Rating and value 2024 of paintings by Jean Carzou

If you own a work by or based on the artist Jean Carzou and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will be happy to 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

Better known in France than in his native country, Jean Carzou achieved great renown during his lifetime. Today, his works are prized on the market, particularly by collectors of his school. As a result, Carzou's prices remain high and stable, with his works fetching between €10 and €30,490 on the auction market. A work by Carzou can sell for tens of thousands of euros, as demonstrated by his oil on canvas La plage, which fetched €30,090, whereas it was estimated at between €15,245 and €22,870.

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The artist's works and style

Jean Carzou's style is characterized by simplicity and mastery of color and light.

His works are detailed landscape and portrait paintings and scenes of everyday life. As time went by, his technique took on cubist influences and darker and darker colors.

The life of Jean Carzou

Karnik Zouloumian, better known as Jean Carzou (1907 - 2000), was born in Syria.

Born into an Armenian family and orphaned, he first studied at the Lycée Français in Cairo, where he won a scholarship to the Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture. He then frequented the painters of Montparnasse and took courses at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière.

He exhibits at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne, as well as in several foreign countries, including Japan and the United States. At the same time, he also created decorations for several plays.

He entered the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1977 and designed his own sword.

He produced Rimbaud's Illuminations, an important lithographic collection, which explains the large number of works of this type on the auction market.

Throughout his career, he has focused on drawing and the importance of composition.

He died at the age of 83.

Jean Carzou's legacy on his period

Today, Jean Carzou's artistic legacy lies in his meticulously detailed landscapes and compositions, his mastery of light and color, and his unique style influenced by post-impressionism. His work continues to influence subsequent generations of artists, and his works can be found in private collections and renowned museums.

His signature

Not all Jean Carzou's works are signed.

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

Appraising your property

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