# Sandú Darié artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/sandu-darie/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T15:19:17.476Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Romanian, Cuban
- Movements: Abstract art
- Common media: Painting, Sculpture, Drawing and graphic art, Ceramics, Stage and costume design, Film

## About Sandú Darié

Sandú Darié (1908–1991), also recorded as Sandú Darié Laver and Sandu Darie, was a Romanian artist whose career was closely associated with Cuba. Museum and library authority records identify him principally as a painter and sculptor, while broader biographical sources document work in graphic art, drawing, ceramics, theatrical design, costume design, and film. Authority data connects his practice with abstract art, placing his work within the international development of abstraction in the twentieth century. His cross-cultural identity and unusually broad range of disciplines are important when matching names, works, and records across museum and auction databases. Collectors may encounter Darié through paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed-media objects, or editions rather than through a single uniform body of work. His presence in the Museum of Modern Art's artist index and in Getty, VIAF, Library of Congress, IdRef, and Wikidata authority systems provides a strong foundation for distinguishing him from similarly named artists.

## Common works and media

Auction and biographical records indicate a multidisciplinary practice. Works encountered in appraisal settings may include paintings, drawings, graphic works, prints and other works on paper, sculpture, mixed-media pieces, ceramics, decorative objects, and editions. Darié also worked in stage and costume design and film, although those activities should not be used to classify an object without direct evidence. Signatures, inscriptions, materials, construction, dimensions, edition markings, dates, and provenance should be examined before matching an object to a category or comparison set.

## Market and appraisal context

Sandú Darié's public auction history spans several object types, so a useful appraisal should begin with genuinely comparable works rather than an artist-wide price statistic. Medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature, inscriptions, edition details, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and attribution confidence can all affect comparability. A painting should generally be assessed against similar paintings, while prints, works on paper, sculpture, mixed media, and editions require category-appropriate comparisons. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand may also matter when supported by relevant sales. Public results are useful evidence, but reported totals may treat buyer premiums and fees differently, and private transactions or incomplete feeds may not appear in the available record.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched identity and authority records with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public sales are evidence for comparison, not a substitute for object-specific attribution, condition review, authentication, or appraisal.

## Sources

- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/1391
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500103478
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/96450387/
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/609154137629815370007/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/263088464
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29043595
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2018146695
- Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand%C3%BA_Dari%C3%A9_Laver
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/sandu-darie/