# Alfred Théodore Joseph Bastien artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1873-09-16
- Death date: 1955-06-07
- Nationality: Belgian
- Common media: painting, drawing

## About Alfred Théodore Joseph Bastien

Alfred Théodore Joseph Bastien (1873–1955) was a Belgian painter, draftsman, and academic who served as a lecturer and director at a Belgian academy. Born in Elsene (Ixelles) and active through both World Wars, Bastien also served as a soldier, an experience that informed part of his visual output. His works are recorded in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD) with nearly 200 image entries, and his identity is well established across multiple library authority files including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, and the Library of Congress. Bastien signed his work 'A. Bastien.' He died in Ukkel (Uccle) in 1955, and his obituary appeared in Le Soir on 8 June 1955.

## Common works and media

Bastien is known primarily as a painter and draftsman. Collectors may encounter oil paintings on canvas or panel, watercolours, and drawings in pencil, ink, or charcoal. His military service suggests some works depict war-related or landscape subjects, though the available source pack does not enumerate a definitive subject list. RKD records 187 works attributed to him as creator, spanning multiple media.

## Market and appraisal context

Alfred Bastien's work appears regularly at auction, with over 500 recorded lots attributed to him. Collectors most often encounter oil paintings and works on paper. When assessing a Bastien work for appraisal, key factors include the medium and support, the subject matter, the painting's dimensions, provenance history, and overall condition. Works signed 'A. Bastien' should be cross-referenced with established catalogues and authority records to confirm attribution. Auction results vary considerably by medium and scale.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from library authority files and museum databases with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Alfred Bastien, identity data is grounded in the RKD, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Library of Congress authority records.

## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/4960
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/44569515/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500006288
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007010854
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2834961
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Bastien