Edgar Degas Work Sells for $5.78m to Deliver a 7% Annualized Return
3 min read · 21 Nov 2025
Trois danseuses. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Edgar Degas, Trois danseuses (1897) sold for $5.78m, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on November 20.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $5.59m, equivalent to an annualized return of 7%. It last sold at auction in 1980 for $190,000 at Sotheby's.
Pastel on tracing paper mounted on card, 67.0 x 51.0cm. The work has been traded 7 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
November 20, 2025 | $5.78m | 2944 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 12, 1980 | $190,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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