Roland Petit

French | 1924 - 2011

Roland Petit was a French artist who was born in 1924.

How much does a Roland Petit cost?

Roland Petit's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 1,108 USD.

What is Roland Petit's most expensive works on paper?

Since 2018 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,108 USD for Portraits d'Yves Saint Laurent, de Rudolf Noureïev de Vaslav Nijinsky et études variées, sold at Christie's Online in 2022.

Roland Petit in the news

Roland Petit has been featured in articles for Observer and Christie's Daily. The most recent article is ‘The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.’ Tells a Story Bigger than Itself written for Observer in October 2024. The artist died in 2011.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Portraits d'Yves Saint Laurent, de Rudolf Noureïev de Vaslav Nijinsky et études variées - Roland Petit

Portraits d'Yves Saint Laurent, de Rudolf Noureïev de Vaslav Nijinsky et études variées ,2002

By Roland Petit

-20%

below mid-estimate

PICASSO. Le ballet. Avec... - Lot - Roland Petit

PICASSO. Le ballet. Avec... - Lot ,1954

By Roland Petit

-42%

below mid-estimate

Portrait du danseur russe Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). Dessin au feutre signé en bas à droite par le chorégraphe et contresigné de Zizi Jeanmaire (1924-2020), adressé à Frédéric Mitterrand à l'occasion du Nouvel An 1994, conservé sous verre dans un encadrement moderne. Bon état. À vue : H. : 20 cm - L. : 21 cm. Cadre : H. : 22,5 cm - L. : 28,5 cm. ,1924

By Roland Petit

+93%

above mid-estimate

Recent Auction Results

PICASSO. Le ballet. Avec... - Lot ,1954

By Roland Petit

-42%

below mid-estimate

Boulogne Auctions

Portrait du danseur russe Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). Dessin au feutre signé en bas à droite par le chorégraphe et contresigné de Zizi Jeanmaire (1924-2020), adressé à Frédéric Mitterrand à l'occasion du Nouvel An 1994, conservé sous verre dans un encadrement moderne. Bon état. À vue : H. : 20 cm - L. : 21 cm. Cadre : H. : 22,5 cm - L. : 28,5 cm. ,1924

By Roland Petit

+93%

above mid-estimate

Coutau-Bégarie

Portraits d'Yves Saint Laurent, de Rudolf Noureïev de Vaslav Nijinsky et études variées ,2002

By Roland Petit

-20%

below mid-estimate

Christie's Online

Articles

‘The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.’ Tells a Story Bigger than Itself

Observer Oct 17, 2024

More than just a show about ballet, this exhibition explores dance in New York and L.A. and Chicago, culture and counterculture and how art can preserve history and shape the future.

A Life on Stage: The Collection of Roland Petit and Zizi Jeanmaire

Christie's Daily Mar 24, 2022

Artworks owned by the ballet-dancing couple reflect their years of international stardom from Paris and London, to Broadway and Hollywood.