# Charles Loupot artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-09T04:31:26.388Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1892-07-20
- Death date: 1962-10-18
- Nationality: French
- Movements: Art Deco poster design
- Common media: lithographic posters, gouache, pastel, painting, sculpture, illustration, typographic design

## About Charles Loupot

Charles Loupot (1892–1962) was a French poster artist, lithographer, painter, and designer born in Nice. He trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon before establishing his career in Geneva and then Paris, where he became one of the prominent commercial poster designers of the interwar period. Loupot's bold graphic style, refined typography, and striking use of color placed him among the leading figures of French advertising art alongside contemporaries such as Cassandre and Paul Colin. His long-running poster campaign for the Saint-Raphaël apéritif brand, beginning in 1937, brought him international recognition. During World War II he refused to work under the occupation and withdrew to Chevroches, interrupting his career until 1945. In addition to posters, Loupot produced gouaches, pastels, sculptures, and illustrations throughout his career.

## Common works and media

Original stone-lithographic advertising posters (especially for Saint-Raphaël, and other luxury and consumer brands), smaller-format printed advertisements, gouache studies and maquettes for poster designs, pastel works, easel paintings, book illustrations, and typographic design projects. Posters from his Paris period (1923–1940) represent the most frequently seen category at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

Charles Loupot's original lithographic advertising posters are the works most commonly encountered at auction, with the Saint-Raphaël series and other interwar brand campaigns appearing regularly in vintage poster sales. Condition, sheet size, whether the poster has been linen-backed, and confirmed original printing all materially influence value. Original paintings, gouaches, and pastels by Loupot surface less often and may command premiums when attribution is well documented. Collectors should verify printing details and provenance, as later reproductions of his celebrated posters are widely circulated. Appraisals benefit from comparison with realized prices from dedicated vintage poster auctions at major houses.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from museum records, library authority files, and scholarly databases with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Charles Loupot, identity data is grounded in records from the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), the Library of Congress, VIAF, Wikidata, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and the Museum of Modern Art collection.

## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/252134
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99040459
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/47566460/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2959700
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/3609
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Loupot