# André Brasilier artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/andre-brasilier/ Profile generated: 2026-05-02T11:43:10.753Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1929-10-29 - Nationality: French - Common media: oil painting, watercolor, printmaking, ceramics ## About André Brasilier André Brasilier is a French painter, watercolorist, graphic artist, and ceramicist born on October 29, 1929, in Saumur, in the Anjou region of France. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he received the Prix Florence Blumenthal in 1952. The following year he was awarded the Prix de Rome for painting, and in 1954 he earned the Premier Grand Prix de Rome. Over a career spanning more than six decades, Brasilier has been active primarily in Paris. His work encompasses oil painting, watercolor, printmaking, and ceramics, often featuring lyrical compositions with women, flowers, horses, and landscapes. With over one thousand works documented at auction, Brasilier is a well-represented artist in the international secondary market, and his paintings are sought by collectors of modern and contemporary French art. ## Common works and media Common works include oil paintings on canvas and panel, watercolors, lithographs and other graphic prints, and ceramics. Frequent subjects include women with flowers, horses and equestrian scenes, musical and orchestral themes, and landscapes. Brasilier's compositions blend figurative elements with lyrical, semi-abstract backgrounds in a distinctive palette of blues, warm earth tones, and soft whites. ## Market and appraisal context André Brasilier maintains a deep, liquid international auction market with 450 recorded lots, 317 of which carry realized prices spanning from 2002 to April 2026. His work trades regularly through major houses including Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, Artcurial, and Aguttes, with recent results at Christie's Hong Kong reaching 1,397,000 HKD (approximately €160,000) for a large oil on canvas, and Christie's Paris achieving €152,400 for an equestrian oil. The price distribution is wide: the 25th percentile sits at €2,600, the median at €18,750, and the 75th percentile at €47,500, with a ceiling of €4,600,000 for top-tier paintings. Prints and ceramics trade at the lower end (€40–€700), while signed oil paintings on canvas account for the upper range. Liquidity remains healthy, with 15 lots offered in the most recent 12-month period and 25 in the prior 12 months, indicating sustained but slightly softening throughput. The market is concentrated in France and Hong Kong, with additional presence in Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence André Brasilier maintains a deep, liquid international auction market with 450 recorded lots, 317 of which carry realized prices spanning from 2002 to April 2026. His work trades regularly through major houses including Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, Artcurial, and Aguttes, with recent results at Christie's Hong Kong reaching 1,397,000 HKD (approximately €160,000) for a large oil on canvas, and Christie's Paris achieving €152,400 for an equestrian oil. The price distribution is wide: the 25th percentile sits at €2,600, the median at €18,750, and the 75th percentile at €47,500, with a ceiling of €4,600,000 for top-tier paintings. Prints and ceramics trade at the lower end (€40–€700), while signed oil paintings on canvas account for the upper range. Liquidity remains healthy, with 15 lots offered in the most recent 12-month period and 25 in the prior 12 months, indicating sustained but slightly softening throughput. The market is concentrated in France and Hong Kong, with additional presence in Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ### Appraisal notes Appraisily would use the 317 priced auction records as comparable-lot evidence, filtered by medium (oil on canvas vs. works on paper vs. ceramics), dimensions, subject matter (women with flowers, equestrian scenes, musical themes, landscapes), and date of execution. The broad price dispersion means that an accurate appraisal requires the owner to supply clear photographs, exact dimensions, medium confirmation (oil, watercolor, lithograph, ceramic), signature location, condition report, and any provenance documentation. Edition details are essential for prints (e.g., the observed 79/750 lithograph sold for $300, confirming that multiples trade far below unique works). The artist's authentication committee, referenced on his official website, should be consulted where attribution is uncertain. Recent Christie's and Bonhams results in Hong Kong and Paris provide the strongest comparables for large-format oils. ### Valuation factors - Medium: oil on canvas commands the highest prices; ceramics, prints, and works on paper trade at substantially lower levels - Size and scale: larger-format oils (100 cm+) consistently outperform small works; the top results are for canvases above 130 cm - Subject matter: equestrian scenes, women with flowers, and musical themes are the most sought-after motifs - Auction venue: Christie's Hong Kong results significantly exceed Paris regional house prices for comparable works, suggesting geographic demand variation - Edition and medium for prints: numbered lithographs in large editions (e.g., 750) trade near the floor of the price range - Provenance and exhibition history: documented gallery provenance and prior exhibition records add premium - Condition: as with all post-war painting, condition reports and any restoration history materially affect value - Period: lots with identified dates (e.g., 1964, 1965, 1977) allow period-specific comparisons ### Collector notes - Brasilier's auction market is broad and well established, giving collectors reasonable liquidity but also wide price dispersion depending on medium and scale. Entry-level acquisitions are possible through lithographs and small ceramics (€40–€700), while mid-range oil paintings typically fetch €10,000–€50,000 at European houses. Premium results above €100,000 are concentrated at Christie's and Bonhams, particularly in Hong Kong, where demand for French post-war figurative painting appears strong. Sellers should note that throughput has softened slightly (15 lots in the most recent year vs. 25 in the prior year), which may extend time-to-sale for works priced above the median. Collectors considering a purchase should request condition reports and provenance documentation, and for attribution questions, the artist's authentication committee remains available. Prints in large editions should not be valued as proxies for unique paintings. ### Market caveats - The 450-lot dataset includes 133 unsold or un-priced lots, meaning roughly 30% of offerings did not result in a published realized price; buy-in rates should be considered when estimating liquidity. - Prices are reported in multiple currencies (EUR, USD, GBP, HKD, CHF, JPY) and are not currency-normalized; cross-currency comparisons require conversion at the auction date. - The VIAF record includes a conflicting death date of 2004 from one source, while RKD notes possible activity as late as 2017; the artist's living/deceased status affects biographical framing and estate-related provenance claims. - Attribution should be supported by provenance documentation or committee verification; the broad output across four media increases the surface for misattribution. - The max price of €4,600,000 is an extreme outlier relative to the median of €18,750 and should not be used as a benchmark for typical works. ### Market evidence sources - undefined: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/andre-brasilier/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-andre-brasilier-ne-en-1929-grand-plat-chateau-de-loupeigne-122-c-48e41d0bc0 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-andre-brasilier-ne-en-1929-chantal-a-la-rose-43-c-fce447a87e - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-andre-brasilier-born-1929-cache-pot-aux-chevaux-80-c-a7b459b89d - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-andre-brasilier-born-1929-cache-pot-with-deer-60-c-35b4747b98 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-andre-brasilier-ne-en-1929-chevaux-sous-la-neige-391-c-ec02e8a6f5 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-andre-brasilier-french-b-1929-untitled-abstract-lithograph-in-color-signed-l-r-and-numbered-79-750-l-l-frame-42-1-2-x-36-in-108-x-91-4-cm-172-c-f9b36b2ab1 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-andre-brasilier-191-c-0f189da8c6 ## Appraisily data basis This artist page combines biographical research from library authority files (Library of Congress, VIAF, RKD), museum databases, and the artist's official website with documented auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot data from public auction results when available. ## Sources - RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/12136 - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82056573 - VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/95948922/ - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2847373 - André Brasilier (official site): http://www.brasilier.fr