Rating and value of paintings by Jean Roger Sourgen

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Jean Roger Sourgen 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

Characterized by bold, luminous compositions, Jean Roger Sourgen's works are extremely popular with collectors. Their market value remains stable and high, especially in France. Some of the artist's works can fetch hundreds of thousands of euros at auction, as demonstrated by his painting Étang Landais, which sold for €110,000 in 2022, whereas its estimate was between €20,000 and €30,000. 

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The artist's works and style

An artist who worked in the Landes region during the 20th century, Jean Roger Sourgen is a French painter influenced by the French Impressionists. His paintings are predominantly landscape scenes, representing reality fairly faithfully, but using broad flat tints of paint and very pastel shades. However, he does not claim to belong to any particular movement.

Jean Roger Sourgen: painting the Landes

Jean Roger Sourgen was born in 1883 in the south of France.

Very few details are known about his life and artistic output.

He mainly produced oil on canvas paintings, most likely exhibited in his native region of the Landes, where he spent his entire career. His canvases are impressionistic, though in some respects realistic. He works with flat tints of color, similar in some respects to the Pointillists. His preferred color is green, the fact being that Landes landscapes are predominantly composed of trees - though he also uses a lot of violet, to faithfully retranscribe the landscapes, working on representations of sunrise/sunset.

His gouache works are also highly prized, but generally achieve lower results than his oil paintings, as this format is more sought-after by collectors.

He died in 1978 in the Landes region.

Jean Roger Sourgen's imprint on his period

Jean Roger Sourgen did not make a lasting impact on the national scene, and was not very well known during his lifetime. However, some collectors appreciated his work, and the majority of his canvases are in private hands. 

His signature

Not all Jean Roger Sourgen'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.