# Gustave Madelain artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/gustave-madelain/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T19:06:25.880Z
Quality: medium confidence, thin sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: French
- Common media: Painting

## About Gustave Madelain

Gustave Madelain (1867–1944) is identified in the collected authority data as a French painter. Publicly documented works associated with his name center on recognizable urban and architectural settings. The available examples include views of the Seine and Notre-Dame, activity along Paris streets and quays, demolition near the rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, a fair on boulevard Richard-Lenoir, and Strasbourg Cathedral. Together, these records suggest that collectors are most likely to encounter Madelain through location-specific city scenes rather than through an established movement or formally documented series. His identity is linked to records at Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and RKDartists, although several authority pages could not be read by the collection harness because of rate limits. The present evidence does not establish his exact birth and death dates, training, exhibition history, movement affiliation, or a complete catalogue of works, so those details should remain open rather than inferred.

## Common works and media

The collected image records document works attributed to Madelain that depict Parisian streets, the Seine, public ceremonies, demolition activity, markets, and prominent architecture. Named examples include a fair on boulevard Richard-Lenoir, a Seine view with Notre-Dame, activity on the Paris quays, demolition near the rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, and Strasbourg Cathedral. The pack identifies Madelain as a painter, but it does not provide dependable technique, support, dimensions, or edition information. It also does not establish whether prints, drawings, or other work types regularly appear under his name at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

The Appraisily input associates Gustave Madelain with 189 auction-directory records, but the collected page response did not expose individual lots, sale dates, estimates, or realized prices. This evidence is therefore suitable for identifying a market presence, not for asserting a price level or trend. An appraisal should first establish whether the work is securely attributed to Madelain and then compare it with records of the same work type and closely related subject matter. The documented range includes Paris streets, Seine views, public activity, demolition scenes, and architectural subjects such as Strasbourg Cathedral. Comparisons should distinguish these subjects instead of treating every French city view as equivalent. Lot-level auction-house evidence, provenance, condition, dimensions, and technique would still be needed for a defensible valuation conclusion.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Gustave Madelain, the current identity evidence is stronger than the collected lot-level market evidence.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37842483
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500019485
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/83626391/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009044383
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/51861
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/gustave-madelain/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustave_Madelain_Foire_%C3%A0_la_ferraille,_bd_Richard_Lenoir.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madelain_Gustave_cath%C3%A9drale_de_Strasbourg.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madelain_Gustave_Paris,_la_Seine_%26_N.D.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madelain_Gustave_C%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie_sur_les_quais_de_la_Seine_%C3%A0_Paris.jpg