Gustave Loiseau's Auction Record Jumps Twice to $891k
3 min read · 22 Oct 2026
The Needle and the Porte d’Aval (Étretat). Image courtesy of Christie's
Gustave Loiseau, The Needle and the Porte d’Aval (Étretat) (1901) sold for $891,100 (EUR793,600), more than five times the low estimate at Christie's in Paris on October 22. The Oil on canvas work has been traded once in the past.
Cliffs, Normandy (1902). Sold for $862,300 in 2026. Image courtesy of Christie's
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $28,700, a 3% rise, which was broken in the same same auction by Cliffs, Normandy (1902), also at Christie's on October 22, 2026
Before the auction, Gustave Loiseau's previous record breaking work was L'hôtel de Mademoiselle Ernestine, Saint-Jouin (Finistère) ou Le verger de Mademoiselle Ernestine, Saint-Jouin (1908), which sold for $774k at Christie's in New York, on November 2021.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 22, 2026 | The Needle and the Porte d’Aval (Étretat) | $891,100 | 3 % | Christie's | Paris |
October 22, 2026 | Cliffs, Normandy | $862,300 | 11 % | Christie's | Paris |
November 11, 2021 | L'hôtel de Mademoiselle Ernestine, Saint-Jouin (Finistère) ou Le verger de Mademoiselle Ernestine, Saint-Jouin | $774,000 | 19 % | Christie's | New York |
November 11, 2021 | Rocher la Teignouse, Cap Fréhel | $650,000 | 2 % | Christie's | New York |
June 22, 2017 | Rives De L'eure En Été | $635,200 | 7 % | Sotheby's | London |
June 19, 2013 | Le pont suspendu à Elbeuf | $596,200 | 75 % | Christie's | London |
November 08, 2007 | Les berges de la Seine en ete tournedos-sur-Seine | $340,000 | 18 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 18, 1989 | Pruniers en fleur Ennery | $288,900 | 3 % | Ader Picard Tajan | Paris |
November 16, 1989 | La Pointe de Jars Cap Frehel | $280,000 | 10 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 24, 1988 | 14 juillet a Paris rue de Clignancourt | $255,600 | 65 % | Ader Picard Tajan | Paris |
November 12, 1987 | Le Bras du Parc brouillard du matin Eure | $155,000 | 19 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 13, 1987 | Port de Fecamp | $130,000 | 13 % | Christie's | New York |
February 11, 1987 | Le quatorze juillet a Paris la Rue de Clignancourt | $115,000 | 104 % | Sotheby's | New York |
June 26, 1986 | Bord de rivière, la Seine à Porte-Joie | $56,400 | 6 % | Ader Picard Tajan | Paris |
May 14, 1986 | L'eglise de Portejoie | $53,000 | 13 % | Sotheby's | New York |
June 26, 1985 | L'arbre au milieu d'un champ de ble | $46,700 | 6 % | Sotheby's | London |
February 22, 1985 | Verger en fleur Printemps | $44,000 | 10 % | Christie's | New York |
October 18, 1984 | Rue Clignancourt Paris | $40,000 | 5 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 16, 1983 | La Rue de Clignancourt Paris | $38,000 | 3 % | Christie's | New York |
May 21, 1981 | Dieppe in the rain | $37,000 | 23 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 18, 1979 | Le quatorze juillet a Paris la rue de Clignancourt | $30,000 | 7 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 16, 1979 | Rue dans la ville | $28,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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