Henry Moret's Auction Record Jumps 17%
3 min read · 25 Jun 2025
Côte rocheuse. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Henry Moret, Côte rocheuse (1901) sold for $346,000 (£254,000), more than three times the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on June 25. The oil on canvas work has been traded once in the past.
Henry Moret (1856–1913) was a French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter known for his landscapes of Brittany of which his 1901 painting of a rocky coast in sunshine is a characteristic example.
L'ile De Groix, Morbihan. Image courtesy of Christie's
The sale beat Moret’s previous auction record by $50,300, a 17% rise. His previous record was set by L'ile De Groix, Morbihan (1903), which sold for $295,700 at Christie's on June 23, 2016. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-06-25 | Côte rocheuse | $346,000 | 17 % | Sotheby's | London |
2016-06-23 | L'ile De Groix, Morbihan | $295,700 | 10 % | Christie's | London |
2013-11-06 | Le Castel-Roch Baie de Douarnenez | $269,000 | 13 % | Christie's | New York |
1989-04-05 | Ouessant, jour de calme | $238,000 | 43 % | Sotheby's | London |
1988-03-13 | L'Averse sur la cote de Bretagne | $166,400 | 87 % | LeLievre | Chartres |
1986-12-02 | Un Moulin en Riec Finistere | $88,900 | 89 % | Christie's | London |
1986-11-19 | Riviere de Merrien Finistere | $47,200 | 15 % | Le Blanc | Paris |
1985-06-25 | Une Lande en Bretagne | $41,100 | 0 % | Christie's | London |
1984-06-02 | Le jardin | $41,000 | - | Kunsthaus Lempertz | Cologne |
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