# André Marfaing artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T19:34:13.189Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1925-12-11
- Death date: 1987-03-30
- Nationality: French
- Movements: Abstract art, Informal painting, Non-figurative art
- Common media: Painting, Engraving and graphic art

## About André Marfaing

André Marfaing (1925–1987) was a French painter and engraver. The collected authority records consistently identify the artist and his lifespan, while the French-language biographical source gives Toulouse as his birthplace and Paris as the place of his death, with exact dates of 11 December 1925 and 30 March 1987. His work is described as non-figurative and associated with abstract art and informal painting. These classifications place him within the broader context of French non-figurative abstraction, although the supplied sources do not contain a museum essay or catalogue raisonné excerpt supporting a more detailed account of his development, exhibitions, or named bodies of work. Collectors may encounter both paintings and graphic works under his name because public authority records identify him as both painter and engraver. Stable Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and library identifiers help distinguish Marfaing from similarly named people and support reliable matching between artist references and auction records.

## Common works and media

Public identity sources describe Marfaing as both a painter and an engraver, so appraisal and auction research may involve paintings, engravings, prints, or other graphic works. The collected biographical source associates his practice with non-figurative abstraction and informal painting. The source pack does not establish recurring subjects, named series, edition sizes, favored supports, or the relative auction frequency of these work types, so those details should be confirmed from the individual object and its catalogue documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should first distinguish a painting from an engraving or other graphic work because the public identity sources document both practices. The supplied Appraisily dataset associates 182 auction records with this artist page, but the source pack does not expose the underlying lot descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, condition, provenance, dimensions, or edition details. Individual auction catalogues therefore remain necessary before selecting or interpreting comparable sales. Attribution should also be reconciled with stable authority identifiers when signatures, names, or catalogue descriptions vary. On the available evidence, no responsible conclusion can be drawn about price direction, scarcity, or the relative market performance of Marfaing's different media.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521412
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/79068067/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500063968
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Marfaing
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Marfaing
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/andre-marfaing/