Celso Lagar Auction Prices and Value Guide
Celso Lagar auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 502 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Celso Lagar auction prices: quick answer
Celso Lagar auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Celso Lagar
- Source records
- 502
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Celso Lagar
Celso Lagar (1891–1966) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with the School of Paris, the community of émigré artists who shaped early twentieth-century modernism in the French capital. Born in Spain, Lagar spent most of his working life in France, absorbing the radical visual languages of Cubism and Fauvism while developing an expressive personal style that places him among the first generation of Spanish expressionist painters. His work spans oil painting, sculpture, and graphic art, and he was active from at least 1916. Though less widely known today than some School of Paris contemporaries, Lagar's output appears regularly in European auction catalogs and is represented in institutional collections documented through the RKD, Getty ULAN, and Library of Congress authority files.
ExpressionismCubismFauvismpaintingsculptureprintmaking
Common works and media
Lagar worked across oil painting, sculpture, and graphic media including prints and drawings. His paintings frequently explore expressive color relationships rooted in Fauvism alongside the structural concerns of Cubism. Subjects range from figurative compositions and landscapes to still lifes. Works on paper — including ink drawings and prints — also appear in auction contexts. Signed oil paintings on canvas are the most commonly encountered format at auction, followed by graphic works and occasional sculptural pieces.
Market and appraisal context
Celso Lagar's work surfaces most often in European Post-War, Impressionist, and Modern Art sales. Collectors encountering Lagar pieces should consider the specific medium — his oils on canvas tend to attract stronger interest than prints or works on paper — as well as period, with compositions reflecting his Cubist and Fauvist influences generally regarded as more significant. Provenance clarity, condition, and reliable attribution are important factors, particularly for unsigned sculptures or graphic works. His auction history is sometimes split across variant name forms, so searching under 'Celso Lagar-Arroyo' and 'Cels Lagar' as well can yield more complete comparable records.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Exact death date is not established in the available authority sources; only the death year 1966 is consistently confirmed
- Market activity data is limited in the current source pack; auction records from major houses should be consulted for realized prices
- Lagar is sometimes catalogued under variant names (Celso Lagar-Arroyo, Cels Lagar) which may fragment auction records
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- RKD library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Celso Lagar worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
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