Value and quotation of works, paintings by Gaston Chaissac

If you own a work by or after the artist Gaston Chaissac, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Thereafter, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of the artist Gaston Chaissac

Gaston Chaissac is a French painter of the 20th century. He leaves behind a unique artistic repertoire characteristic of art brut. This legacy consists of paintings that are predominantly oils on canvas. Today, prices for his works are skyrocketing under auctioneers' hammers. His paintings and other works are particularly prized, especially by French buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €20 to €299,360, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Chaissac's works. In 2023, a predominantly brown polychrome composition sold for €48,000 while it was estimated at €18,000 to €22,000.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of the artist Gaston Chaissac

Gaston Chaissac fits into the denomination of'art brut, coined by Jean Dubuffet. This term encompasses his collection of marginal, mad or mystical artists who did not fit into any particular movement.

Gaston Chaissac, a prized painter

Gaston Chaissac (1910-1964), a French artist, became a figure prized by collectors.

His schooling was chaotic, but he attended drawing classes taken by his sister and began drawing himself. He was often ill as a child, and quickly turned in on himself, which would later influence the way he painted. His suffering can be felt in his portraits, giving the impression that the figures are imprisoned in his canvases.

He left school early to enter an apprenticeship, and lost his mother at the same time. His sister went off to live on her own, also hardships he would endure.

In 1934, he moved to Paris with his brother, where he worked as a shoemaker. As luck would have it, the painter Otto Freundlich lived in the same building as him and encouraged him to launch his career as an artist with his wife until his deportation and subsequent death in 1944. This too was an ordeal that Chaissac endured with difficulty. In the meantime, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and had to leave the capital to recover. He was treated in the Dordogne, where he met his future wife. He lived for a while in Provence, then moved to the Vendée, where he was unhappy as everyone thought he was crazy. A decade later, Iris Clert had him exhibited in Paris alongside Yves Klein.

At the end of his career, Jean Dubuffet, with whom he always remained friends, in turn exhibited him alongside all the art brut artists he had brought together.

Gaston Chaissac's imprint on his period

Gaston Chaissac marked his era with the originality of his work. He was not always well understood by his peers and the general public, but his work remains highly regarded for the strength that emanates from his paintings. He is one of the most important protagonists of Art Brut, and produced a significant number of works despite the hardships he endured.

He remains highly regarded on the auction market today and is recognized in 20th-century contemporary art. 

Recognizing Chaissac's signature

Often, Gaston Chaissac's paintings are signed at the bottom of the painting. He signs " Chaissac ", mostly in a dark tone.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by Gaston Chaissac or after the artist, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using our form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as ad hoc information about it. If you are considering selling your work, you will also be accompanied by our specialists in order to benefit from alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account the inclinations of the market.