# Médard Verburgh artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-30T18:49:00.000Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1886-02-16
- Death date: 1957-05-10
- Nationality: Belgian
- Common media: oil painting, watercolor, gouache, etching, drawing

## About Médard Verburgh

Médard Verburgh (1886–1957) was a Belgian painter, watercolorist, etcher, and draftsman active in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Roeselare on 16 February 1886 and registered at birth as Medardus Emilius Joannes Maria Verburgh, he trained and worked primarily in Belgium before settling in Ukkel (Uccle), where he died on 10 May 1957. Verburgh produced work in a broad range of media — oil painting, watercolor, gouache, etching, and drawing — reflecting the versatile, studio-based practice common among Belgian artists of his generation. He married Berthe Kestemont in 1919. His work is documented in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD) with over 130 recorded images, and he appears in major authority files including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, and the Library of Congress name authority file, confirming a recognized presence in Belgian art historical records.

## Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers may encounter Verburgh works in several forms: oil paintings on canvas or panel, watercolors and gouaches on paper, etchings (both individual prints and potentially small editions), and preparatory drawings. His practice as both a painter and printmaker means that works can range from finished exhibition pieces to studio studies and printed multiples. The range of media and the absence of a catalogue raisonné make careful identification and condition reporting important for any appraisal.

## Market and appraisal context

Verburgh's work appears with some regularity at auction, reflecting sustained but modest collector interest. Works on paper — watercolors, gouaches, and etchings — are likely the most frequently encountered media at sale, alongside oil paintings. Appraisal of a Verburgh work should consider the specific medium, dimensions, condition (especially for works on paper), provenance, and subject matter. The absence of a published catalogue raisonné means attribution relies on connoisseurship and documentary evidence. Comparables should be drawn from recent Belgian and European auction records for similar works by the artist. Market values are generally accessible, though strong compositions in oil or distinctive etchings may command higher prices.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from museum, library, and authority-file sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Médard Verburgh, biographical data is drawn from the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Wikidata authority files. Market context reflects the artist's documented auction presence and known working media.

## Sources

- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/80130
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500042622
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/14664386/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11312415
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95045953