Rating and value 2024 of paintings by César Pattein

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist César Pattein and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers can advise you. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Then, if you wish to sell your work of art, we will guide you towards the best possible means of obtaining the best possible price.

Artist's rating and value

A pupil of Guillaume Cabasson and the author of a significant pictorial output, César Pattein's name is little known. Yet the artist is highly rated on the art market and attracts many collectors. In fact, Pattein's paintings are commonplace and popular in auction rooms. His oils on canvas are his most highly-rated works, and can fetch tens of thousands of euros at auction, like his oil on canvas Flower fight, Brittany, dating from 1903, which sold for €77,770, whereas it was estimated at between €22,400 and €33,580.  

Order of value from the most basic to the most prestigious

Artist's style and technique

César Pattein produced mainly landscape paintings, as well as a few portraits, using the same pictorial processes that still belonged to the Académie. He was part of the naturalist movement and produced mainly oil on canvas, in fairly dark shades.

César Pattein, his life, his work

César Auguste Pattein (1850-1931) was a French painter born in the Hauts-de-France region.

With his older brothers having chosen artistic careers, Pattein also began by learning engraving from Guillaume Cabasson. He then turned to painting, which he learned in Alphonse Colas's studio at the Lille academy. There he met the painter Jules Breton, with whom he exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1882. He won medals for his depictions of Flanders landscapes.

World War I forced him to move his studio, and he returned to his home town only after the armistice.

The legacy of César Pattein  

César Pattein is not a well-known artist today; his peers are more widely recognized. However, his works are highly rated at auction, and have a certain upside potential. Although some of his works are exhibited by museums, private collectors play the greatest role in preserving his work.

His signature

Not all of César Pattein's works are signed.

Although there are variations, here is a first example of its signature:

Appraising your property

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If you are considering selling your work, our specialists will also guide you through the various alternatives available to obtain the best possible price, taking into account market trends and the specific features of each work.