SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
Born in 1892 and died in 1966, Jean Lurçat was a French artist whose fields of work include tapestry, painting and ceramics. Among the works listed by the Art Institute of Chicago are The City, dated around 1923, Reclining Woman (1925), Le Jardin (1925/26) and Nuit et Lumière (1962).
In 1925, The Skeptic and 2HP appear in Baroques as the second and third plates, respectively. Another listed work, Public Garden: Poor Lovers, dates from 1934.
This profile brings together identity references for Jean Lurçat and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
23 references are documented at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Dobiaschofsky, DognyAuction, Genève Enchères, Kornfeld, Germann, Piguet, Schuler, Zofingen. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Gouache
Mante religieuse
gouache
Catalogue period : 2023-11-22 — 2023-12-06
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Gouache
Poseidon
gouache
Catalogue period : 2023-11-25
Published result : 160 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200
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Oil on wood
Voiliers
Oel auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2023-11-25
Published result : 3000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500
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Pencil
Figur mit Hund.
Bleistift
Catalogue period : 2023-11-09
Published result : 120 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200
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Watercolour and Indian ink
Coq.
Aquarell und Tusche
Catalogue period : 2023-11-09
Published result : 150 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300
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Gouache
Tête de griffon
gouache
Catalogue period : 2020-12-10
Published result : 750 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Pêcheur grec
oil on canvas
Catalogue period : 2020-09-17
Published result : 4000 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 6000
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Oil on canvas
"Quatre fruits coupés sur une plage".
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2019-05-10
Published result : 5500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 3800
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Gouache on paper laid down on canvas
Composition à la guitare, 1922
Gouache auf Papier auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2017-06-21
Published result : 8512 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 8000–12000
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Gouache
„Figue verte“
gouache
Catalogue period : 2014-12-12
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 700–1000
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Oil on canvas
"Le Grec".
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 23000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 16000
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Stillleben mit aufgeschnittenen Früchten.
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 4000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5500
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Porträt einer Frau.
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 3500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Surreale Landschaft.
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 2600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4000
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Gouache
Géographie animale
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 1844 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
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Gouache
Coq et chouette
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 624 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
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Gouache
Autour de la mare
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 2280 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
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Oil on canvas
"Deux pommes coupées".
Öl auf Leinwand
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Oil on canvas
Paysage surréaliste.
Öl auf Leinwand
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Nu fond bleu.
Öl auf Htf
Date to be documented
Published result : 6000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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Kampf der Schwerter unter der Sonne.
Aquarell, Deckfarben und Bleistift
Date to be documented
Published result : 1500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1900
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Mixed media on paper
Le Coq
Mischtechnik auf Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Gouache
Les combattants
gouache
Catalogue period : 2018-03-14
Published result : 1200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
