# Edgard Tytgat artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1879-04-28
- Death date: 1957-01-11
- Nationality: Belgian
- Common media: oil painting, watercolor, engraving / printmaking, gouache, drawing, woodcut / wood engraving, book illustration

## About Edgard Tytgat

Edgard Tytgat (1879–1957) was a Belgian painter, engraver, watercolorist, and illustrator active in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Brussels on April 28, 1879, he worked across a wide range of media—including oil painting, gouache, drawing, and printmaking—and became known both for his autonomous artistic output and for his illustrated books, notably collaborations with Belgian author Joseph Weterings. Tytgat's graphic work, especially his woodcuts and engravings, reflects a craftsman's attention to line and composition. He was the brother of artist Médard Tytgat and a second cousin of Médard Siegfried Tytgat. His works are held in museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He died on January 11, 1957, in Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Belgium. With over 500 recorded auction appearances, Tytgat's work surfaces regularly in the European art market.

## Common works and media

Tytgat worked prolifically across media. Common work types encountered at auction and in collections include oil paintings on panel and canvas, watercolors and gouaches on paper, woodcuts and intaglio prints (often in small editions), pen-and-ink and graphite drawings, and illustrated books with original graphic plates. His illustrated editions of Joseph Weterings's writings are particularly sought after by collectors of Belgian livres d'artiste. Subjects range across figurative compositions, landscapes, and genre scenes typical of early- to mid-twentieth-century Belgian art.

## Market and appraisal context

Edgard Tytgat's work appears across several auction categories, including paintings, works on paper, prints and multiples, and illustrated books. Key factors affecting appraisal include the specific medium (oil, watercolor, gouache, engraving), the work's date and subject matter, condition, provenance history, and any documented exhibition or museum provenance. His engravings and illustrated books represent a more accessible segment of the market, while original paintings and gouaches tend to carry higher valuations. The variant spellings of his surname (Tytgat/Tijtgat) can complicate cataloguing, so verifying attribution against RKD records or published scholarship is recommended. Collectors should note that no standard catalogue raisonné was identified in available sources.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine verified artist identity research from museum records, library authority files, and scholarly databases with available auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot data. For Edgard Tytgat, identity data is grounded in records from the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and the Museum of Modern Art. Market observations should be supplemented with current auction-database results for the most accurate appraisal guidance.

## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/77484
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/5994
- VIAF (Virtual International Authority File): https://viaf.org/viaf/24618542/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96035790
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500031116
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366851
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgard_Tytgat