Rating and value of works, drawings, paintings by Maurice Estève

If you own a work by the artist Maurice Estève 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 

Maurice Estève's work is common and fairly well rated on the auction market. His works arouse interest among collectors and art lovers, particularly those who appreciate twentieth-century painting. The most sought-after pieces are paintings with organic motifs. For example, a work by Maurice Estève can fetch thousands of euros at auction, as in the case of his painting Noirbel, dating from 1957, which sold for €390,000 in 2007, whereas its estimate was between €180,000 and €220,000.  

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Artist's style and technique

Maurice Estève belongs to the nouvelle école de Paris, a group of foreign artists who produced works in Paris, although he is French.

His are mostly expressionist works, he produced many prints, but also drawings and oils on canvas.

The life of Maurice Estève   

Maurice Estève is a French artist born in 1904 in Culan, in the Cher department.

The son of a milliner and a shoemaker, he was raised by his grandparents and later moved to Paris, where he was fascinated by the canvases of Corot, Delacroix and many others. He remained in Culan during the First World War, where he began to paint. He became very interested in Cézanne's painting, and moved to Barcelona, where he artistically ran a fabric workshop, as his father did not want him to be a painter.

He returned to Paris, where he attended the Académie Colarossi, and briefly became interested in Surrealism, before holding his first private exhibition in 1930. Before the Spanish Civil War, he experimented with the linocut medium.

He also produced some Expressionist works and exhibited in Stockholm on the advice of Georges Braque, alongside Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger. At the Paris World's Fair, he works in collaboration with Robert and Sonia Delaunay.

In 1945, Estève accepts an exclusive contract with the Louis Carré gallery. In the 1950s, he produced many lithographs.

He spent his retirement in Culan, where he died in 2001.

Maurice Estève's imprint on his period

Maurice Estève is not a painter widely known to the general public, either during his lifetime or today. His figurative and expressionist paintings are, however, appreciated by collectors and have a certain success at auction. Some of his works are exhibited in museums in France, but private collectors play a major role in preserving his work. His value has remained stable in recent years.

His signature

Not all Maurice Estève's works are signed. It is also possible that it is a copy or that the mention has faded over time, which is why expertise is paramount.

Expertise your property

If you own a work by Maurice Estève, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal by filling in our online form. A member of our team of experts and licensed auctioneers will contact you to provide an estimate of the market value of your work. 

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.