Anne Vallayer-Coster
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Selected Works22

Museum Acquisitions

Cleveland Museum of Art
Basket of Plums
Basket of Plums, 1769
Acquired 1971
oil on canvas
Louvre
Nature morte au homard
Nature morte au homard, 1817
Acquired 1817
huile sur toile
Louvre
Joseph Charles Roettiers (1692-1779), sculpteur
Joseph Charles Roettiers (1692-1779), sculpteur, 1777
Acquired 1777
huile sur toile
Louvre
Instruments de musique
Instruments de musique, 1770
Acquired 1770
huile sur toile
Louvre
Panaches de mer, lithophytes et coquilles.
Panaches de mer, lithophytes et coquilles., 1769
Acquired 1769
huile sur toile
Louvre
Les attributs de la peinture, de la sculpture et de l'architecture
Les attributs de la peinture, de la sculpture et de l'architecture, 1769
Acquired 1769
huile sur toile

Previous Sales

Christie's
A trompe l'oeil bas-relief of a female faun with putti in a landscape
A trompe l'oeil bas-relief of a female faun with putti in a landscape
€63,500 ($70k USD)
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
Still life of roses in a crystal vase
Still life of roses in a crystal vase
Sold
Jul 2024
Christie's
Nature morte au vase d’albâtre rempli de fleurs avec sur une table plusieurs espèces de fruits, comme ananas, pêches et raisins
Nature morte au vase d’albâtre rempli de fleurs avec sur une table plusieurs espèces de fruits, comme ananas, pêches et raisins
$2,825,020
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Still life of roses in a glass vase, with grapes beside
Still life of roses in a glass vase, with grapes beside
$630,000
Jan 2023
Sotheby's
Still life of flowers in a crystal vase on a ledge
Still life of flowers in a crystal vase on a ledge
$252,000
Jan 2023
Bonhams
Roses, orange blossom and other flowers in a blue vase
Roses, orange blossom and other flowers in a blue vase
$123,547
Dec 2022
Christie's
Portrait de femme en buste tenant une corbeille de fleurs
Portrait de femme en buste tenant une corbeille de fleurs
$10,047
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
Still life of flowers in a vase on a table beside a bust of Flora, with fruit and other objects with a curtain beyond
Still life of flowers in a vase on a table beside a bust of Flora, with fruit and other objects with a curtain beyond
$1,835,000
Jan 2022
Christie's
Vase de fleurs et raisins posés sur un entablement
Vase de fleurs et raisins posés sur un entablement, 1781
$484,994
Jun 2021
Christie's
Bouquet of flowers in a gilt-bronze mounted vase
Bouquet of flowers in a gilt-bronze mounted vase
$137,500
Oct 2017
Tennants
Still life of pink Roses and white jasmine; Still life of pink and white roses
Still life of pink Roses and white jasmine; Still life of pink and white roses
$1,014,105
Dec 2014
Christie's
Parsnips, a loaf of bread, eggs and a bottle on a stone ledge
Parsnips, a loaf of bread, eggs and a bottle on a stone ledge
£12,500 ($17k USD)
Oct 2014
Christie's
A bust of Minerva, armour, muskets, a drum, a standard, the baton of command of a Maréchal de France, a laurel wreath and the Orders of Saint-Louis and of the Saint-Esprit, all on a stone ledge
A bust of Minerva, armour, muskets, a drum, a standard, the baton of command of a Maréchal de France, a laurel wreath and the Orders of Saint-Louis and of the Saint-Esprit, all on a stone ledge
£265,250 ($350k USD)
Dec 2010
Christie's
A vase of flowers and two plums on a marble tabletop
A vase of flowers and two plums on a marble tabletop
€307,200 ($338k USD)
Jan 2005
Christie's
A female faun with children at play, a feigned bas-relief
A female faun with children at play, a feigned bas-relief
$32,900
May 2000

For Sale

Nationalmuseum · Artsy
Portrait of a violinist
Portrait of a violinist, 1773
For sale
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Two Roses
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2005 · Accession 2005.237 · Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Purchase, Renée Sacks Bequest, 2005
Three Peonies
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2005 · Accession 2005.236 · Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Purchase, Renée Sacks Bequest, 2005
Basket of Plums
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1971 · Accession 1971.47 · oil on canvas
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Stillleben mit bauchiger Flasche
Berlin State Museums · Berlin, Germany · Acquired 1915 · Accession 1731 · Eichenholz
1915 Schenkung von Julius Böhler, München
Vase of Flowers and Conch Shell
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1907 · Accession 07.225.504 · Oil on canvas
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Winter
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1907 · Accession 07.225.462 · Oil on canvas
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Putti Musicians in a Medallion, Surrounded by Musical Attributes, Flowers, and Fruit
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1907 · Accession 07.225.259 · Oil on canvas
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Nature morte au homard
Louvre · Paris, France · Acquired 1817 · huile sur toile
Joseph Charles Roettiers (1692-1779), sculpteur
Louvre · Paris, France · Acquired 1777 · huile sur toile
Instruments de musique
Louvre · Paris, France · Acquired 1770 · huile sur toile
Panaches de mer, lithophytes et coquilles.
Louvre · Paris, France · Acquired 1769 · huile sur toile
Les attributs de la peinture, de la sculpture et de l'architecture
Louvre · Paris, France · Acquired 1769 · huile sur toile
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions0

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marie antoinette arts patronage 2730383
Jan 8, 2026
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Five new art books to look out for this spring, including key artist biographies and the tale of an artistic rivalry
Jan 6, 2026
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Anne Vallayer-Coster dies
Jan 1, 1818
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Anne Vallayer-Coster born
Jan 1, 1744