# Georges Valmier artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1885-04-10
- Death date: 1937-03-25
- Nationality: French
- Movements: Impressionism, Cubism, Abstractionism
- Common media: oil painting, gouache, lithography, illustration

## About Georges Valmier

Georges Valmier (1885–1937) was a French painter whose career traced the major currents of early twentieth-century modernism, moving from Impressionism through Cubism to full abstraction by 1921. Trained under Luc-Olivier Merson at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Valmier developed a distinctive vocabulary of bold color and geometric invention. Beyond painting, he designed sets and costumes for theater and ballet and created models for textiles and carpets. He was also an accomplished musician who performed works by Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, and Satie. His oil paintings number fewer than three hundred—the result of a life cut short at fifty-one—though he produced a far larger body of preparatory gouaches, many of which stand as finished works. Today collectors encounter Valmier's work across Cubist and abstract painting, works on paper, and decorative design.

## Common works and media

Oil paintings on canvas ranging from Cubist still-life and figurative compositions to fully abstract color studies. Gouaches on paper, often produced in multiple versions as preparatory drafts and widely collected in their own right. Lithographs and illustrations. Stage set and costume designs for theater and ballet productions. Pattern and model designs for fabrics, carpets, and decorative objects.

## Market and appraisal context

Valmier's relatively small oil oeuvre—under three hundred paintings—means that signed oils with clear provenance are comparatively scarce at auction. Gouaches, which he produced in quantity as preparatory studies and independent compositions, appear more frequently and offer an accessible entry point for collectors. Valuation should account for the work's period (early Impressionist, Cubist, or abstract), medium (oil, gouache, lithograph, or design object), condition, and exhibition or publication history. Design-related works such as textile patterns and stage designs form a niche but documented category. As with any early modernist, attribution should be supported by catalogue references or expert opinion.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine independent artist-identity research from library authority files, museum records, and scholarly sources with auction-house lot data, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable records when those are available. For Georges Valmier, identity data is sourced from RKD, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Wikidata; auction and market data is drawn from the Appraisily and Invaluable record set.

## Sources

- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/79115
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500005229
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/7656992/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1009528
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Valmier
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr94011636