# Jacques Nam artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1881-09-11
- Nationality: French
- Common media: painting, watercolor, illustration, poster

## About Jacques Nam

Jacques Nam (born Jacques Lehmann; 1881–1974) was a French painter, illustrator, and watercolorist who spent his career in Paris. He trained at the École des Beaux-Arts under Jean-Léon Gérôme, one of the leading figures of French academic painting, and worked across a range of media including oil painting, watercolor, illustration, and poster design. Nam is particularly recognized for his cat scenes and animal depictions, though his output also encompasses landscapes, portraits, and nudes. Active throughout much of the twentieth century, he remains a figure collectors encounter in the French decorative and animalier traditions. His work reflects the academic training he received while engaging with the popular illustration culture of his era.

## Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most commonly encounter Jacques Nam's cat and animal scenes, which appear as oil paintings, watercolors, and illustrations. He also produced landscapes, portraits, nudes, and poster designs. Works may be signed either 'Jacques Nam' or reference his birth name 'Jacques Lehmann.' The range of media includes oil on canvas, watercolor on paper, ink or wash drawings, and printed posters.

## Market and appraisal context

Jacques Nam's work appears at auction primarily as paintings, watercolors, and illustrated works on paper. Cat and animal subjects are his most distinctive category and tend to attract the strongest collector interest. As with many artist-illustrators of the period, value depends significantly on medium (oil paintings generally command more than watercolors or posters), subject matter, condition, and provenance. No single dominant price bracket characterizes his market; individual results vary with size, quality, and the specific subject. Appraisals should consult recent comparable auction records and verify attribution, as Nam worked under both his given name (Lehmann) and his professional name.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched artist identity from authoritative sources—including library authority files, museum records, and scholarly databases—with available auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. For Jacques Nam, identity data is supported by the Getty ULAN, VIAF, RKD, and Wikidata authority files.

## Sources

- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/58809
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500057258
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/53399075/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3159638
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95067397