# Richard Guino artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1890-05-26
- Death date: 1973-02-02
- Nationality: Spanish, French
- Movements: Modern sculpture (associated with Impressionist and Post-Impressionist circles through Renoir and Maillol)
- Common media: Bronze sculpture, Terra-cotta, Carved wood, Ceramics, Lithography, Drawing (paper, parchment, glass), Painting

## About Richard Guino

Richard Guino (1890–1973) was a Catalan-born French sculptor, painter, lithographer, and ceramicist whose career is inseparable from two major figures of modern art: Auguste Renoir and Aristide Maillol. Born in Girona, Spain, Guino settled in France and became a naturalized French citizen in 1925. Between 1913 and 1918, under an arrangement by the dealer Ambroise Vollard, Guino worked in Renoir's studio translating the aging painter's compositions into sculpture—bronzes, terra-cotta figures, and reliefs that scholars now recognize as co-authored works. Guino also assisted Maillol and maintained an independent practice spanning wood carving, ceramics, drawing on parchment and glass, and decorative objects. A 2023 retrospective at the Musée d'art Hyacinthe Rigaud in Perpignan, designated an exhibition of national interest by France's Ministry of Culture, presented over 200 of his works and renewed scholarly attention to his multifaceted output.

## Common works and media

Bronze sculptures (standing female figures, bathers, Venus subjects, and relief plaques from the Renoir collaboration), terra-cotta figurines, carved wood sculptures, ceramic vessels and decorative objects, lithographs, drawings on paper and parchment, and decorative works on glass. Editioned bronzes bearing foundry marks from the Vollard-era collaboration are the most commonly encountered works at auction. Independent post-1918 works in ceramics and drawing also appear, though less frequently.

## Market and appraisal context

Guino's auction presence is anchored by the collaborative sculptures executed with Renoir between 1913 and 1918—bronze editions of standing figures, bathers, Venus subjects, and relief plaques that appear regularly at major auction houses. Valuation of these works depends heavily on edition numbering, foundry marks, and provenance connecting a piece to the Vollard estate or the artist's succession. The co-authorship question surrounding Renoir-Guino sculpture has a documented legal history, so collectors should insist on clear provenance documentation. Guino's independent sculptures, ceramics, drawings, and decorative works surface less often at auction and may require specialist attribution.

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## Sources

- RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History): https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/113705
- Succession Richard Guino (APRG): https://richard-guino.com/
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/50073301/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500039042
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3430826
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95119665
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Guino