For those who own works by Georges Rouault: What to look for in the appraisal of oil paintings, prints, and Miserere [Kaitori Iura]

There is a quiet weight to the works of Georges Rouault.

Thick black outlines, deeply luminous reds and blues, and facial expressions that evoke prayer.
He is an artist who depicted human sorrow, weakness, and the longing for salvation through subjects such as Christ, clowns, judges, the poor, and circus performers.

Rouault is one of the most representative painters and printmakers of modern French art.
Having worked with stained glass in his youth, his works possess a unique beauty where color fields enclosed by black lines seem to glow from within.

On the other hand, when it comes to appraisal and purchase, it is important to first carefully confirm the type of work.

■ The perspective changes depending on whether it is an original work, a print, or an illustrated book

Works by Georges Rouault include original pieces such as oil paintings, gouaches, watercolors, drawings, and mixed media.

Meanwhile, copperplate engravings, lithographs, illustrated books, print portfolios, posters, and printed materials are also in circulation.

Even with the same Rouault motif, how it is viewed in the market changes significantly depending on whether it is an original work, an original print, part of an illustrated book, or a reproduction/printed material.

In particular, "Miserere" is well-known as one of Rouault's representative print works.
It is an important series themed around war, suffering, human sin, and prayer, and the points to check vary depending on whether it is a single piece, a set of multiple items, or a complete illustrated book.

For print works, we check for hand-signed or plate-signed signatures, edition numbers, catalogue raisonné numbers, the condition of the sheet, and the presence of margins.
For original works, certificates, provenance, exhibition history, gallery seals, and preservation condition are important clues.

■ Introduced in detail on our blog

This time, on the Kaitori Iura blog, we have published an article titled
"Georges Rouault Purchase & Appraisal: Explaining the Market Value of Oil Paintings, Prints, and Miserere"
.

The blog summarizes the following content.

・Market trends for Georges Rouault works
・How to view original works such as oil paintings, gouaches, watercolors, and drawings
・Differences between copperplate engravings, lithographs, and illustrated books
・Points to check for print series such as "Miserere" and "Les Fleurs du mal"
・Themes such as Christ, clowns, the circus, and the Passion
・Differences between hand-signed, plate-signed, and colophon-signed works
・Importance of catalogue raisonné listings, certificates, and provenance documents
・Checking preservation condition such as stains, yellowing, waviness, and trimmed margins
・Photos you should take before an appraisal

For Rouault works, it is important not to judge solely by the atmosphere of the piece, but to comprehensively check the technique, signature, edition, catalogue raisonné, certificate, and preservation condition.

▶ Click here for the blog article
[Georges Rouault Purchase & Appraisal: Explaining the Market Value of Oil Paintings, Prints, and Miserere]

■ For those considering an appraisal or sale of Georges Rouault works

For the appraisal of Georges Rouault works, it is easier to verify if you have photos showing the entire work, as well as the signature, edition number, margins, the back of the work, the back of the frame, certificates, gallery seals, purchase documents, and the colophon of illustrated books.

For paper works and prints, important points to check include stains, yellowing, waviness, fading, tape marks, trimmed margins, and discoloration due to framing.
For oil paintings and gouache works, we check for cracks, flaking, dirt, the condition of the support, and provenance documentation.

At Kaitori Iura, we carefully examine the content and condition of Georges Rouault's oil paintings, gouache, watercolors, drawings, copperplate prints, lithographs, illustrated books, and works related to "Miserere" during our appraisal process.

Even if you have not yet decided to sell, you can consult us with questions such as:
"I want to know if this is an original work or a print."
"I want to confirm if this can be viewed as a piece from Miserere."
"I don't know how to read certificates or catalogue raisonné numbers."
Feel free to reach out.

Please feel free to contact us first.

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📱 You can easily consult us via LINE. Please take your time to consider whether to sell after the appraisal. For those interested, please firstprepare 2 smartphone photos (the whole piece + signature or back)and we can provide an initial consultation for free.

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