Rating and value of works, drawings, paintings by Serge Mendjisky
If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Serge Mendjisky 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 major artistic figure of his time, Serge Mendjisky became known for his pointillist paintings and numerous photographs. His works were highly prized during his lifetime, and Mendjisky established himself as one of the leading figures on the art market. Highly prized by collectors, his pointillist works are the most popular in auction rooms, fetching tens of thousands of euros at auction. A case in point is her painting Paris, scène de rue grands boulevards, which fetched €25,000 in 2016.
Order of value from the most basic to the most prestigious
Technique used | Results |
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Print - multiple | From €10 to €400 |
Drawing - watercolor | From €50 to €2,900 |
Photography | From €300 to €15,500 |
Oil on canvas | From €90 to €25,000 |
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The artist's works and style
Serge Mendjisky's style is characterized by simple forms with strong contours, and his use of a bright, contrasting color palette. Representing urban landscapes, scenes of daily life, portraits and still lifes, his compositions bear witness to a certain abstraction all his own.
Mendjisky is also known for his mastery and skilful use of light and texture. In this way, the artist creates effects of matter and depth, giving his works a calm, serene character.
The life of Serge Mendjisky
Serge Mendjisky was born in Paris in 1929 into a family of artists. Thanks to his father, Maurice Mendjisky, a member of the Ecole de Paris, Serge Mendjisky was able to rub shoulders from childhood with the greatest names in the art world, such as Picasso and Dunoyer de Segonzac, who became close friends.
After taking part in the Paris uprising of 1944, Mendjisky entered the École des Beaux-Arts. A year later, he left and became close to Paul Grimault, who introduced him to the technique of cartooning.
In the 50s, Serge Mendjisky moved to Nice, where he met Picasso and Dunoyer de Segonzac, who encouraged him to paint. At the same time, Mendjisky worked in a workshop specializing in photogravure, a photographic method of obtaining engraved plates for use in letterpress printing, and held his first exhibition in Paris in 1959. An immediate success, Mendjisky's work is exhibited internationally.
Following in the footsteps of the Paris School, Mendjisky devoted himself entirely to painting. An admirer of Cézanne and Van Gogh, his style evolved towards the pointillism that would be his trademark until the 2000s.
Mendjisky then devoted himself entirely to photography. Influenced by Picasso, he borrowed the collage technique to modify images and the perception of reality. The artist thus practiced photographic cubism.
Serge Mendjisky died in 2017, leaving a significant mark on the history of art.
Serge Mendjiksky's imprint on his era
Part of an artistic line marked by war and all the upheavals of the 20th century, Mendjisky was known and admired by his peers during his lifetime. Today, although some of his works are exhibited in museums in France and around the world, private collectors play the greatest role in preserving his work.
His signature
Not all Serge Mendjisky's works are signed.
Although there are variations, here is a first example of its signature:
Appraising your property
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