Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté Auction Prices and Value Guide
Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 289 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
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Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté
- Source records
- 289
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté
Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté (1869–1937) was a Canadian painter and sculptor recognized as one of the first native-born Canadian artists to absorb the direct influence of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Born in Arthabaska, Quebec, he trained in Paris at the Académie Julian, the École des Beaux-Arts, and the Académie Colarossi from 1890 onward, spending nearly two decades in France immersed in landscape painting. Returning to Canada around 1908, he became a leading figure in Quebec art, producing luminous landscapes, figure compositions, and bronze sculptures. He relocated to Daytona Beach, Florida in 1929 and remained there until his death. Collectors encounter his work today in both Canadian and international auction markets, where his landscapes and sculptures are sought for their bridge between European modernist technique and Canadian subject matter.
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Common works and media
Suzor-Coté is best known for oil-on-canvas landscapes, especially Quebec winter scenes and rural vistas, as well as figure paintings and bronze sculptures. He also produced charcoal and pastel drawings. His landscapes typically feature snow-covered terrain, rivers, and rural architecture rendered with Impressionist light and color. Bronzes range from small editions of figures and allegorical subjects to portrait busts. Works on paper, including preparatory sketches, appear at auction less frequently but are part of his recorded output.
Market and appraisal context
Suzor-Coté's auction market is anchored in Canadian art sales, where his oil landscapes and bronze sculptures appear regularly. Works from his French training period (1890–1908) and his Canadian period (1908–1929) represent the bulk of auction offerings. Valuation depends on medium, subject, provenance, condition, and period. His winter landscapes and figurative bronzes are particularly well known. As with many early-twentieth-century Canadian artists, auction records should be reviewed for attribution accuracy, and collectors should seek documented provenance. Later works from his Florida years are less frequently seen and may carry additional uncertainty.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Market is concentrated primarily in Canadian art auctions; results may vary in international venues
- No catalogue raisonné was referenced in available sources, which can complicate attribution
- Later works from his Florida period (1929–1937) are less documented and may have thinner auction records
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- VIAF (OCLC) library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Library of Congress library authority
Data basis
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