# Andre Saraiva artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/andre-saraiva/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T15:53:12.580Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1971-07-02
- Nationality: Swedish, French
- Movements: Graffiti art
- Common media: Graffiti, Works on paper and prints, Painting, Sculpture and mixed media, Decorative art and editions

## Portrait

![Andre Saraiva](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Andr%C3%A9_Saraiva.jpg)
Copyright holder: Circle Culture Art GmbH · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andr%C3%A9_Saraiva.jpg

## About Andre Saraiva

André Saraiva, born in 1971, is a Swedish-French artist associated with graffiti and widely known by the mononym André. He has also worked under names including Monsieur André, Mr. A, and Monsieur A. His most recognizable visual identity is the recurring Monsieur A character, which helped connect his street-based practice with a broader international audience. Library authority records describe him as a graffiti artist who lives and works between Paris and New York, while bibliographic records document publications and exhibitions devoted to his practice. Collectors may encounter Saraiva's imagery beyond walls and public settings because auction records group attributed works across paintings, works on paper, prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative objects, and editions. That range makes precise identification important: the presence of familiar imagery or an associated alias is useful context, but it does not by itself establish authorship, edition status, date, or authenticity.

## Common works and media

Auction records associated with Saraiva span fine-art paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Monsieur A and Mr. A imagery is an important recurring subject. For appraisal purposes, collectors should distinguish unique works from editioned objects and record the medium, support, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, edition number, date, condition, and provenance.

## Market and appraisal context

Saraiva's public auction record should be assessed through closely comparable objects rather than a single aggregate price. Relevant comparisons align medium, dimensions, date, subject, edition status, condition, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and attribution confidence. Exhibition history and published catalogue references may add useful documentation when they can be verified. Appraisily's collected market summary currently contains 15 matched lots, with eight carrying reported prices, so the available record is informative but limited. Reported results may also differ in whether fees or buyer's premiums are included. A responsible appraisal therefore reviews the specific object and its documentation alongside recent public sales of materially similar works, while accounting for incomplete feeds, private transactions, restoration, and possible attribution changes.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results are evidence inputs rather than a substitute for authentication, condition review, or a complete appraisal.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2847120
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/193206765
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb17068621x
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/andre-saraiva/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_(artist)
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_(artiste)