# Alfred Aberdam artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1894-05-14
- Death date: 1963-12-03
- Nationality: Polish, French
- Movements: School of Paris
- Common media: oil painting

## About Alfred Aberdam

Alfred Aberdam (1894–1963) was a Polish-French painter associated with the School of Paris, the broad circle of émigré artists who shaped modernist figurative painting in the French capital during the interwar years. Born in Lviv—then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and now in Ukraine—he began his studies in Munich (1913–1914) and continued in Kraków (1921–1923) before settling in Paris around 1923, where he lived and worked until his death. Aberdam studied under the sculptor Alexander Archipenko. His paintings range across still lifes, portraits, Christian religious scenes, and mythological subjects, reflecting the cosmopolitan currents of Central-European artists working in Paris. His career is documented in the Bénézit dictionary of artists and in the records of several European art-history institutions, including the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History.

## Common works and media

Aberdam worked chiefly in oil on canvas and panel. The most frequently seen subjects at auction are still lifes—often flowers, fruit, or everyday tabletop arrangements—alongside portraits, Christian religious compositions, and scenes drawn from classical mythology. Works are generally medium-sized easel paintings. No evidence of prints, graphic editions, or sculptural work appears in the available institutional sources.

## Market and appraisal context

Alfred Aberdam's works appear at auction primarily as oil paintings on canvas or panel, with still lifes and figurative compositions the most commonly encountered subjects. Provenance tracing to his long Paris period (1923–1963), documented exhibition history, and confirmed attribution are key factors in appraisal. His inclusion in the Bénézit dictionary provides established scholarly standing. No catalogue raisonné has been identified, so attribution relies on expert connoisseurship and documented provenance. As a School of Paris painter, his work is typically offered in Modern European painting sales.

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## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/194
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2834936
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/55037491/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500102311
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Aberdam
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2001047995