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Maurice-Élie Sarthou studied at the fine arts schools in Montpellier and Paris before working as a drawing teacher. Settling in Paris in 1950, he soon divided his time with Sète and left teaching in 1958 to concentrate on painting. His work moves between figuration and abstraction: nature remains identifiable, but colour and gesture transform its experience. Pines bent by the mistral, Camargue bulls, rocks, lagoons and forest fires become subjects for a sensory investigation. Oil painting and works on paper provide its main fields of exploration. Illustrated books, including projects around Valéry and Rimbaud, together with stained glass, extend his engagement with light and movement into other artistic media and settings.
This profile brings together identity references for Maurice-Elie Sarthou and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Genève Enchères · Piguet · Zofingen
References include catalogue entries and available results; they do not all represent completed sales. Attributed works and special lots are excluded from the priced results.
Oil on canvas
"L’étang au vieux saule"
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-09-08 — 2026-09-23
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on cardboard
Port aux Anguilles
huile sur carton
Catalogue period : 2026-09-22
Published result : 150 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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Oil on canvas
Mistral
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-04-27
Published result : 430 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on canvas
Composition abstraite jaune
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-04-27
Published result : 1000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Oil on canvas
Taureaux dans l'étang
Oel auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2023-11-25
Published result : 700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500
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Oil on canvas
"Le vent pousse le feu"
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-09-07 — 2022-09-21
Published result : 1100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on canvas
"Regates no. 1",
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-06-01 — 2022-06-15
Published result : 450 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–700
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Oil on cardboard
Bateaux
huile sur carton
Catalogue period : 2018-09-18
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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