Celso Lagar Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Celso Lagar Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 12, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO, (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Harlequin". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Signed on the back.
Est: €15,000 - €18,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO, (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Harlequin". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Signed on the back. Measurements: 93 x 60 cm; 108.50 x 78 cm (frame). Celso Lagar's artistic imaginary involved a wide iconography. One of his best known series was the circus scenes, a very fashionable theme at the beginning of the 20th century, which became a key motif in Celso Lagar's painting. Previously, great masters such as Edgar Degás, George Seurat or Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, turned their attention to this eccentric spectacle, immortalizing in their canvases the bohemian and free life, far from social conventions, that surrounded the world of the circus. Directly influenced by Pablo Picasso's cubism, Lagar's language is reminiscent of fauvist and even Goyaesque styles, although his formal moderation, beyond the School of Paris, places him within a progressive modernity, rather than within a strict avant-garde. In the work that concerns us, "Porto du Cirque Medrano", Lagar pours melancholy and sweetness in equal parts. We find ourselves in front of a full-length portrait of a clown from the Cirque Medrano in Paris, a meeting place for artists such as Picasso and Braque in the Montmartre district, who looks directly at the viewer, in an interior crowded with the props of the show. The palette of colors used, sober but daring, denotes Lagar's pictorial skill. Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussion he expected, since the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 11, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Landscape with cattle", c.1915
Est: €12,000 - €16,000
"Landscape with cattle", c.1915 Oil on canvas Signed in the lower left corner. Certificate from the Lagar Archives included Provenance: -Private collection, Paris Dimensions: 65 x 73 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 11, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Planist still life", 1918
Est: €3,300 - €4,400
Oil on panel Signed in the upper left corner. Work registered in the Lagar Archives Bibliography: -Isabel Garcia Garcia “Celso Lagar”, Fundacion Mapfre, Madrid, 2008, rep. "Celso Lagar and planism", Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, 1998 Dimensions: 32.5 x 24.5 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 10, 2024
Celso Lagar. Honfleur Port
Est: -
Ink and pencil on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Dated (47) in the lower left corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 10, 2024
Celso Lagar. Bullfighting Lance
Est: -
Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. With restorations. Provenance: - Bayeux Enchères, France. - Private collection.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 10, 2024
Celso Lagar. On the track
Est: -
Ink drawing on paper. Signed with a stamp in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Nov. 12, 2024
CELSO LAGAR (SPANISH, 1891-1966)
Est: £400 - £600
CELSO LAGAR (SPANISH, 1891-1966) CELSO LAGAR (SPANISH, 1891-1966) The Circus signed 'Lagar' (upper right), further inscribed 'Largar, Kalman' (on reverse of the mount) watercolour and gouache on paper 48 x 61 cm. (18 7/8 x 24 in.)
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 07, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Female nude with her back turned". Charcoal drawing on paper. With testamentary stamp in the lower right area. It presents faults and wrinkles in the paper.
Est: €200 - €225
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Female nude with her back turned". Charcoal drawing on paper. With testamentary stamp in the lower right area. It presents faults and wrinkles in the paper. Measurements: 42 x 28 cm; 55 x 40 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture, under the guidance of Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct periods, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods was that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, where he came into contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage ended when he was forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which would later serve as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar was already a consolidated artist, and he settled definitively in Paris. He had regular exhibitions in the best Parisian galleries such as Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, and Druet. His style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. The outbreak of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris where he did not obtain the repercussion he expected, since the collecting public demanded new contents. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression, and he was hospitalized in a psychiatric center. He stopped painting for good and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Today Lagar's work is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts Museums of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), Zborowski (Paris) and Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Oct. 30, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Bullfighti...
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CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Bullfighting Gouache, ink and wash on paper Stamped signature Measurements 40 x 32 cm
Subastas Segre
Oct. 28, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Clown in the circus", 1952
Est: €9,000 - €12,000
Oil on canvas Signed and dated in the lower right corner. On the back, label from the Crane Kalman gallery in London Work included in the Lagar Archive Provenance: -Crane Kalman Gallery, London -Acquired in 1984 by Mrs. Sladek -Private collection, Switzerland -Piguet, Hôtel des ventes, Geneva, September 2023, lot 27 -Private collection, Valencia Measurements: 55 x 38.5 cm
Ansorena
Oct. 22, 2024
Celso Lagar. at the fountain
Est: -
Watercolor on paper. Signed with a stamp in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 15, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Harlequin". Oil on board. Signed in the lower margin. Work certified by Narciso Alba.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Harlequin". Oil on board. Signed in the lower margin. Work certified by Narciso Alba. Measurements: 18,5 x 16 cm; 41 x 38 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 23, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Port of Honfleur"
Est: €9,000 - €12,000
Oil on panel Signed in the lower right corner. Work included in the Lagar archive Measurements: 31 x 41 cm
Ansorena
Jul. 02, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Bullf...
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CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Bullfighting Gouache, ink and wash on paper Stamped signature Measurements 40 x 32 cm
Subastas Segre
Jun. 25, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Harlequin". Oil on board. Signed in the lower margin. Work certified by Narciso Alba.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Harlequin". Oil on board. Signed in the lower margin. Work certified by Narciso Alba. Measurements: 18,5 x 16 cm; 41 x 38 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 25, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Procession". Oil on panel. Signed in the lower margin. Work certified by Narciso Alba.
Est: €3,500 - €4,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Procession". Oil on panel. Signed in the lower margin. Work certified by Narciso Alba. Measurements: 18,5 x 16 cm; 41 x 38 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 24, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Fairgoers in front of roulottes"
Est: €12,000 - €16,000
Oil on canvas Signed in the lower right corner Work included in the Lagar Archive Measurements: 46 x 38 cm
Ansorena
Jun. 24, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Fairground workers on strike", 1951
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Oil on canvas Signed in the lower right corner. On the back signed, dated and titled Work included in the Lagar Archive Measurements: 29 x 41 cm
Ansorena
Jun. 24, 2024
CELSO LAGAR CIUDAD RODRIGO (SALA (1891) / SEVILLA (1966) "Still life"
Est: €2,400 - €3,200
Oil on cardboard Signed in the lower right corner. Work included in the Lagar Archive Measurements: 24 x 33 cm
Ansorena
Jun. 19, 2024
Celso Lagar 1891–1966
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
Celso Lagar 1891–1966 Nature morte aux bouquet et pommes, 1915 Öl auf Leinwand unten rechts signiert und datiert Lagar 915 65 x 53,5 cm
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
Jun. 18, 2024
CELSO LAGAR (1891-1966)
Est: €800 - €1,200
CELSO LAGAR (1891-1966) LES CLOWNS DU CIRQUE Gouache et crayon sur carton Signé en bas à droite Gouache and pencil on cardboard; signed lower right 32,5 X 47 CM • 12 3/4 X 18 1/2 IN.
Tajan
Jun. 11, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). ‘Dancer’, ca. 1940. Oil on panel. Certificate of authenticity attached. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). ‘Dancer’, ca. 1940. Oil on panel. Certificate of authenticity attached. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 32 x 20 cm; 45 x 34 cm (frame).
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 11, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). ‘Dancer’, ca. 1940. Oil on panel. Certificate of authenticity attached. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). ‘Dancer’, ca. 1940. Oil on panel. Certificate of authenticity attached. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 32 x 20 cm; 45 x 34 cm (frame).
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 11, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Clown in the circus", 1952. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. With original label on the back of CRANE KALMAN GALLERY of London.
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Clown in the circus", 1952. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. With original label on the back of CRANE KALMAN GALLERY of London. Measurements: 55 x 38.5 cm; 70 x 53 cm (frame). Celso Lagar's artistic imaginary involved a wide iconography. One of his best known series was the circus scenes, a very fashionable theme in the early twentieth century, became a key motif in Celso Lagar's painting. Previously, great masters such as Edgar Degás, George Seurat or Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, turned their attention to this eccentric spectacle, immortalizing in their canvases the bohemian and free life, far from social conventions, that surrounded the world of the circus. Directly influenced by Pablo Picasso's cubism, Lagar's language is reminiscent of fauvist and even Goyaesque styles, although his formal moderation, beyond the School of Paris, places him within a progressive modernity, rather than within a strict avant-garde. In the work that concerns us, "Porto du Cirque Medrano", Lagar pours melancholy and sweetness in equal parts. We find ourselves in front of a full-length portrait of a clown from the Cirque Medrano in Paris, a meeting place for artists such as Picasso and Braque in the Montmartre district, who looks directly at the viewer, in an interior crowded with the props of the show. The palette of colors used, sober but daring, denotes Lagar's pictorial skill. Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric center. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid). With original label on the back from CRANE KALMAN GALLERY of London.
Setdart Auction House
May. 23, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Tibidabo", 1921. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Size: 53 x 65 cm; 74 x 85 cm (frame).
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Tibidabo", 1921. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Size: 53 x 65 cm; 74 x 85 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He will develop a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Apr. 10, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Gypsy"
Est: €2,700 - €3,600
Oil on canvas Signed in the lower right corner. It could be provided at the request of the certified buyer of the Lagar Archive Measurements: 27 x 21.5 cm
Ansorena
Apr. 07, 2024
LAGAR Celso 1891-1966 : Fleurs dans un vase. Huile…
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
LAGAR Celso 1891-1966 : Fleurs dans un vase. Huile sur toile SBD 65x50 cm
Chaville Enchères
Mar. 26, 2024
Celso Lagar Arroyo (1891-1966), Three clowns, Oil on canvas, Sight: 7" H x 10.25" W
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Celso Lagar Arroyo (1891-1966) Three clowns Oil on canvas Signed lower right: Lagar
John Moran Auctioneers
Mar. 18, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Studies, Paris", 1912. Ink on paper. It shows tears in the paper and damages in the frame. We are grateful for the help in cataloguing to the Celso Lagar Archive.
Est: €300 - €350
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Studies, Paris", 1912. Ink on paper. It shows tears in the paper and damages in the frame. We are grateful for the help in cataloguing to the Celso Lagar Archive. Certificate of authenticity issued by the Celso Lagar Archive can be issued at the buyer's expense. Both sides of the paper are painted. It has the artist's Atelier stamp on both sides. Measurements: 31 x 24 cm; 52 x 44 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 18, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). Untitled. Pencil on paper. We are grateful for the help in cataloguing to the Celso Lagar Archive.
Est: €300 - €350
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). Untitled. Pencil on paper. We are grateful for the help in cataloguing to the Celso Lagar Archive. Certificate of authenticity issued by the Celso Lagar Archive can be issued at the buyer's expense. Presents stamp of the artist's Atelier. Measurements: 31 x 20,5 cm; 55 x 44 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 18, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). Untitled. Ink on paper. We are grateful for the help in cataloguing to the Celso Lagar Archive
Est: €300 - €350
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). Untitled. Ink on paper. We are grateful for the help in cataloguing to the Celso Lagar Archive. Certificate of authenticity issued by the Celso Lagar Archive can be issued at the buyer's expense. Presents stamp of the artist's Atelier. Measurements: 32 x 22 cm; 53 x 45 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 18, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Puerto de mar nevado", c. 1940. Oil on hard cardboard. We are grateful for the help in cataloguing to the Celso Lagar Archive
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Puerto de mar nevado", c. 1940. Oil on hard cardboard. We are grateful for the help in cataloguing to the Celso Lagar Archive. Certificate of authenticity issued by the Celso Lagar Archive can be issued at the buyer's expense. It has the stamp of the author's Atelier on the back. Measurements: 35 x 27 cm; 55 x 47 cm (frame). Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 12, 2024
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Clown in the circus", 1952. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. With original label on the back of CRANE KALMAN GALLERY of London.
Est: €12,000 - €15,000
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Clown in the circus", 1952. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. With original label on the back of CRANE KALMAN GALLERY of London. Measurements: 55 x 38.5 cm; 70 x 53 cm (frame). Celso Lagar's artistic imaginary involved a wide iconography. One of his best known series was the circus scenes, a very fashionable theme in the early twentieth century, became a key motif in Celso Lagar's painting. Previously, great masters such as Edgar Degás, George Seurat or Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, turned their attention to this eccentric spectacle, immortalizing in their canvases the bohemian and free life, far from social conventions, that surrounded the world of the circus. Directly influenced by Pablo Picasso's cubism, Lagar's language is reminiscent of fauvist and even Goyaesque styles, although his formal moderation, beyond the School of Paris, places him within a progressive modernity, rather than within a strict avant-garde. In the work that concerns us, "Porto du Cirque Medrano", Lagar pours melancholy and sweetness in equal parts. We find ourselves in front of a full-length portrait of a clown from the Cirque Medrano in Paris, a meeting place for artists such as Picasso and Braque in the Montmartre district, who looks directly at the viewer, in an interior crowded with the props of the show. The palette of colors used, sober but daring, denotes Lagar's pictorial skill. Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid. His teacher advised him to travel to Paris to complete his studies and, after spending a year in Barcelona, he traveled to the French capital for the first time in 1911. Lagar's career, both personally and artistically, can be divided into four distinct stages, marked by the two World Wars. The first of these periods is that of apprenticeship, in Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, in contact with artists such as Amadeo Modigliani. This stage comes to an end when he is forced to leave Paris at the outbreak of the Great War. He settled in Barcelona but held several exhibitions in the French capital, which served as a letter of introduction upon his return to the city after the war, in 1919. By then Lagar is already a consolidated artist, and settles definitively in Paris. He regularly exhibited in the best Parisian galleries (Berthe Weil, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant, Druet), his style reached its personal maturity and he devoted himself fully to painting, leaving sculpture behind. He developed a painting focused on very specific themes: still lifes, Spanish themes, landscapes and circus scenes. After the period of avant-garde influences (cubist, fauvist, etc.), Lagar reached his own style, marked by the influences of Goya and Picasso. Gradually his palette cools down, but his favorite themes remain the same, and his recognition by the public and critics increases. The beginning of World War II marked the end of Lagar's golden age. He emigrated to the French Pyrenees, and his return to the recently liberated city of Paris did not have the repercussions he had hoped for, as the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. After his wife fell ill in 1956, Lagar fell into a deep depression and was admitted to a psychiatric center. He definitively stopped painting and in 1964 he returned to Spain, spending his last years at his sister's house in Seville. Lagar is represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Fine Arts of La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur (France) and in prestigious collections such as Crane Kallman (London), the Zborowski (Paris) or the Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 09, 2024
Celso LAGAR (1891-1966) Femme assise Huile sur panneau d' Isorel, signé en bas à droite (porte une signature non déchiffrable)
Est: €50 - €100
Celso LAGAR (1891-1966) Femme assise Huile sur panneau d' Isorel, signé en bas à droite (porte une signature non déchiffrable) h: 75,50 w: 45,50 cm Estimation 50 - 100 €
Artcurial
Feb. 06, 2024
CELSO LAGAR (1891-1966)
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
CELSO LAGAR (1891-1966) LEÇON DE FLAMENCO Huile sur toile Signée en bas à droite Oil on canvas; signed lower right 38 X 46 CM • 15 X 18 1/8 IN.
Tajan
Jan. 24, 2024
Celso Lagar. male study
Est: -
Pencil drawing on paper. With author's seal in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jan. 23, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Les Musiciens"
Est: €25,500 - €34,000
Oil on canvas Signed in the lower right corner, on the back signed, located and dated Measurements: 60.5 x 73 cm
Ansorena
Jan. 23, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Fairgoers in front of roulottes"
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Oil on canvas Signed in the lower right corner Measurements: 46 x 38 cm
Ansorena
Jan. 23, 2024
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Port of Honfleur"
Est: €10,500 - €14,000
Oil on panel Signed in the lower right corner Measurements: 31 x 41 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 27, 2023
Celso Lagar. at the fountain
Est: -
Watercolor on paper. Signed with a stamp in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 20, 2023
CELSO LAGAR. “Eve”. (d)
Est: €280 - €320
Watery ink on paper Signed and titled 30.2x16 cm.
Balclis
Dec. 19, 2023
CELSO LAGAR (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) "Village landscape"
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
CELSO LAGAR (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) "Village landscape" Tempera on paper Signed with stamp 37 x 26 cm 1.200 - 1.500 €
Bayeu Subastas
Dec. 12, 2023
CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Circus. c. 1934 Oil on cardboard Si
Est: -
CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Circus. c. 1934 Oil on cardboard Signed Measurements 33 x 24.5 cm Work included in the Celso Lagar Archive.
Subastas Segre
Nov. 06, 2023
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Nature mort aux raisins"
Est: €1,800 - €2,400
Watercolor on paper Signed in the lower right corner Provenance: -Private collection, Madrid -Hotel des ventes de Bayeux, France -Vente de Crait Muller Measurements: 25 x 30cm
Ansorena
Oct. 24, 2023
CELSO LAGAR - The Maja and the Clown
Est: -
CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 The maja and the clown. c. 1938 Gouache on cardboard Signed Measurements 21.5 x 16 cm Work included in the Celso Lagar Archive Nº170 (document attached)
Subastas Segre
Oct. 18, 2023
Celso Lagar (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891- Seville, 1966) "Naked Model"
Est: €100 - €150
Celso Lagar (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891- Seville, 1966) "Naked Model" Sanguine Signed 32 x 22 cm 100 - 150 €
Greco Subastas
Sep. 28, 2023
Celso Lagar. male study
Est: -
Pencil drawing on paper. With author's stamp in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Sep. 27, 2023
Celso Lagar. Spanish Clowns
Est: -
Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Handwritten note on the back. Exhibitions: - Salon des Vrais Indépendants. Paris, 1928. No. 123 (Note on back). Provenance: - Private collection. After collaborating in important group exhibitions such as the one mentioned above, in 1928, sponsored by Max Jacob, he achieved resounding success at the Zborowski gallery, where he presented a series of paintings, all of them related to the world of the circus.
Duran Arte y Subastas