# Claude Weisbuch artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/claude-weisbuch/ Profile generated: 2026-05-03T01:39:27.730Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1927-02-08 - Death date: 2014-04-13 - Nationality: French - Movements: French figurative art, 20th century - Common media: lithography, engraving, painting, drawing, illustration ## About Claude Weisbuch Claude Weisbuch (1927–2014) was a French painter, engraver, lithographer, and illustrator recognized for his expressive figurative work. Born in Thionville, Lorraine, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Nancy and later taught at the École des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Étienne, shaping a generation of French graphic artists. His art is defined by a vigorous, gestural line and a focus on theatrical, literary, and musical subjects — musicians, dancers, actors, and equestrian figures recur throughout his prints and paintings. His graphic output, especially in lithography and intaglio, earned wide recognition in France and abroad, and he exhibited regularly in French salons and galleries. With nearly a thousand recorded auction appearances, Weisbuch remains a consistently present figure in the international print and drawing market, and his work is represented in institutional collections. ## Common works and media Common works by Claude Weisbuch encountered in the market include signed and numbered lithographs, copperplate engravings, etchings, ink and wash drawings, and oil paintings. Recurring subjects include musicians, orchestral scenes, dancers, horses and riders, theatrical performers, literary portraits, and genre compositions. Prints on paper in small to mid-size formats form the bulk of auction appearances, with paintings typically on a modest scale. ## Market and appraisal context Claude Weisbuch has a well-established secondary market with 777 recorded auction lots spanning over three decades (1995–2026), of which 351 carry realized prices. His market is overwhelmingly driven by editioned prints — signed lithographs and engravings — which trade in accessible price bands: the 25th percentile sits at $125 and the median at $263, making his graphic work broadly collectible. The interquartile range rises sharply to $2,350 at the 75th percentile, reflecting that larger, more complex, or uniquely worked pieces (oils, important engravings, themed suites) trade at meaningfully higher levels. A recorded maximum of $880,000 is a significant outlier relative to the typical price range and likely represents an exceptional or atypical lot; collectors should treat it cautiously when forming price expectations. The market shows moderate recent liquidity, with 19 priced results in the trailing 12 months versus 37 in the prior period — a decline that may reflect broader market softness or normal auction-cycle variation rather than artist-specific weakness. Major houses handling his work include Christie's, Artcurial, Tajan, Osenat, and Auktionshaus Schwab, alongside a long tail of regional and online auctioneers, confirming broad geographic distribution across France, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and the United States. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Claude Weisbuch has a well-established secondary market with 777 recorded auction lots spanning over three decades (1995–2026), of which 351 carry realized prices. His market is overwhelmingly driven by editioned prints — signed lithographs and engravings — which trade in accessible price bands: the 25th percentile sits at $125 and the median at $263, making his graphic work broadly collectible. The interquartile range rises sharply to $2,350 at the 75th percentile, reflecting that larger, more complex, or uniquely worked pieces (oils, important engravings, themed suites) trade at meaningfully higher levels. A recorded maximum of $880,000 is a significant outlier relative to the typical price range and likely represents an exceptional or atypical lot; collectors should treat it cautiously when forming price expectations. The market shows moderate recent liquidity, with 19 priced results in the trailing 12 months versus 37 in the prior period — a decline that may reflect broader market softness or normal auction-cycle variation rather than artist-specific weakness. Major houses handling his work include Christie's, Artcurial, Tajan, Osenat, and Auktionshaus Schwab, alongside a long tail of regional and online auctioneers, confirming broad geographic distribution across France, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and the United States. ### Appraisal notes Appraisily would use the 777-lot auction record base to identify comparable sales for a submitted Weisbuch work. The appraiser would match on medium (lithograph, engraving, oil, drawing), dimensions, subject (musicians, equestrian, theatrical, genre), edition size and numbering, and signature presence. The wide price spread ($10 to $880,000 maximum, $125–$2,350 interquartile) means precise comparable selection is essential — a signed-and-numbered lithograph in the 62/250 range (e.g., the Weschler's lot at $75) is not comparable to a unique oil on canvas (e.g., the Bill Hood leaping-horse painting at $325). Condition of the sheet or canvas, framing, and provenance (gallery receipt, collection history) materially affect value. Works listed as 'attributed to' (as seen in recent Hotspot Auctions lots) require additional authentication and would be appraised conservatively. The absence of a published catalogue raisonné means attribution relies on signature comparison, edition numbering conventions, and documented provenance. ### Valuation factors - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] ### Collector notes - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] ### Market caveats - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] ### Market evidence sources - undefined: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/claude-weisbuch/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-claude-weisbuch-1927-2014-french-modernist-nude-woman-signed-print-148-c-e527da603e - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-claude-weisbuch-1927-2014-french-attributed-to-original-limited-edition-hand-signed-by-artist-354-c-45a178b311 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-claude-weisbuch-1927-2014-french-attributed-to-original-limited-edition-hand-signed-by-artist-292-c-c8efc4710f - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-claude-weisbuch-violoniste-677-c-fe426d4f3e - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-signed-claude-weisbuch-bataille-d-anghiara-litho-1094-c-ab7dcaee07 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-claude-weisbuch-1927-2014-53-c-a63a5cbae6 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-claude-weisbuch-1927-2014-54-c-3a5728d2d8 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-claude-weisbuch-1927-1984-galilee-et-le-pape-urbain-viii-252-c-9ad4f46b5d ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from authority files and institutional sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when available. This page draws on Wikidata, VIAF, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, and Getty ULAN authority records. ## Sources - RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/83436 - VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/30387725/ - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2978272 - Getty Research Institute: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500041771 - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82019709