# Georges d' Espagnat artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-05T05:47:30.000Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1870-08-14
- Death date: 1950-04-17
- Nationality: French
- Movements: Post-Impressionism
- Common media: oil painting, lithography, illustration, design

## About Georges d' Espagnat

Georges d'Espagnat (1870–1950) was a French painter, lithographer, illustrator, and designer born and based in Paris. Active from the late 1880s through the first half of the twentieth century, he is recognized for his connections to the Post-Impressionist milieu. Between 1898 and 1904, d'Espagnat regularly visited the Côte-d'Azur alongside the painter Louis Valtat, during which time he was frequently visited by Auguste Renoir—an association that placed him near the heart of late Impressionist and early modern painting circles. He traveled extensively between 1901 and 1914 and later held a teaching position at a French academy from 1936 to 1940. His work is represented in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and documented in major authority files including the Getty ULAN, the RKD, and the Library of Congress.

## Common works and media

D'Espagnat produced oil paintings, lithographs, book illustrations, and decorative designs. His paintings often depict landscape and figurative subjects, reflecting his Mediterranean travels and Parisian surroundings. Works on paper—including drawings and lithographic prints—form a significant portion of his known output. Collectors may also encounter illustrated editions and design-related works from his broader career as a designer and illustrator.

## Market and appraisal context

Georges d'Espagnat maintains a well-established secondary-market presence with 44 recorded lots in Appraisily auction data, of which 31 carry realized prices spanning from 2004 to 2023. The price distribution is broad: a minimum of $650, a 25th percentile at $3,000, a median of $9,840, a 75th percentile at $21,250, and a maximum of $144,000. This wide dispersion reflects his varied output across oil paintings, lithographs, illustrations, and design works. His works have sold through blue-chip houses including Sotheby's, Christie's, and Bonhams, as well as mid-tier and regional firms such as Artcurial, Heritage Auctions, Freeman's, and Dorotheum. The strongest prices cluster around larger figurative oil compositions and Côte-d'Azur-period landscapes, while still lifes and smaller works on paper tend toward the lower end. Notably, no lots were recorded in the most recent 24 months, suggesting thin near-term liquidity — collectors should factor in potentially longer selling cycles.

## Auction-house-backed market evidence

Georges d'Espagnat maintains a well-established secondary-market presence with 44 recorded lots in Appraisily auction data, of which 31 carry realized prices spanning from 2004 to 2023. The price distribution is broad: a minimum of $650, a 25th percentile at $3,000, a median of $9,840, a 75th percentile at $21,250, and a maximum of $144,000. This wide dispersion reflects his varied output across oil paintings, lithographs, illustrations, and design works. His works have sold through blue-chip houses including Sotheby's, Christie's, and Bonhams, as well as mid-tier and regional firms such as Artcurial, Heritage Auctions, Freeman's, and Dorotheum. The strongest prices cluster around larger figurative oil compositions and Côte-d'Azur-period landscapes, while still lifes and smaller works on paper tend toward the lower end. Notably, no lots were recorded in the most recent 24 months, suggesting thin near-term liquidity — collectors should factor in potentially longer selling cycles.

### Appraisal notes

An Appraisily appraisal of a Georges d'Espagnat work would draw on the 31 priced comparable lots to establish a baseline value range, then adjust for the specific work's medium (oil on canvas commands a premium over works on paper and prints), dimensions, subject matter (figurative scenes and landscapes from his Côte-d'Azur period carry the highest market interest), signature or GDE monogram presence, condition (canvas relining, retouching, surface craquelure all affect value), and documented provenance. Because no published catalogue raisonné exists, the appraisal would note that attribution relies on expert connoisseurship and provenance documentation. Edition details for prints and lithographs (edition size, plate vs. stone signature) would be weighed against comparable print sales. High-quality photos showing signature detail, surface texture, and any labels or stamps on the verso are essential for a reliable opinion.

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### Market caveats

- No published catalogue raisonné has been identified for d'Espagnat. Authentication and attribution rely on expert opinion and documented provenance, which introduces risk for unsigned or poorly documented works.
- The auction-record sample covers 2004–2023 but contains zero lots in the most recent 24 months. Price levels cited may not reflect current market conditions.
- Prices are recorded in multiple currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, CHF) across different economic cycles; direct comparison requires currency-normalization context.
- The broad price range ($650–$144,000) reflects significant variation by medium, size, subject, and condition. A single 'market price' does not exist for this artist.
- Some lot titles in the record are generic (e.g., 'Georges d'Espagnat') without medium, dimensions, or subject detail, limiting comparability for those entries.
- The existing artist profile notes 681 auction records in broader Appraisily/Invaluable data, but only 44 lots appeared in the source-pack sample. The full price distribution may differ from the sample statistics.

### Market evidence sources

- Appraisily auction record index: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/georges-d-espagnat/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0
- Abell Auction / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-1870-1950-portrait-de-femme-121-c-e26451696a
- Heritage Auctions / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-french-1870-1950-la-lecture-oil-on-canvas-23-x-28-inches-68009-c-b4d47b3b0a
- Heritage Auctions / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-french-1870-1950-jeune-femme-dans-l-interieur-oil-on-canv-68103-c-d6d415d942
- Heritage Auctions / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-french-1870-1950-vase-d-anemones-oil-on-canvas-13-3-4-x-1-25120-c-e2e474eb9b
- Artcurial / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-melun-1870-paris-1950-portrait-d-andre-barbier-circa-1925-huile-sur-toile-331-c-0983fcce55
- Sotheby's / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-420-c-c5a2334837
- Artcurial / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-1870-1950-nature-morte-au-bouquet-de-fleurs-et-coupe-de-fruits-huile-sur-toile-229-c-87d630c584
- Artcurial / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-melun-1870-paris-1950-composition-aux-fleurs-huile-sur-toile-65-c-6ee0981a0e
- Bonhams / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-french-1870-1950-las-courses-73-c-b1d5a99685
- Artcurial / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-1870-1950-nature-morte-aux-pommes-circa-1930-huile-sur-toile-54-c-21166306a2
- Zeeuws Veilinghuis / Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-d-espagnat-1870-1950-in-the-garden-signed-lower-left-canvas-h-40-cm-w-32-cm-condition-report-available-on-request-1207-c-b80462bbc9

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from museum records and library authority files with auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Georges d'Espagnat, identity data is sourced from the Getty ULAN, the RKD, the Library of Congress, VIAF, Wikidata, and MoMA collection records.

## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/26652
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/1761
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500024075
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/44575133/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91012615
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3103666