, 2008 | $4.25m | - | Christie's | London |
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