Willy Kessels Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Willy Kessels Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 17, 2025
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974), photography, marked with stamp W Kessels
Est: €200 - €400
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974), photography, marked with stamp W Kessels Willy KESSELS (1898-1974), fotografie, gemerkt met stempel W Kessels
Maison Jules Veilinghuis
May. 27, 2024
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974) Akarova dans le Bolero de Maurice Ravel
Est: €700 - €900
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974) Akarova dans le Bolero de Maurice Ravel circa 1935 Tampon sec Photographie orginale Tirage argentique Droogstempel Originele foto Zilverdruk Dry stamp Original photograph Silver print 23 x 17 cm
Bonhams
Apr. 25, 2024
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €300 - €400
'Abstraction'. Original gelatin silver print. Frame. Description FR 'Abstraction'. Épreuve originale à la gélatine argentée. Cadre. Beschrijving NL 'Abstraction'. Originele gelatin silver print. Kader.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Apr. 25, 2024
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €300 - €400
Untitled. Original silver gelatin print. Frame. Description FR Sans titre. Épreuve originale à la gélatine argentée. Cadre. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Originele gelatin silver print. Kader.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Apr. 25, 2024
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €400 - €600
Untitled. Original black and white photograph. Stamped 'Willy Kessels Bruxelles'. Frame. Description FR Sans titre. Photographie originale en noir et blanc. Estampillée 'Willy Kessels Bruxelles'. Cadre. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Originele zwart-witfoto. Stempel 'Willy Kessels Bruxelles'. Kader.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Oct. 27, 2023
Gelatin Silver Print of Nude by WIlly Kessels (Belgian, 1898-1974)
Est: $400 - $600
Untitled Nude in an Interior Gelatin Silver Print Blue ink stamp on reverse Willy Kessels Belgian, (1898-1974) 3.25 x 4.25 inches (sight) 13.25 x 12.5 inches (frame) Overall good condition. Provenance: Purchase receipt from Sothebys 2001.
Lewis & Grant Auctions
Oct. 21, 2023
Kessels Willy - Gémeaux (ca. 1922-1923)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Sculpture - Bronze - Silver-coloured patina - With stamp "Willy Kessels / Sculpt Bruxelles"
De Vuyst
Aug. 02, 2023
Willy Kessels, Untitled
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Willy Kessels Untitled c. 1935 gelatin silver photogram 6.375 h x 4 w in (16 x 10 cm) Artist's stamp to verso 'Willy Kessels Photographie Brussels'. This work is unique. Provenance: Barry Friedman Ltd., New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
May. 20, 2023
Kessels Willy - Boat on the River Scheldt
Est: €1,700 - €2,400
Gelatin silverprint - With blind stamp "Willy Kessels / Bruxelles" - Exhibition label on the reverse
De Vuyst
Dec. 07, 2022
Kessels, Willy: Standing female nude
Est: €500 - €750
Standing female nude. 1950s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 x 18 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. - - Willy Kessels attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Gent and then moved to Brussels, working there as a sculptor and archtitectural draftsman in the 1920s. He began his photographic career in 1929, seeing photography as a modern means of representation. Kessels was very active during the 1920s-1930s and his photo montages, aerial views, angles and use of light illustrate the modern movement of Belgian photography at the time. His attractive nudes are among his best work. – A few light surface dents/scratches, more visible in raking light, otherwise in very good condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Jun. 26, 2022
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €500 - €700
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974) Photography gelatin silver print No title. Workshop stamp. Fotografie Fotografie gelatine zilverdruk Zonder titel. Atelierstempel.
Maison Jules Veilinghuis
Jun. 21, 2022
WILLY KESSELS - (1898-1974)
Est: €600 - €800
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974) Henry Van de Velde. Tirage argentique. Cachet du photographe au dos, numéroté 3/6. Zilveren afdruk. Stempel van de fotograaf op de achterkant. Genummerd 3/6. 30 x 23,5 cm D'une collection privée, Bruxelles
Cornette de Saint-Cyr-Bruxelles
Jun. 15, 2022
WILLY KESSELS (1898–1975)
Est: €1,400 - €1,600
WILLY KESSELS (1898–1975) | Lying nude, Brussels c. 1930 | Vintage silver print, double-weight semi-matte paper, in excellent condition 13,8 x 18 cm Photographer’s address stamp and his copyright studio stamp “Photostudio 50” on reverse
OstLicht Auctions
Jun. 09, 2022
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
Untitled. Original black and white photograph (silver gelatin print). With dry-stamp at bottom right 'W Kessels Brux'. Light signs of use at corners and edges. Mounted under passe-partout. Description FR Sans titre. Photographie originale en noir et blanc (tirage à la gélatine d'argent). Avec timbre sec en bas à droite 'W Kessels Brux'. Légères traces d'usage aux coins et aux bords. Montée sous passe-partout. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Originele zwart-witfoto (zilver gelatin print). Met droogstempel rechts onderaan 'W Kessels Brux'. Lichte gebruikssporen aan hoeken en randen. Gemonteerd onder passe-partout.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Apr. 28, 2022
Willy Kessels (1898-1974) - Untitled (Still life), 1930s
Est: €300 - €400
Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s Photographer's credit blindstamp on the image This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights
Finarte
Apr. 07, 2022
Willy Kessels (1898-1974); Untitled;
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Willy Kessels (1898-1974) Untitled, 1930s Unique gelatin silver photogram, printed 1930s, credit stamp on the verso. 6 1/2 x 3 3/4in (16.5 x 9.5cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 15, 2021
Willy Kessels (1898-1974) - Untitled (Pic-nic), years 1950
Est: €300 - €400
Vintage gelatin silver print Photographer's credit stamp on the verso This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights
Finarte
Dec. 15, 2021
Willy Kessels (1898-1974) - Untitled, (Nude), years 1930
Est: €300 - €400
Vintage gelatin silver print Photographer's credit stamp on the verso This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights
Finarte
Dec. 09, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €200 - €250
Untitled. Gelatin silver print. Studio stamp on the reverse. Mounted. Description FR Sans titre. Tirage argentique. Cachet d'atelier au verso. Monté sous passe-partout. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Gelatine zilverdruk. Atelierstempel op keerzijde. Gemonteerd onder passe-partout.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Dec. 09, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €200 - €250
Untitled. Gelatin silver print. Studio stamp on the reverse. Mounted. Minor damage on the corner. Description FR Sans titre. Tirage argentique. Cachet d'atelier au verso. Monté sous passe-partout. Un coin très légèrement abîmé. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Gelatine zilverdruk. Atelierstempel op keerzijde. Gemonteerd onder passe-partout. Een hoek licht beschadigd.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Dec. 09, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €200 - €250
Untitled. Gelatine silverprint. Studio stamp on the reverse. Mounted. Description FR Sans titre. Tirage argentique. Cachet d'atelier au verso. Monté sous passe-partout. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Gelatine zilverdruk. Atelierstempel op keerzijde. Gemonteerd onder passe-partout.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Dec. 09, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €200 - €250
Untitled. Gelatine silverprint. Studio stamp on the reverse. Mounted. Description FR Sans titre. Tirage argentique. Cachet d'atelier au verso. Monté sous passe-partout. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Gelatine zilverdruk. Atelierstempel op keerzijde. Gemonteerd onder passe-partout.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Dec. 09, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €250 - €350
Untitled. Gelatine silverprint. Studio stamp on the reverse. Mounted. Description FR Sans titre. Tirage argentique. Cachet d'atelier au verso. Monté sous passe-partout. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Gelatine zilverdruk. Atelierstempel op keerzijde. Gemonteerd onder passe-partout.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Dec. 09, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €200 - €250
'création spaciale', 1955. Gelatine silverprint. Studio stamp on the reverse. Mounted. Description FR 'création spaciale', 1955. Tirage argentique. Cachet d'atelier au verso. Monté sous passe-partout. Beschrijving NL 'création spaciale', 1955. Gelatine zilverdruk. Atelierstempel op keerzijde. Gemonteerd onder passe-partout.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Dec. 09, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €200 - €250
Untitled. Gelatine silverprint. Studio stamp on the reverse. Mounted. Description FR Sans titre. Tirage argentique. Cachet d'atelier au verso. Monté sous passe-partout. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Gelatine zilverdruk. Atelierstempel op keerzijde. Gemonteerd onder passe-partout.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Sep. 21, 2021
Willy Kessels, 1898-1974
Est: €800 - €1,400
Willy Kessels, 1898-1974 Dampflok, um 1925, Vintage print Verso zwei Studiostempel, davon einer mit Adresse Brüssel 12,9:18 cm
Schneider-Henn
Jun. 16, 2021
Kessels, Willy: Cactus and sculpture
Est: €400 - €600
Cactus and sculpture. 1934. Vintage gelatin silver print. 22,8 x 16,5 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower left corner; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. - - A few small nicks in edges, otherwise a beautiful print in near excellent condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Jun. 16, 2021
Kessels, Willy: Microphone
Est: €500 - €750
Microphone. 1932. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24,8 x 16,8 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right; photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. Hinge-mounted in mat. - - Willy Kessels attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Gent and then moved to Brussels, where he worked as a sculptor and architectural draftsman in the 1920s. He began his photographic career in 1929, seeing photography as a modern means of representation. Kessels was very active during the 1920s-1930s, and his photo montages, aerial views, angles and use of light illustrate the modern movement of Belgian photography at the time. His attractive nudes also are a large part of his oeuvre. – A rich beautiful print in near excellent condition. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Jun. 12, 2021
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974) - Portrait en buste de Rachel
Est: €150 - €200
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974) - Portrait en buste de Rachel Baes, peintre et dessinatrice apparentée au surréalisme. Photographie originale, cachet sec en bas à gauche. 148 x 98 mm. Cachet sec du photographe en bas à gauche. Placé sous passe-partout.
Alain & Evelyne Morel de Westgaver
Jun. 12, 2021
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974) - Portrait de Joris Van Sever
Est: €300 - €400
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974) - Portrait de Joris Van Severen. 385 x 29O0 mm. Photo originale. Portrait noir et blanc de Joris Van Severen (1894-1940), fondateur du Verdinaso, mouvement nationaliste flamand. Willy Kessels (1898-1974) «[ ... ] Proche de l'avant-garde artistique des années 20 (Marcel Baugniet, Victor Bourgeois, Henry Van de Velde ), il utilise la photographie pour ses recherches personnelles dès 1921. A partir de 1931, il s'y consacre complètement [ ... ]. En 1932, il participe à la Première Internationale de la Photographie au Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. Il y expose aux côtés de Germaine Krull, André Kertesz, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Man Ray [ ... ]. Portraitiste jusqu'en 1960, il poursuit également des recherches sur le nu et crée des images à tendance non-figurative : photogrammes, surimpressions [ ... ]. Biblio. Achiel C. Samoy, «Een levensschets Willy Kessel Kunstfotograaf» (1974). Ex : Répertoire des Photographes de 1839 à nos jours, (p. 419). In : «Pour une histoire de la photographie en Belgique, sous la direction de G. Vercheval, Charleroi, Musée de la Photographie, 1993.
Alain & Evelyne Morel de Westgaver
Jun. 10, 2021
Willy Kessels, 1898-1974
Est: €900 - €1,400
Willy Kessels, 1898-1974 Liegender Akt, Bromsilber, um 1930, Vintage print Verso Studiostempel, Adresse Brüssel 17,1:23,1 cm
Schneider-Henn
Apr. 21, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
'Les Gémeaux', 1922-23. Bronze, grey patina. Imprinted under base. Presumably a cast from the 1960s. Provenance: Brussels, Galerie Minotaure We join: brochure FoMu Description FR 'Les Gémeaux', 1922-23. Epreuve en bronze à patine grise. Cachet de fonderie en bas. Fonte d'edition posthume. Provenance : Bruxelles, Galerie Minotaure Beschrijving NL 'Les Gémeaux', 1922-23. Brons, grijze patina. Gieterijstempel onderaan. Vermoedelijk geut uit de jaren '60. Herkomst: Brussel, Galerie Minotaure
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Apr. 21, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €300 - €400
Standing bearded figure, arms outstretched. Wood, painted. Description FR Personnage barbu debout, les bras étendus. Bois, peint. Beschrijving NL Staand gestileerd figuur, de armen gespreid, in gewaad. Hout, beschilderd. Toeschrijving gebaseerd op voorgaand lot 517.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Apr. 21, 2021
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €800 - €1,000
Mother and child. Metal. Description FR Mère et enfant. Beschrijving NL Moeder met kind in de armen (Madonna?) in traditionele Russische klederdracht. Metaallegering, gepolijst. Toeschrijving gebaseerd op label met naam van de kunstenaar op verso.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Mar. 26, 2021
STUDY OF A NUDE.
Est: €150 - €250
Original photograph, gelatin silver print, b/w, 17 x 12 cm, photographer's stamp on verso, under passe-partout, framed. - Joined: 2 copies of Willy Kessels. Bruxelles 1898-1974. Paris, Galerie Alain Paviot, 1990. (3 pcs)
Arenberg Auctions
Mar. 26, 2021
PORTRET VAN JORIS VAN SEVEREN.
Est: €300 - €400
Originele foto, 38,5 x 29 cm, gesigneerd in de rechter beneden hoek met daar bovenop de naam van de fotograaf in blinddruk, stempel op verso. - Het bekendste zwart-wit portret van de Belgische politicus Joris Van Severen (1894-1940). Van Severen was stichter van het Vlaams-nationalistische en solidaristische Verdinaso. Willy Kessels (1889-1974) was een Belgisch fotograaf en wordt gezien als de belangrijkste vertegenwoordiger van de "modernistische" fotografie die vanaf het einde van de jaren 1920 op de voorgrond trad. In 1935 sloot hij vriendschap met Van Severen en realiseerde hij foto- en filmreportages voor het Verdinaso.
Arenberg Auctions
Mar. 26, 2021
PORTRAIT OF RACHEL BAES.
Est: €150 - €250
Original photograph, silver bromide print, b/w 13,9 x 10 cm, photographer's stamp on verso, under passe-partout, framed. - Portrait of the Belgian surrealist painter Rachel Baes (1912-1983). - Joined: 1. Amnésie, responsabilité et collaboration. Willy Kessels, photographe. Brussels, Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, 1997. - 2. Kunst & Cultuur. Willy Kessels in het P.S.K. Maandblad van het Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, November 1997, 11. (3 pcs)
Arenberg Auctions
Mar. 16, 2021
Willy Kessels, 1898-1974
Est: €1,600 - €2,400
Willy Kessels, 1898-1974 Akt, zwanziger Jahre, Vintage print Verso Studiostempel, Ortsangabe Brüssel 19,5:15,5 cm
Schneider-Henn
Dec. 07, 2020
Willy Kessels, Untitled, 1930s
Est: €1,000 -
RefPho301120 Photographer's stamp on the verso.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Oct. 15, 2020
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €200 - €300
Untitled. Original black and white photo. Framed. Description FR Sans titre. Photo originale en noir et blanc. Encadrée. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Originele zwart-witfoto. In kader.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Oct. 15, 2020
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €200 - €300
Untitled. Original black and white photo. Framed. Description FR Sans titre. Photo originale en noir et blanc. Encadrée. Beschrijving NL Zonder titel. Originele zwart-witfoto. In kader.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Oct. 15, 2020
WILLY KESSELS (1898-1974)
Est: €250 - €350
'Abstraction'. Original vintage silver print. Framed. Description FR 'Abstraction'. Sérigraphie. Encadrée. Beschrijving NL 'Abstraction'. Originele gelatin silver print. In kader.
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Jun. 19, 2020
Willy Kessels, Untitled, 1940/1950s
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
One print with photographer's blindstamp upper left. Each print with photographer's stamp on the verso.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Jun. 10, 2020
Kessels, Willy: Reclining female nude
Est: €400 - €600
Reclining female nude. 1930s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 18 x 24 cm. Photographer's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso. Hinge-mounted in mat. Willy Kessels attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Gent and then moved to Brussels, working there as a sculptor and archtitectural draftsman in the 1920s. He began his photographic career in 1929, seeing photography as a modern means of representation. Kessels was very active during the 1920s-1930s and his photo montages, aerial views, angles and use of light illustrate the modern movement of Belgian photography at the time. His attractive nudes are among his best work. – A rich beautiful print in near excellent condition. - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 29, 2019
Willy Kessels, Projekt Linkeroever, Antwerpen, 1926
Est: €2,000 - €2,500
Signed and titled in ink as well as annotated in an unknown hand in pencil on the verso. Shortly after his appointment as professor at the University of Ghent in 1925, Henry Van de Velde was commissioned to develop an urban design for a representative residential and commercial development on the left bank of the Scheldt in Antwerp. This project, of which only a few perspectives are preserved, was part of an extensive urban expansion concept that included a tunnel for traffic under the river Scheldt. Kessels visualised Van de Velde’s design in this collage, in which he combined a group of people in the foreground with a perspective drawing by the architect in the background.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Nov. 08, 2019
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974). Étude de nu, allongée. Bruxelles, vers 1932.
Est: €300 - €400
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974). Étude de nu, allongée. Bruxelles, vers 1932. Épreuve argentique d’époque, 15,8 x 9 cm.
Marie-Saint Germain
Nov. 08, 2019
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974). Nu debout, dans la nature, vers 1935. Épreuve argentique d’époque,
Est: €400 - €500
Willy KESSELS (1898-1974). Nu debout, dans la nature, vers 1935. Épreuve argentique d’époque, 22,5 x 16 cm, tampon à l’encre au dos, dans un cadre.
Marie-Saint Germain
Oct. 27, 2018
Willy Kessels: Standing Female Nude, 1930s, silver print
Est: $800 - $1,200
Standing Female Nude, 1930s, silver print, photographer's blindstamp on the bottom right recto, Image size: 9.3125˝x4.0625˝; Sheet Size: 9.3125"x4.0625"
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