# Marcel Janco artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1895-05-04
- Death date: 1984-04-21
- Nationality: Romanian, Israeli
- Movements: Dada, Futurism, Constructivism
- Common media: Painting, Engraving and printmaking, Sculpture, Architecture, Stage design

## Portrait

![Marcel Janco](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Marcel_Janco.jpg/1280px-Marcel_Janco.jpg)
Israeli GPO photographer · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marcel_Janco.jpg

## About Marcel Janco

Marcel Janco (1895–1984), also known as Marcel Iancu, was a Romanian-born Israeli painter, engraver, sculptor, architect, and art theorist. Born in Bucharest and later active in Israel, he is closely associated with the international avant-garde and the Dada movement. Bibliographic and museum records connect him with the Dada theatre at Cabaret Voltaire, while his broader practice encompasses painting, printmaking, sculpture, architecture, and performance-related design. The Museum of Modern Art records works by Janco from the 1910s as well as his participation in later publications devoted to Futurist, Abstract, and Dada art. Collectors may therefore encounter Janco paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, and editioned or illustrated material across different periods and contexts. Correct identification should account for his alternate name, varied media, date, provenance, and attribution.

## Common works and media

Commonly encountered Janco material includes paintings, works on paper, engravings and other prints, sculptures, architectural or design-related work, and illustrated or editioned publications. Museum records include a 1915 or 1916 work titled Untitled (Street Band), a 1916 Dada-related publication, and Janco’s participation in a later Futurist, Abstract, and Dada print portfolio. Auction identification should distinguish original works from prints or editions and should record medium, dimensions, date, signature, condition, and provenance.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisals of Marcel Janco works should begin with genuinely comparable examples: the same or closely related medium, scale, date, period, and subject. Condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscription, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and attribution confidence can all affect the assessment. Appraisily’s public market page records auction results across paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Those records provide a comparison point, not a guaranteed value. Public data may omit private transactions or incomplete auction feeds, and reported totals may not be directly comparable when buyer premiums or other fees are treated differently.

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## Sources

- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13191628w
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/2881
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/29501079/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366217
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500029855
- Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcel-Janco
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/marcel-janco/