Rating and value of works, drawings, paintings by Michel Kikoine

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Michel Kikoine 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

Michel Kikoine's work is uncommon and fairly 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 landscape paintings. Thus, a work by Michel Kikoine can fetch thousands of euros at auction, like his painting Paysage, dating from 1926/27 sold for €49,340 in 2023, while it was estimated at between €3,600 and €5,400.   

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Artist's style and technique

Michel Kikoine is part of the École de Paris, a group of foreign artists who produced work in Paris.

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

The life of Michel Kikoine

Mickhaïl Kikoïne was a Franco-Russian artist born in 1892 in Gomel, in the Russian Empire.

He began his artistic training in a studio in Minsk, capital of Belarus, as early as 1905. There he met Chaïm Soutine, with whom he later studied at the Vilnius Academy of Arts. Around 1914, he moved to Paris and settled in La Ruche, where his two children were born.

Kikoine held his first solo exhibition in 1919 at the Galerie Chéron. He was then noticed by art critics and collectors. He settled in Yonne, where he worked regularly with Soutine, and met dealers thanks to Amedeo Modigliani, which increased his fame.

He worked in Toulouse with his son and other artists during the Second World War, then produced marine paintings inspired by the Mediterranean region at the end of his career, and also published a collection of lithographs entitled Les enfants d'Israël.

He died in Paris in 1968, aged 76.

Michel Kikoine's imprint on his period

Michel Kikoine is not a painter widely known to the general public, either during his lifetime or today. His landscape 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 been rising in recent years.

His signature

Not all of Michel Kikoine's works are signed. It's also possible that it's 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 Michel Kikoine, please feel free 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.