Jean-Honoré Fragonard

French | 1732 - 1806

Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a French Old Masters painter who was born in 1732.

How much does a Jean-Honoré Fragonard cost?

Jean-Honoré Fragonard's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 27,934,412 USD for paintings, and 2,524,383 USD for works on papers.In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 188,527 USD, while their works on paper have sold for an average of 32,447 USD.

What is Jean-Honoré Fragonard's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 27,934,412 USD for Portrait of François-Henri, 5th duc d'Harcourt, half-length and looking over his shoulder to his left, sold at Bonhams New Bond Street in 2013.

Where can I see Jean-Honoré Fragonard's works?

Their work is currently being shown at Getty Center in Los Angeles. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Frick Collection have featured Jean-Honoré Fragonard's work in the past.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard in the news

Jean-Honoré Fragonard has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Christie's Daily and ARTnews. The most recent article is Reading in Art: Six Paintings to See on World Book Day written for Daily Art Magazine in April 2026. The artist died in 1806.

Artist's alternative names: Fragonard, Honoré Fragonard

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A miniature portrait of a seated figure in an ornate golden frame.

Miniature d'apr9s l'oeuvre de Jean-Honor9 FRAGONARD conserv9e au mus9e du Louvre

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Metayer - Nevers

A dramatic, shadowed scene of a man and woman in an intimate embrace.

Le verrou

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Rossini

A classical painting of a dramatic embrace in a dark forest setting.

Le serment d'amour ,1800

After Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Tessier & Sarrou

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TWO GIRLS ON A BED PLAYING WITH THEIR DOGS

By Jean-Honoré Fragonard

DANS LES BLÉS

By Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Un sacrifice antique, dit Le sacrifice au Minotaure - Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Un sacrifice antique, dit Le sacrifice au Minotaure ,1732

By Jean-Honoré Fragonard

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Le serment d'amour ,1800

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Tessier & Sarrou

Le verrou

After Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Rossini

A dramatic Baroque-style painting depicting a woman in flight over a forest scene with figures below.

La Bascule

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Sloane Street Auctions

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A classical etching of a seated mother holding a baby while two children play nearby in a wooded landscape.

The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist in a Landscape, c. 1761 ,1761

By Jean-Honoré Fragonard

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Freeman’s | Hindman New York

A sepia-toned classical drawing of figures in a lush, wooded landscape.

Le Rendez-vous ,1800

By Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Eric Caudron

A formal portrait of a figure in armor with an intense, upward gaze.

Portrait d'un homme en armure ,1770

Attributed to Jean-Honoré Fragonard

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Geneva Auction

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Current Exhibitions

Virtue and Vice: Allegory in European Drawing

Getty Center

Los Angeles | California | USA

Mar 03, 2026 - Jun 07, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Papier

Philipp Pflug Contemporary

Frankfurt Am Main | Germany

Feb 15, 2025 - Apr 12, 2025

Berthe Morisot and the art of the 18th Century: Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, Perronneau

Musée Marmottan Monet

16e | Paris | France

Oct 18, 2023 - Mar 03, 2024

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Articles

Reading in Art: Six Paintings to See on World Book Day

Daily Art Magazine Apr 23, 2026

Books have been an indispensable part of our daily lives since ancient times. From scrolls to kindles, the way we read may have evolved, but the significance of books remains constant.

Brueghel achieves CHF 1.8 million

ArtDaily Apr 17, 2026

Koller’s spring auctions were highly successful across all departments, with notable prices for Old Masters and 19th century paintings and drawings, as well as for classical antiquities, decorative arts and books & autographs.

The Mucem explores four millennia of motherhood through art and rite

ArtDaily Mar 18, 2026

For over four thousand years, motherhood has been central to tales, rites and images that shape the course of societies.

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“ ..Fragonard is considered one of the premier artists of the Rococo era of 18th-century French painting, and is known for portraying romantic pastoral themes with fluidity and skill... ”
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Toledo Museum of Art

“ ..Fragonard’s fantasy figures are shown alongside a newly discovered drawing covered with 18 thumbnail-sized sketches and apparently annotated in the rococo artist's own hand... ”
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National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

“ ..Saint-Non invited the young Fragonard to join in his tour through Italy’s illustrious cities... ”
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Norton Simon Museum of Art

“ ..Fragonard and Saint-Non passed more than a month there... ”
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Norton Simon Museum of Art

“ ..Indeed, forceful yet allusive “secret” works for licentious amateurs, created at the beginning of the 1760, contributed to portraying Fragonard as a libertine and painter of ladies’ salons and other intimate... ”
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Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

How much does a Jean-Honoré Fragonard cost?

What is Jean-Honoré Fragonard's most expensive painting?

Where can I see Jean-Honoré Fragonard's works?

Jean-Honoré Fragonard in the news

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