# Marcel Debut artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/marcel-debut/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T13:38:54.521Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: French
- Common media: Sculpture, Painting, Bronze sculpture, Works on paper and prints, Decorative art and editions

## About Marcel Debut

Marcel Debut is identified in public authority records as a French sculptor and painter. Wikidata and RKD provide stable entity records, while the French Wikipedia entry independently corroborates his work as a sculptor. The available visual documentation includes bronze warrior figures, including a sword-bearing warrior and a Gaulish warrior. These examples support sculpture—and bronze sculpture in particular—as an important context for recognizing his work. Appraisily’s matched auction records also place his name across sculpture and mixed media, fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, and decorative art and editions. Collectors may therefore encounter varied objects attributed to Debut rather than one uniform auction category. The collected source pack does not provide enough institution-grade biographical detail to assign a movement, establish a precise chronology, or state birth and death dates confidently, so this profile emphasizes verified identity, documented media, and observable auction context.

## Common works and media

Auction records associated with Marcel Debut include sculpture and mixed media, paintings, works on paper and prints, and decorative art or editions. Publicly documented examples include bronze warrior figures. For appraisal purposes, identify the object type and material first, then record dimensions, inscriptions, casting or edition marks, condition, restoration, provenance, and the precise attribution language used.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s matched public-auction index reports 232 records for Marcel Debut, including 135 priced records spanning 2002–2026. The page reports a median realized result of about $700 and an observed range from $50 to $9,500, but those figures are descriptive records rather than price forecasts. A useful comparison should match the object’s medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration history, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, and attribution confidence. Exhibition history, catalogue references, and recent sales of genuinely comparable works can also affect the appraisal context. Reported auction totals may not always treat buyer premiums and fees consistently, while private sales and incomplete feeds can leave gaps in the visible record.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Identity gaps, incomplete feeds, private sales, and later attribution changes may limit the evidence.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21021613
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/210972
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Debut
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/marcel-debut/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marcel_Debut_-_Krijger_met_zwaard.JPG
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guerrier_gaulois_marcel_D%C3%A9but_bonze_2.jpg