Louis Soutter
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Louis Soutter #4,058Blue-Chip

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personSwiss, 1871–1942lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, CO, JP · 94% confidence
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Selected Works55

Museum Acquisitions

5 Institutions
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
Basel Art Museum
Basel Art Museum
Basel Art Museum
Basel Art Museum
Basel Art Museum
Pompidou
Pompidou
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Musée Cantini
Musée Cantini
Musée Cantini

Previous Sales 28

Christie's
Le Fagot
Le Fagot, 1939
€317,500 ($349k USD)
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Personnage et guirlande de feuilles
Personnage et guirlande de feuilles, 1923
CHF 7,000 ($8k USD)
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Trois âmes
Trois âmes
Bought In
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled (Domenico Ghirlandaio, Adoration des bergers)
Untitled (Domenico Ghirlandaio, Adoration des bergers)
CHF 3,500 ($5k USD)
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Ornement
Ornement
CHF 2,600 ($3k USD)
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Les Lys et les vierges folles
Les Lys et les vierges folles
Bought In
Dec 2022
Christie's
Vers l'inconnu, il est mort
Vers l'inconnu, il est mort
€150,000 ($165k USD)
Jun 2020
Sotheby's
Personnage et guirlandes de feuilles
Personnage et guirlandes de feuilles, 1923
$9,784
Dec 2023
Christie's
Rubing Day
Rubing Day, 1937
$80,098
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled (Domenico Ghirlandaio, Adoration des bergers)
Untitled (Domenico Ghirlandaio, Adoration des bergers)
$4,909
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Pourquoi étions né ?
Pourquoi étions né ?
$1,122
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Ornement
Ornement
$3,452
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
Grands raisins
Grands raisins
$19,456
Jun 2022
Christie's
Roses
Roses
$11,875
Oct 2021
Villa Grisebach
”Cheval de Troie”
”Cheval de Troie”, 1920
$4,105
May 2026
Ketterer Kunst
Effluves - Il exige un porto
Effluves - Il exige un porto, 1936
Bought In
Apr 2026
Ketterer Kunst
Mort - Vies fleuves et efficaces
Mort - Vies fleuves et efficaces, 1930
$37,557
Dec 2025
Ketterer Kunst
Massacre ou crucification
Massacre ou crucification, 1939
$285,488
Dec 2025
Galerie Kornfeld
Au matin
Au matin, 1930
Bought In
Sep 2025
Galerie Kornfeld
Grappe de raisins
Grappe de raisins, 1923
Bought In
Sep 2025
Ketterer Kunst
Les peintres et le mur blanc / Le péché - Les sens éveillés (2-seitig)
Les peintres et le mur blanc / Le péché - Les sens éveillés (2-seitig), 1939
$290,891
Jun 2025
Ketterer Kunst
Personnage nimbé et assis
Personnage nimbé et assis, 1937
$134,449
Dec 2024
Galerie Kornfeld
Le banc des destituées
Le banc des destituées, 1930
$36,355
Sep 2024
Ketterer Kunst
Ceux qui récoltent (Jene, die ernten)
Ceux qui récoltent (Jene, die ernten), 1940
$164,321
Jun 2023
Ketterer Kunst
Par l’éclatement du feu les corps réssucitent / Tête de face (2-seitig)
Par l’éclatement du feu les corps réssucitent / Tête de face (2-seitig), 1930
$263,893
Dec 2022

Upcoming Auctions 1

Ketterer Kunst
Effluves - Il exige un porto
Effluves - Il exige un porto
Estimate on request
Jul 15, 2026

For Sale 5

Galerie Knoell, Basel · Artsy
r: Deux personnages / v: CORYBANTES
r: Deux personnages / v: CORYBANTES , 1930
Price on request
Ink on paper
Galerie Hus · Artsy
Néant, ange noir
Néant, ange noir
€9,000
Paper
Galerie Hus · Artsy
Mars
Mars, 1937
€1,200
Etching
Simon Studer Art · Artsy
L'Eden et ses cerises, ses Feuilles, ses Branches
L'Eden et ses cerises, ses Feuilles, ses Branches, 1931
Price on request
Chinese ink on paper
Simon Studer Art · Artsy
L'Eden et ses cerises, ses Feuilles, ses Branches
L'Eden et ses cerises, ses Feuilles, ses Branches, 1931
Price on request
Chinese ink on paper
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Market453 auction results

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$1.1K – $285K
12 of 20 works on paper lots with prices
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$46.3K
Object-type specific
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$12.2K
12 priced works on paper lots
calendar_todayLast Work on paper Sale
May 2026 · $4.1K
Latest priced sale: ”Cheval de Troie” - 22.3 x 17.7 cm - $10/sq cm
categoryMarket by Object Type
Works on paper: $12.2K medianPaintings: $164K medianUnclassified lots: $11.9K median
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Galerie KornfeldGalartis SAKoller AuktionenSotheby'sBeurret & Bailly Auktionen
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Publications3

Monograph 1

Louis Soutter 1871-1942
Hatje Cantz · 2002

Exhibition Catalog 2

Swiss Made. Präzision und Wahnsinn: Positionen der Schweizer Kunst von Hodler bis Hirschhorn
Hatje Cantz · 2007
Louis Soutter 1871-1942
Hatje Cantz · 2002
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News1

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Calder, Lee Miller, Matisse, Af Klint… Que valent les grandes expos du moment à Paris ?
Beaux Arts Magazine surveys the current blockbuster exhibition season in Paris, highlighting major shows including Alexander Calder's expansive retros…
exhibitionsMay 29, 2026
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Art Fair Appearances2

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artgenève — Geneva
2024
artgenève — Geneva
2018
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Recent Activity4

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Art Fair
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Jan 24, 2024
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Art Fair
artgenève 2018
Feb 1, 2018
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Louis Soutter dies
Jan 1, 1942
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Louis Soutter born
Jan 1, 1871
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