Rating and value of works, drawings, paintings by Pinchus Kremegne

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Pinchus Kremegne and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers can help 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

Pinchus Kremegne's work is current and highly rated on the auction market. His works arouse interest among collectors and art lovers, particularly those who appreciate 20th-century painting. The most sought-after pieces are expressionist paintings. For example, a work by Kremegne can fetch thousands of euros at auction, like his painting Le violon bleu, dating from 1914, which sold for €46,000 in 2012, whereas it was estimated at between €30,000 and €40,000.   

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Artist's style and technique

Kremegne belongs to the Paris School, a group of foreign artists who produced work in Paris.

Most of his work is expressionist, and he produced many prints, as well as drawings and oils on canvas.

The life of Pinchus Kremegne

Pinchus Kremegne was a Russian artist of the Paris School, born near Lida (Russia) in 1890. His father was relatively well-to-do and ran a workshop for Slavic art objects. They emigrated for a time with the Kremegne brothers to the United States after taking part in anti-tsarist meetings in Russia at the time. He began his artistic training at the Beaux-Arts in Vilnius, like Chaïm Soutine and Michel Kikoine.

The three artists moved to Paris and at the same time set up La Ruche, where they lived, painted and exhibited.

He worked with Modigliani and Derain, and from 1914 exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants, along with many other artists whom critics would call the Paris School. He soon abandoned his initial discipline, sculpture, to devote himself to painting. After the war, he produced a series of red nudes that are quite emblematic of his work. He signs a contract with gallery owner Paul Guillaume, enabling him to leave La Ruche.

He then traveled all over France and Sweden with his children and wife, to find other sources of inspiration, but also to Israel.

He separated from his wife at the end of his career and died at his home in Céret in 1981.

Pinchus Kremegne's imprint on his period

Today, Pinchus Kremegne is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth-century Expressionist movement. His figurative and expressionist paintings are highly prized by collectors, and are very successful at auction. Some of his works are exhibited in museums in France, but private collectors play a major role in preserving his work. His market value has remained stable in recent years. 

His signature 

Not all Pinchus Kremegne works are signed. It is also possible that the work is a copy or that the inscription has faded over time, which is why expert appraisal is essential.

Appraising your property

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