Rating and value of paintings by Sergio de Castro

If you own a work by artist Sergio de Castro or based on his work and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will guide 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. Thereafter, if you wish to sell your work, we will direct you to the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Artist's rating and value

By virtue of its popularity, Sergio de Castro's rating on the art market is high and stable. Highly coveted by collectors, his abstract paintings can fetch thousands of euros at auction. The price at which they sell on the auction market ranges from €100 to €19,000, a consequent delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works. A case in point is his painting L'atelier-Printemps, which sold for €19,000 in 2007, whereas it was estimated at between €5,000 and €7,000.

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The artist's works and style

Influenced by the Abstract Expressionism movement, Sergio de Castro's style focused on gesture and movement, emphasizing spontaneity and raw expression.

 Color played an essential role in Sergio de Castro's style. His palettes are bright and contrasting, creating bold, energetic compositions. The artist often applied his colors in thick, overlapping layers. This technique added depth and dimension to his works.

Over the course of his career, Sergio de Castro explored several abstract styles, ranging from more gestural, expressive compositions to more structured, geometric works.

Sergio de Castro's life

Sergio de Castro was born in Buenos Aires in 1922, to parents of Spanish descent from the noble house of Castro. He was brought up in Switzerland, but later returned to Argentina.

He studied under Joaquin Terres Garcia, who like him was a multi-talented intellectual: paintings, writing, theology ... Sergio de Castro took a keen interest in music, and was Manuel de Falla's assistant for over a year. In 1949, the artist obtained a scholarship from the French government to continue his music studies. Two years later, however, he abandoned this discipline and devoted himself solely to painting. He won the Hallmark Prize in New York, then exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1960 and at the Argentine Pavilion in 1980.

The artist shone not only with his painting on canvas, but also with his stained glass creations in Caen, Hamburg, Argentina and Switzerland.

He was also for a time professor of humanities at the University of Strasbourg.

The artist died in 2012, at the age of 90.

The artist's imprint on his period

Sergio de Castro is not well known to the French public, but nevertheless left an important legacy in twentieth-century art history. Today, his works are quoted on the art market ; and many private collectors appreciate his work. 

 His signature

Not all of Sergio de Castro's works are signed.

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

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