There is no doubt that both Avissar
paintings in this sale are of the highest quality and very aesthetically
appealing. Moreover, their value will
almost certainly increase when Avissar ceases to produce original works.
Per Artprice.com, works by Avissar
have not been presented at auction recently.
Even though he was born in Israel, all of his sales have been conducted
at French auction houses. His last two
sales of consequence occurred in 2006 and 2008 (see below). The 2006 sale involved a painting with the
same subject matter as the following Avissar work and brought $2,000. Too, it was only somewhat larger than the
this lot. However, from 1989-1997, 12 of
Avissar's paintings sold for sums that greatly exceed the conservative presale
estimates of the present and subsequent lot.
One need only consider those same sales records (see below) to recognize
the potential for significant economic reward.
To this end, estimates in the range of $2,500-$3,500 for the current
Avissar painting lot, and $1,5,00-$2,000 for the subsequent one, are both
reasonable and justifiable.
Title/Subject: La Porte
Verte, signed. Oil on canvas. 25 1/6 in. x 35 3/8 in. Sold for $2,141 on 12/15/2008 at Gros & Delettrez S.A.S, Paris.
Title/Subject: Still Life
with Fish and Fruit, signed. Oil on canvas. 24 in. x 20 in. Sold for $2,000 on 6/21/2006 at
Sotheby’s, New York.
Title/Subject: Arlequin, signed.
Oil on canvas. 37 ¾ in. x 26 3/8 in.
Sold for $1,755 on 5/25/1997 at Loudmer, Paris.
Title/Subject: Paysage Rouge, signed. Oil on canvas. 28 ¾ in. x 23 5/8 in. Sold for $2,604 on 4/14/1991 at Loudmer, Paris.
Title/Subject: Paysage, signed. Oil on canvas. 31 7/8 in. x 25 5/8 in. Sold for $5,312 on 3/06/1991 at Dumousset-Deburaux, Paris.
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Title/Subject: L'homme
Debout, signed. Oil on canvas.
36 ¼ in. x 28 3/4 in. Sold for
$9,745 on 1/20/1991 at Loudmer, Paris.
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Title/Subject: Composition,
Visage De Femme, signed. Oil on canvas.
21 5/8 in.
x 18 1/8 in. Sold for $3,309 on 5/06/1990 at Holz, Arles, France.
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Title/Subject: Portrait
de Femme, signed. Oil on canvas.
25 5/8 in. x 21 1/4 in. Sold for $2,116 on 4/08/1990 at Loudmer, Paris.
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Title/Subject: Cantique des
Cantiques, signed,
c. 1970. Oil on canvas.
35 7/8 in. x 28 ¾. Sold for $3,175 on 4/08/1990
at Loudmer,
Paris.
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Title/Subject: Maternité, signed. Oil on canvas. 31 ½ x in. 25 5/8 in. Sold for $2,646 on
4/08/1990 at Loudmer, Paris.
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Title/Subject: Les Maisons Rouges, signed. Oil on
canvas. 39 3/8 in. x 38 1/6 in. Sold for
$6,957 on 3/25/1990 at Machoïr-Bailly, Versailles, France.
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Title/Subject: Portrait
de Femme, signed. Oil on canvas.
21 ¼ in. x
17 3/4 in. Sold for $2,104 on 12/19/1989 at Galy-Fouré-Labrot Toulouse, France.
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Title/Subject: Les Deux
Arlequins, signed.
Oil on canvas. 28 ¾ in. x 23 5/8 in.
Sold for $3,537 on 11/26/1989 at Machoïr-Bailly, Versailles, France.