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2025 Auction Results
FOR WORKS ON PAPER SOLD FOR MORE THAN USD 20,000
29 lots sold at auction in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 2,291,388, at an average price of USD 79,013. With 4 lots failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 88%. The highest price of 2025 was achieved by Instance, a vinyl on paper dated 1965, from The Collection Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt, that sold at Sotheby’s, in Paris on 10 April 2025, for EUR 355,600 (USD 389,370).
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#1. Instance, 1965
Collection Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt
Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 250,000 – 350,000
EUR 355,600 / USD 389,370
WORK ON PAPER
Instance | Collection Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt | La Liberté pour dogme | 2025 | Sotheby’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901 – 1985)
Instance, 1965
Vinyl on paper
67×50 cm (26 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches)
Signed with the artist’s initials and dated 65 (upper left)
Titled (on the reverse)
Executed on May 10th, 1965
#2. Croisement de piétons (Pedestrian Crossing), 1962
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION
Christie’s London: 16 October 2025
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 152,400 / USD 204,560
WORK ON PAPER
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985), Croisement de piétons (Pedestrian Crossing) | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Croisement de piétons (Pedestrian Crossing), 1962
Gouache, watercolor and paper collage on paper
90×67 cm (35-3/8 x 26-3/8 inches)
Signed with the artist’s initials and dated ‘J.D.62’ (upper right)
Signed with the artist’s initials and dated ‘J.D.62’ (lower left)
Titled and inscribed ‘E G 8 Croisement de piétons’ (on the reverse)
#3. Radieux Météore, 1952
Christie’s Paris: 24 October 2025
Estimated: EUR 50,000 – 70,000
EUR 107,950 / USD 125,495
WORK ON PAPER
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), Radieux Météore | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Radieux Météore, 1952
India ink on paper
50×65 cm (19-3/4 x 25-5/8 inches)
Signed and dated ‘J. Dubuffet sept. 52’ (upper left)
#4. Polymorphie XIII, 1971
Christie’s New-York: 30 September 2025
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 114,300
WORK ON PAPER
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985), Polymorphie XIII | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Polymorphie XIII, 1971
Felt-tip pen on paper collage mounted on board
41.9 x 89.9 cm (16-1/2 x 35-3/8 inches)
Signed with the artist’s initials and dated ‘J.D. 71’ (lower right)
#5. Paysage à l’arbre emplumé, 1955
Christie’s Paris: 24 October 2025
Estimated: EUR 60,000 – 80,000
EUR 95,250 / USD 110,730
WORK ON PAPER
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), Paysage à l’arbre emplumé | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Paysage à l’arbre emplumé, 1955
Prints and ink on cut paper collage on paper
83.2 x 47 cm (32-3/4 x 18-1/2 inches)
Signed and dated ‘J. Dubuffet 55′ (upper left)
Signed, titled and dated ”’Paysage à l’arbre emplumé” J. Dubuffet juillet/août 1955’ (on the reverse)
#6. Site urbain avec huit personnages, 1961
Christie’s New-York: 30 September 2025
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 107,950
WORK ON PAPER
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985), Site urbain avec huit personnages | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Site urbain avec huit personnages, 1961
Ink on paper
32.5 x 40.3 cm (12-3/4 x 15-7/8 inches)
Ssigned with the artist’s initials and dated ‘J.D. déc. 61’ (lower left)
Titled and dated again ‘Site urbain avec 8 personnages 23 décembre 61’ (on the reverse)
#7. Arabe solitaire, 1947
Christie’s Paris: 11 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 30,000 – 50,000
EUR 94,500 / USD 107,045
WORK ON PAPER
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), Arabe solitaire | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Arabe solitaire, 1947
Gouache on paper
26.9 x 21.1 cm (10-5/8 x 8-1/4 inches)
Signed and dated ‘J. Dubuffet 47’ (upper right)
#8. Tête au pied du mur, 1945
Christie’s Paris: 4 December 2025
Estimated: EUR 80,000 – 120,000
EUR 88,900 / USD 102,405
WORK ON PAPER
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), Tête au pied du mur | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Tête au pied du mur, 1945
Guache and ink on paper
32.6 x 25 cm (12-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches)
Signed and dated ‘J. Dubuffet mars 45’ (lower center)
USD 100,000
#9. La vie sans l’homme I, 1959-1960
Christie’s Paris: 30 September 2025
Estimated: EUR 70,000 – 100,000
EUR 76,200 / USD 89,405
WORK ON PAPER
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), La vie sans l’homme I | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
La vie sans l’homme I, 1959-1960
Papier-mâché, plastic paste and oil mixed with sawdust on masonite
65 x 80.5 x 2.5 cm (25-5/8 x 31-3/4 x 1 inches)
Signed and dated ‘J. Dubuffet 60’ (lower left)
Signed, titled, dated and numbered ‘D161 ”La vie sans l’homme I” décembre 59′ J. Dubuffet’ (on the reverse)
#10. Portrait de Jean Paulhan, 1946
Christie’s Paris: 4 December 2025
Estimated: EUR 70,000 – 100,000
EUR 76,200 / USD 87,775
WORK ON PAPER
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), Portrait de Jean Paulhan | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Portrait de Jean Paulhan, 1946
Charcoal on paper
35 x 26.4 cm (13-3/4 x 10-3/8 inches)
Titled ‘JEAN PAULHAN’ (upper right)
Signed, dated and located ‘LUXEMBOURG Sept. 46 J. Dubuffet’ (lower right)
2024 Auction Results
#1. Maison d’Etaples, 1964
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 252,000
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Maison d’Etaples, 1964
Watercolor and gouache on paper
49.5 x 66.3 cm (19 1/2 x 26 1/8 inches)
Signed with the artist’s initials and dated ‘J.D. 64’ (lower right)
#2. Sept Personnages, 1961
Christie’s New-York: 17 May 2024
Estimated: USD 180,000 – 250,000
USD 239,400
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985), Sept Personnages | Christie’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Sept Personnages, 1961
Ink and gouache on paper
48.5 x 66.3 cm (19 1/2 x 26 1/4 inches)
Signed with the artist’s initials and dated ‘J.D. 61’ (lower right)
2023 Auction Results
#1. Barbe d’Othello, 1959
Sotheby’s Paris: 5 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 200,000 – 300,000
EUR 406,400 / USD 434,848
Barbe d’Othello | La Collection Michel Lequesne | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901 – 1985)
Barbe d’Othello, 1959
Ink and collage on paper
51×34 cm (20 1/16 x 13 3/8 inches)
Signed and dated 59
#2. L’Arbre de barbe, 1959
Sotheby’s New-York: 28 September 2023
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 355,600
L’Arbre de barbe | Contemporary Curated | 2023 | Sotheby’s
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901 – 1985)
L’Arbre de barbe, 1959
Gouache, India ink and paper collage
50.8 x 39.7 cm (20 x 15 5/8 inches)
Signed and dated 59 (lower right)
Executed in June 1959
#3. Le grand porte-barbe, 1959
Sotheby’s New-York: 9 November 2023
Estimated: USD 250,000 – 350,000
USD 342,900
JEAN DUBUFFET (1901 – 1985)
Le grand porte-barbe, 1959
Ink and paper collage on paper
67.3 x 50.8 cm (26 1/2 x 20 inches)
Signed and dated 59 (lower right)
Titled and dated mai 59 (on the verso)