# Jo Delahaut artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/jo-delahaut/ Profile generated: 2026-05-02T11:07:26.000Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1911-07-22 - Death date: 1992-02-18 - Nationality: Belgian - Movements: Belgian abstract art (Art abstrait, Art construit) - Common media: oil painting, sculpture, ceramics, graphic works, bookbinding ## About Jo Delahaut Jo Delahaut (1911–1992) was a Belgian painter, sculptor, graphic designer, and ceramicist recognized as a leading figure in post-war abstract art in Belgium. Born in Vottem, he spent much of his career in the Brussels area and was active as an academy lecturer and art historian alongside his studio practice. Delahaut co-founded three influential Belgian art groups — Art abstrait, Formes, and Art construit — that helped establish geometric and constructive abstraction as a significant current in twentieth-century Belgian art. His work spans painting, sculpture, ceramics, and bookbinding, reflecting a broad engagement with form, color, and material. With over a thousand works documented in auction databases, Delahaut remains a frequently encountered name for collectors of modern European abstraction. ## Common works and media Delahaut's most commonly encountered works in appraisal and auction contexts include abstract oil paintings on canvas and panel, geometric compositions in gouache or ink on paper, screen prints and lithographs, ceramic pieces, and sculptural works. His graphic design output and artist books also surface in specialist sales. Collectors may encounter both unique studio works and editioned prints across a range of scales. ## Market and appraisal context Jo Delahaut's work trades in an active European auction market with 681 total lots and 499 priced results recorded between December 2002 and January 2026. The price distribution is broad but right-skewed: the median stands at €625, the 75th percentile at €3,125, and the ceiling reaches €52,920. Recent comparable results illustrate the tiering — oil paintings from the 1950s such as "Espace jaune" (1954) achieved €11,000 at MJV Soudant, while a 1947 canvas "Conciliabules" brought €12,000 at Piasa in January 2026. Later-period oils and acrylics from the 1970s–1980s cluster between €5,000 and €13,000 at houses like Piasa and Karl & Faber. At the entry level, editioned screen prints and lithographs sell between €220 and €650, and ephemera such as greeting cards and artist books trade under €400. Liquidity is moderate: 22 lots appeared in the trailing twelve months against 37 in the prior period, suggesting a softening but still steady pipeline. The artist is sold predominantly through Belgian and French houses — Cornette de Saint-Cyr-Bruxelles, Piasa, Bernaerts, Pierre Bergé & Associés, and Galerie Moderne — with occasional appearances at Bonhams, Kunsthaus Lempertz, and Karl & Faber, giving the market a strong Franco-Belgian centre with secondary reach into Germany and the broader European circuit. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Jo Delahaut's work trades in an active European auction market with 681 total lots and 499 priced results recorded between December 2002 and January 2026. The price distribution is broad but right-skewed: the median stands at €625, the 75th percentile at €3,125, and the ceiling reaches €52,920. Recent comparable results illustrate the tiering — oil paintings from the 1950s such as "Espace jaune" (1954) achieved €11,000 at MJV Soudant, while a 1947 canvas "Conciliabules" brought €12,000 at Piasa in January 2026. Later-period oils and acrylics from the 1970s–1980s cluster between €5,000 and €13,000 at houses like Piasa and Karl & Faber. At the entry level, editioned screen prints and lithographs sell between €220 and €650, and ephemera such as greeting cards and artist books trade under €400. Liquidity is moderate: 22 lots appeared in the trailing twelve months against 37 in the prior period, suggesting a softening but still steady pipeline. The artist is sold predominantly through Belgian and French houses — Cornette de Saint-Cyr-Bruxelles, Piasa, Bernaerts, Pierre Bergé & Associés, and Galerie Moderne — with occasional appearances at Bonhams, Kunsthaus Lempertz, and Karl & Faber, giving the market a strong Franco-Belgian centre with secondary reach into Germany and the broader European circuit. ### Appraisal notes An Appraisily appraisal for a Jo Delahaut work would start by anchoring to the 499 priced auction results and filtering comparables by medium, dimensions, period, and condition. For oil on canvas, the comparable pool is deep enough to bracket value within a defensible range — works from his key 1950s geometric-abstraction phase command a premium over later acrylic canvases, which in turn exceed editioned prints by a wide margin. The appraiser would reconcile the auction-record range against the specific work's provenance (Belgian institutional history adds weight), signature and dating (many lots are signed and dated verso), edition details for prints (numbered editions such as 17/75 are documented), and a professional condition report. Because the price distribution spans €26 to €52,920, medium and period are the strongest discriminators, and a single comparables table mixing oils with prints would be misleading — the appraisal should segregate unique works from multiples. ### Valuation factors - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] ### Collector notes - The market is liquid enough for regular buying and selling, with 20–40 lots per year crossing the block, but a buyer seeking a specific period or medium may need to wait several months for the right comparable to appear. - Entry-point collecting is accessible: editioned lithographs and screen prints by Delahaut can be acquired for €200–€650 at Belgian and French auction houses. - For investment-grade material, focus on oil paintings from the 1940s–1960s geometric-abstraction period with clear provenance. Recent results for these works cluster between €5,000 and €13,000, with upside potential given the artist's significance in Belgian art history. - Verify attribution through RKD (record 21582) before purchasing. Delahaut's geometric style has imitators, and a professional condition report is recommended for any work above €2,000. - The trailing twelve months saw fewer lots (22) than the prior period (37), which may indicate tightening supply rather than declining demand — an important distinction for sellers deciding on timing. ### Market caveats - All price data is denominated in EUR and reflects hammer prices at European auction houses; buyer's premiums, taxes, and currency conversion are not included. - Some recent lots show null price-realised values, indicating either unsold results or as-yet-unreported prices. The priced-lot count (499 of 681) means approximately 27% of lots lack a recorded outcome. - The source pack does not include private-sale data, dealer asking prices, or gallery representation information, which may differ from auction results. - Death date sources conflict (BnF gives 18 February 1992; French Wikipedia gives 20 February 1992). This does not affect appraisal value but should be reconciled for catalogue and provenance documentation. - No museum collection pages, estate or foundation website, or catalogue raisonné were found in the source pack, so the total body of work and complete exhibition history cannot be fully verified from these sources alone. ### Market evidence sources - Appraisily auction record index: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/jo-delahaut/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jo-delahaut-vottem-1911-schaerbeek-1992-carres-monochromes-1986-acrylic-on-canvas-signed-dated-at-the-bottom-titled-signed-and-dated-on-the-back-1-c-a1c4903b88 ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research drawn from library authority files, museum records, and scholarly sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Jo Delahaut, identity data is grounded in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, VIAF, RKD, and Wikidata. Market context should be supplemented with current auction results for the most accurate appraisal guidance. ## Sources - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83039517 - RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/21582 - VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/32122305/ - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3179391 - Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500058865