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Jean Carzou (1907–2000) was the professional name of Karnik Zouloumian, who was born in Aleppo. After attending the French lycée in Cairo, a scholarship from the Armenian community enabled him to continue his education in Paris. His practice combined painting, drawing, engraving and lithography with illustration and stage decoration. Ruins and broken weapons were among his means of evoking the devastation of war. The stage offered another scale for his work: he designed sets for Les Indes galantes at the Paris Opera in 1952, followed by Giselle and Athalie. He also executed the decoration of the chapel at the Presentation convent in Manosque. Elected to the Académie des beaux-arts in 1977, he designed his own ceremonial academician’s sword.
This profile brings together identity references for Jean Carzou and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Mixed media (watercolour, ink, gouache and pencil) on paper
Scène de port
technique mixte (aquarelle, encre, gouache et crayon) sur papier
Catalogue period : 2026-09-08 — 2026-09-23
Published result : 330 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 700–900
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Oil on canvas
Vue de Venise
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2025-06-05 — 2025-06-18
Published result : 1500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Mixed media on paper
Bateaux à quai
technique mixte sur papier
Catalogue period : 2025-03-06 — 2025-03-19
Published result : 500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Watercolour
Port
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2021-12-09
Published result : 550 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–700
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huile sur isorel
Paysage
huile sur isorel
Catalogue period : 2019-09-17
Published result : 1200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Femme à la lampe
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2018-06-14
Published result : 4000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 5000
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Oil on Pavatex
Dorfplatz
huile sur pavatex
Catalogue period : 2018-04-26
Published result : 2200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Gouache
Le port
gouache
Catalogue period : 2016-09-22
Published result : 500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Charcoal
La roulotte
fusain
Date to be documented
Published result : 811 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
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Oil on canvas
Paysage fantastique, 1948
Öl auf Leinwand.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Watercolour
Jongleur
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2016-12-12
Published result : 300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Ink on paper
Jean Carzou (1907-2000), \\Femme au piano\\, encre
encre sur papier
Catalogue period : 2011-06-22
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–800
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Watercolour
Le port,
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2014-03-12
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Watercolour
Siège d'une cité
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2018-03-14
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Watercolour
La fête foraine
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2018-09-24
Published result : 280 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
View the lot at the auction house ↗crayon signé en bas à droite et daté 51
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1600
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crayon gris et crayons de couleur sur papier
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 500–600
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Paysage.
Mischtechnik auf Papier
Date to be documented
Published result : 1100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1800
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"Paysage méridional".
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 3000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000
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