Bernard Lamotte Auction Prices and Value Guide

Bernard Lamotte auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 197 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Bernard Lamotte auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Bernard Lamotte
Source records
197
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Bernard Lamotte

Bernard Lamotte (1903–1983) was a French painter, illustrator, and muralist born in Paris. He trained at the École des Beaux-Arts at the Sorbonne under Bernard Corman and Lucien Simon. Between 1932 and 1935, Lamotte traveled to Tahiti and New York before settling in New York City in 1935 to pursue his career. His body of work encompasses landscapes, still lifes, interior views, and nudes, executed primarily in gouache and oil paint. Lamotte maintained ties to the Parisian art world while building an active presence in the United States, where he received mural commissions and produced editorial illustration. He is recorded in Bénézit's Dictionnaire critique et documentaire and the Witt Checklist of painters, and his biography is documented in the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, and the Library of Congress authority files.

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Common works and media

Gouache paintings on paper and oil paintings on canvas are the most frequently encountered formats. Common subjects include landscapes, still lifes, interior views, and nudes. Lamotte also produced mural commissions and book or editorial illustrations. Works are typically signed and may range from intimate study-sized sheets to larger exhibition-scale canvases. No limited edition prints or sculpture media were identified in authoritative sources.

Market and appraisal context

Bernard Lamotte's work appears with moderate frequency at auction, with close to two hundred recorded lots. Collectors most often encounter his gouaches and oil paintings of landscapes, still lifes, and interior scenes. Works bearing his signature range from smaller gouaches on paper to larger oil-on-canvas compositions. Provenance linking to his Paris or New York periods, documented exhibition history, and inclusion in standard reference sources such as Bénézit strengthen attribution confidence. Condition, medium, subject matter, size, and documented provenance are the primary factors influencing appraisal value.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium (gouache vs. oil on canvas)
  2. Subject matter (landscape, still life, interior, nude)
  3. Provenance linking to Paris or New York period
  4. Attribution confirmation via Bénézit and Witt Checklist references
  5. Condition of works on paper (gouache)

Appraisal caveats

  • No catalogue raisonné was identified in the source pack, which may complicate definitive attribution of unsigned or unstamped works.
  • Exact death date not found in authoritative sources; only the year 1983 is confirmed.
  • No specific art movement affiliation documented in museum or authority sources.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Bernard Lamotte worth?

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