Paul (1892) Colin Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Paul (1892) Colin Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 25, 2025
Paul Colin (1892-1985) Le Tumulte noir (une pl.), 1929
Est: €300 - €500
Paul Colin (1892-1985) Le Tumulte noir (une pl.), 1929 Lithographie et pochoir sur vélin teinté Signée dans la planche D'une édition à 520 ex. Éditeur Art Succès, Paris 47 x 31 cm (à vue) - encadrée
Millon & Associes
Apr. 25, 2025
Paul Colin (1892-1985) Le Tumulte noir (une pl.), 1929
Est: €300 - €500
Paul Colin (1892-1985) Le Tumulte noir (une pl.), 1929 Lithographie et pochoir sur vélin teinté Signée dans la planche D'une édition à 520 ex. Éditeur Art Succès, Paris 47 x 30 cm (à vue) - encadrée
Millon & Associes
Apr. 24, 2025
PAUL COLIN (1892-1986). LA ROUILLE. 1929. 62¼x46½ inches, 115x118 cm. H. Chachoin, Paris.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PAUL COLIN (1892-1986) LA ROUILLE. 1929. 62¼x46½ inches, 115x118 cm. H. Chachoin, Paris. Condition A-: minor repaired tears, creases and abrasions along vertical and horizontal folds. Reina Sofia p. 37.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 24, 2025
PAUL COLIN (1892-1985). WEEK END CIGARETTES. 1933. 58x36¾ inches, 147¼x93¼ cm. Bedos et Cie, Paris.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PAUL COLIN (1892-1985) WEEK END CIGARETTES. 1933. 58x36¾ inches, 147¼x93¼ cm. Bedos et Cie, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and minor overpainting at edges and in image; creases and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired pin holes in corners; small replaced losses in upper image. Framed. This is one of the most inventive of Paul Colin's commercial posters. Against a grass-green background, suggestive of the leisure implied by the product's name, Colin shows an almost bird's-eye view of three people relaxing and enjoying their cigarettes. The perspective, the colors and the use of the diagonal provide a very striking image. Colin may have been inspired by the similarity the motion of opening a hinged pack of cigarettes has with unfolding a deck chair. Crouse p. 220, Colin 173.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 24, 2025
PAUL COLIN (1892-1986). ANDRÉ RENAUD. 1929. 60x45¾ inches, 152½x116¼ cm. H. Chachoin, Paris.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
PAUL COLIN (1892-1986) ANDRÉ RENAUD. 1929. 60x45¾ inches, 152½x116¼ cm. H. Chachoin, Paris. Condition B: toned; creases, printer's creases and abrasions in margins and image; scratches in lower image; horizontal fold. Paper. Framed. Paul Colin was one of the most important graphic designers of theater and music hall posters during the French Art Deco period. His poster for the Revue Nègre, a one-night event in 1925, made Josephine Baker, jazz and himself the craze of all Paris. Colin went on to design hundreds of posters, stage sets, costumes and cabaret decorations, to the point where his work is inextricably linked to the creativity and exuberance that made the Roaring Twenties unique. He was very fond of the piano as a decorative element and it began appearing in stylized form in some of his earliest posters. In assessing Colin's piano posters, his first, and by far the best, was for Wiener et Doucet in 1925 - a soft, geometrically-balanced poster. In 1927 he took the piano to further Cubist abstraction in an exquisite poster for Lisa Duncan. In 1929 he used this comfortable Cubist approach again for André Renaud, a virtuoso who could play two pianos at the same time. Crouse p. 158, Reina Sofia p. 34, Colin no. 74, The Poster p. 137, Art Deco Graphics p. 99.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 24, 2025
PAUL COLIN (1892-1986). LE BAL FLEURI. 1927. 61¼x46 inches, 155½x116¾ cm. H. Chachoin, Paris.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
PAUL COLIN (1892-1986) LE BAL FLEURI. 1927. 61¼x46 inches, 155½x116¾ cm. H. Chachoin, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and overpainting in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds. During the Roaring Twenties, elegant balls on behalf of charities were frequently organized in Paris to entertain the rich and famous, such as the Bal de la Fourrure, Bal des Bijoux, Bal des Petits Lits Blancs, Bal des Valses and numerous others. Paul Colin, who was at the height of his popularity having recently designed the poster for the Bal Negre (held a few months previously in February at the same fashionable venue, the Theatre des Champs Elysées), was commissioned to design posters for quite a few of these events. Uninspired by the flowers for which this ball was named, Colin produced a dynamic, Art Deco image in which elegant couples are dancing. The diagonals formed by their legs and the flash of magenta dresses lend a fluid, eye-catching appeal to the crowded dance floor. Unlike posters for performers, these balls were one-night events, so far fewer posters would have been printed. Crouse p. 156, Colin 117.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 23, 2025
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre"
Est: $80 - $100
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre". Poster Reprint. 27 x 38. Very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Mar. 26, 2025
PAUL COLIN (1892-1985) - 'Untitled'
Est: €450 - €600
Silkscreen on paper, framed. Signed. Traces of humidity. Dim.: 65x48cm.
Marques dos Santos
Mar. 23, 2025
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre"
Est: $80 - $100
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre". Poster Reprint. 27 x 38. Very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Mar. 22, 2025
Cie. Gle. Transatlantique French Line Lithograph Poster, Paul Colin (French, 1892-1985)
Est: $300 - $500
Cie. Gle. Transatlantique French Line Lithograph Poster, Paul Colin (French, 1892-1985) 46 x 32 inches
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Mar. 22, 2025
Colin, Paul (1892 Nancy - Nogent-sur-Marne 1985)
Est: €150 - €180
Acht Blätter mit kuriosen Darstellungen aus der Serie "Le Tumulte Noir". Mit Schablone überarbeitete Lithographien (gebräunt, teils Lichtschäden, Randmängel wie Einrisse), gedruckte Sign. Aus dem Jahr 1927 bzw. 1929. 46x 30 cm. PP., aufwendige Rahmung (Kratzer).
Dannenberg
Mar. 20, 2025
COLIN, Paul (1892 - 1985). Au Temps Des Ballets Russes. 195...
Est: $800 - $1,000
COLIN, Paul (1892 - 1985). Au Temps Des Ballets Russes. 1952. Lithograph in colors. Abstract image of a ballet dancer striking a balanced pose. 26 x 17”. Linen backed. Small repaired tears to edges; some scuffing to lower right quadrant. B+.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Mar. 20, 2025
COLIN, Paul (1892 – 1985). Paris / Exposition Universelle. ...
Est: $250 - $400
COLIN, Paul (1892 – 1985). Paris / Exposition Universelle. 1937. Paris: J. Simon. Color lithograph poster advertising the 1937 International Exposition. Small version. 13 ¼ x 9 ¾”. Linen backed. A.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Mar. 06, 2025
PAUL COLIN 1892-1985 Secours Populaire Français / Souscrivez pour l'Espagne Republicaine 1946
Est: €125 - €150
Litografia a colori, Imp. CurialArchereau, Paris. Qualità: B=. 60,00 x 40,00 cm - Color lithograph, Imp. CurialArchereau, Paris. Condition: B=. 23.62 x 15.75 in.
Aste Bolaffi
Mar. 05, 2025
Paul Colin, Tumulte Noir / Pierre original signed drawing
Est: $1,700 - $2,000
Paul Colin Tumulte Noir / Pierre original signed drawing c. 1929 graphite, watercolor, ink 18.75 h x 12.5 w in (48 x 32 cm) Although we're not sure who this Pierre is, Colin clearly found him important enough to display him as a sculpture in profile, creating a relic of the 1920s Jazz Age preserved for all time. This image is part of Colin's Tumulte Noir portfolio. Signed near lower edge 'Paul Colin'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 05, 2025
Paul Colin, Le Tumulte Noir portfolio
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
Paul Colin Le Tumulte Noir portfolio 1929 lithograph with color pochoir additions 18.75 h x 12.5 w in (48 x 32 cm) This portfolio was published at the height of "the Black Craze" in Paris, a period of several years during which black dancers and jazz musicians enjoyed great popularity. It all started in 1925 when the troupe then playing at the Plantation Club in New York City's Harlem neighborhood was brought to Paris, and lead dancer Josephine Baker introduced the French to that new sensation: the Charleston. Colin, who was in on the whole thing from the beginning, collected the sketches he made of her and of other black performers who followed; these forty-eight plates, published in a limited edition of 500, are the result. The images were drawn directly on the stone by Colin at the Chachoin plant in Paris and then stencil-colored (the term for this technique is pochoir). Pulsating with color and movement, the portfolio contains the very best of Colin's lithographic work. This is the complete portfolio. Literature: Colin Affichiste, p. 40-53; PAI-XCII, 189 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 05, 2025
Paul Colin, Jane Marnac / Au Temps des Valses
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Paul Colin Jane Marnac / Au Temps des Valses 1930 43.25 h x 31.375 w in (110 x 80 cm) "She has been called the most Parisian of all stage stars and in her 90 active years (1886-1976) Jane Marnac played hundreds of roles in the theater and sang in numerous operettas. Colin met her at the Apollo, where he was kept busy with decors, programs, advertisements and posters. It was there she created the French version of the celebrated 'Trial of Mary Dugan,' and, in 1930, starred in the Noel Coward operetta, 'Waltz Time'" (Colin, p. 9). This is the rare, larger format variant of the design. Imp. H. Chachoin, Paris Literature: (all var): Colin, 52; Colin Affichiste, 15; PAI-LXIX, 324 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 05, 2025
Paul Colin, Vichy
Est: $1,700 - $2,000
Paul Colin Vichy 1948 62.625 h x 46.625 w in (159 x 118 cm) Colin brings us the "water cycle," Vichy-style: during lunch at work, at the cafe, or simply relaxing at home. It's a fascinating visual style, as well, for Colin: a slow metamorphosis from Modernism into mid-century aesthetics following the war. Imp. Bedos, Paris Literature: Colin, 106; PAI-XCIII, 223 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 05, 2025
Paul Colin, Tabarin
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Paul Colin Tabarin 1928 23.125 h x 15.375 w in (59 x 39 cm) The Bal Tabarin opened its doors in 1904, and became home to the cancan, then later the Charleston, and then whatever the latest dance craze was. From the outside it looked like the entrance to a tomb, but inside it was hot and, as the magazine Candide put it: "The star of the Tabarin, that's woman" (March 4, 1937). Colin expresses this idea graphically with one of his favorite techniques, a multiple exposure portraying the history of dance at the Tabarin: Jane Avril does the cancan, La Argentina swishes her flamenco skirt, and Josephine Baker struts toward us doing the Charleston. This is the smaller format. Literature: Colin, 25 (var); Colin Affichiste, 172; Timeless Images, 91; Weill, 365; Art Deco, p. 101; PAI-LXXXVIII, 294 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 05, 2025
Paul Colin, Tumulte Noir / Le Cabanon original signed drawing
Est: $10,000 - $12,000
Paul Colin Tumulte Noir / Le Cabanon original signed drawing Signed and titled to lower corners 'le cabanon Paul Colin'. 1929 watercolor and ink on paper 18.75 h x 11.75 w in (48 x 30 cm) This print was part of Colin's prolific portfolio, Le Tumulte Noir, which chronicled Parisian nightlife and especially its Black performers who rose to fame during the late 1920s. Here, a waiter awaits our arrival to this live jazz performance. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 05, 2025
Paul Colin, Gham-Bo
Est: $700 - $900
Paul Colin Gham-Bo c. 1930 22.125 h x 14.75 w in (56 x 37 cm) This is one of Colin's most bizarre designs in that no historian can agree on what exactly it is advertising. Some sources have claimed that it was created to promote a magician's trick. Arrington, Paris Literature: PAI-LXIX, 334 This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 05, 2025
Paul Colin, A Nous la Liberte
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Paul Colin A Nous la Liberte 93.25 h x 124.25 w in (237 x 316 cm) "In Rene Clair's brilliant and lighthearted satire of social protest, 'A Nous La Liberte,' Raymond Cordy and Henri Marchand are cell mates who separate during an escape attempt. One becomes an industrialist whose mass-production methods closely parallel the dehumanizing prison routine, while the other remains a free soul. Their reunon some years later results in Cordy abandoning his wealth and joining Marchand on the open road. It was one of the most influential films of the early sound era and pioneered the functional, integrated use of music. It served as inspiration for Charlie Chaplin's 'Modern Times.' And it produced a Colin poster which simply but effectively captured the free spirit and human impulse which Rene Clair sought to convey in his film" (Colin, p. 9). Literature: Colin, 38 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 01, 2025
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre"
Est: $80 - $100
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre". Poster Reprint. 27 x 38. Very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Feb. 22, 2025
PAUL COLIN, FEMMES, GALERIE DROUANT-DAVID, LITHOGRAPH POSTER
Est: $400 - $500
Artist: Paul Colin, French (1892 - 1985) Title: Femmes, Galerie Drouant-David Year: 1953 Medium: Lithograph Poster Size: 24.5 x 16.5 in. (62.23 x 41.91 cm) Printer: Mourlot, Paris
RoGallery
Feb. 20, 2025
PAUL COLIN FIGURAL ABSTRACT PASTEL ON PAPER
Est: $700 - $900
Paul Colin (French, 1892-1985). Untitled - Figural Abstract, pastel on paper, signed to LR. Framed. Provenance: Private Collection, Atlanta, GA. Approximate dimensions: paper h. 18.75", w. 14"; frame h. 37.75", w. 32", d. 2".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Feb. 09, 2025
PAUL COLIN Exposition des Techniques Americaines Framed Poster Print
Est: $200 - $300
24" x 19.75" x 1". This piece has not been inspected out of frame.
Rivich Auction
Feb. 08, 2025
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre"
Est: $80 - $100
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre". Poster Reprint. 27 x 38. Very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Feb. 06, 2025
Original Vintage 1950s/60s PAUL COLIN Art Poster AMOUR
Est: $300 - $400
Colin, Paul 1892 - 1986 Les Amours d´Eve Lithograph ca. 1958 47.2 x 31.1 in. (120 x 79 cm) Printer: Condition Details: (A-) tiny margin tears, minor foxing at the edges#France #Theater #Art #Snake #Nude
PosterConnection Inc.
Feb. 06, 2025
Original Vintage 1950s PAUL COLIN Poster Electricity
Est: $500 - $600
Colin, Paul 1892 - 1986 Emprunt pour la construction des grands barrages Offset ca. 1955 31.1 x 23.2 in. (79 x 59 cm) Printer: Condition Details: (B+/A-) on linen, small edge tears and minor staining, tiny losses at the top edge and at the lower right edge#France #Technology #Electricity #Power Plants
PosterConnection Inc.
Feb. 06, 2025
Original Vintage Poster for Zenith Watch Company by Paul Colin c1950
Est: $800 - $1,200
Zenith Watch Company traces its history to 1843, making it one of the oldest Swiss watch manufacturers. Zenith is best known for the high beat El Primero movement - revolutionary when first created, and still powering some of the finest watches ever produced. Zenith has received over 1500 first prizes from observatories for the precision of its timepieces. The poster was created in the 1950's by the noted French artist, Paul Colin (1892-1985). Made famous in 1925 by his poster for the Revue Negre, which helped to launch the career of Josephine Baker (who became his mistress), Paul Colin worked for over forty years in the theatre, creating not only posters but also numerous sets and costumes. Very Art deco at the outset, (his Le Tumulte noir is a masterpiece of the genre), his style quickly became highly personal and impossible to categorize: the synthetic accuracy of his portraits, the evocative force of his posters for grand causes so marked him as a master of visual communication that his work today remains relevant and fresh. A student of Eugene Vallin and of Victor Prouve, he is considered a master of the modern school of poster art. He is the author of over 1400 posters and many theatrical sets and costume designs. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed, and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.
The Ross Art Group, Inc
Feb. 05, 2025
Paul Colin (1892-1985) Cie. Gle. Transatlantique French Line. Atlantique - Pacifique - Méditerranée
Est: £200 - £300
Paul Colin (1892-1985) Cie. Gle. Transatlantique French Line. Atlantique - Pacifique - Méditerranée Lithograph printed in colours, circa 1950, published by Editions Transatlantique, Paris, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 1000 x 610mm (39 3/8 x 24in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 01, 2025
Poster by Paul Colin - Movie: Georges Vitray end Catherine Fonteney in "La Tendr Ennemie"
Est: €500 - €700
Movie: Georges Vitray end Catherine Fonteney in "La Tendr Ennemie" - 161x230, 1937, pr. Delattre, Paris, on linen, 2 sheet, wooden strips, large by Paul Colin (1892-1986)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Feb. 01, 2025
Poster by Paul Colin - Dunlop (tires)
Est: €300 - €500
Dunlop (tires) - 80x120, ca. 1940 by Paul Colin (1892-1986)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Feb. 01, 2025
Poster by Paul Colin - Cie. Gle. Transatlantique French Line
Est: €320 - €440
Cie. Gle. Transatlantique French Line - 61x,5x100, ca. 1950, (litho), on linen by Paul Colin (1892-1986)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Feb. 01, 2025
Poster by Paul Colin - Exposition Paul Colin
Est: €50 - €100
Exposition Paul Colin - 41x60, 1951, on japan by Paul Colin (1892-1986)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jan. 25, 2025
PAUL COLIN, PARIS, LITHOGRAPH POSTER
Est: $1,350 - $1,850
Artist: Paul Colin, French (1892 - 1985) Title: Paris Year: circa 1950 Medium: Lithograph Poster Size: 41 in. x 25.5 in. (104.14 cm x 64.77 cm)
RoGallery
Jan. 19, 2025
TABLEAU "NU EN ROUGE" de Paul COLIN (1892-1985) Huile sur toile, signée en
Est: €500 - €700
TABLEAU "NU EN ROUGE" de Paul COLIN (1892-1985) Huile sur toile, signée en bas à gauche Dim : 73 x 50 cm Petites rayures
Paris Oise Enchères
Jan. 18, 2025
Josephine Baker Poster "Bal Negre" at Theater of the Champs Elysees Paris by Paul Colin
Est: $200 - $300
Josephine Baker Poster "Bal Negre" at Theater of the Champs Elysees Paris by Paul Colin. Josephine Baker (American 1906-1975) was considered to be the first black superstar. Paul Colin (French 1892-1985) was a master illustrator of decorative arts posters and one of France's greatest poster artists. He became famous for his poster for the Revue Negre which helped launch Josephine Baker's career. Overall Size: 49 x 38 1/2 in. Sight Size: 43 x 32 1/4 in. #4990
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jan. 18, 2025
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre"
Est: $80 - $100
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre". Poster Reprint. 27 x 38. Very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Jan. 14, 2025
Paul Colin, Transatlantique French Line Poster
Est: $300 - $600
DESCRIPTION: Paul Colin (French, 1892â1985). Transatlantique French Line. Circa 1952. France: Editions Transatlantique. Lithograph poster of a cruise liner sailing the open ocean with the French flag as the backdrop. Linen backed. CIRCA: 1952 ORIGIN: France DIMENSIONS: H: 43" L: 28" CONDITION: Good condition Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of our specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the ask question button or send us an email.
Akiba Galleries
Dec. 29, 2024
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre"
Est: $80 - $100
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre". Poster Reprint. 27 x 38. Very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Dec. 28, 2024
Paul Colin "French Line" Travel Poster, Framed.
Est: $200 - $400
The poster reads, "D'apres Paul Colin" in the lower right corner. The bottom text reads, "Your gay entree to England and France". The poster is protected under glass, and housed in a metal frame. There is some slight waviness, most notably across the middle. There are also some small tape marks, wrinkles, and a small scratch along the top. The frame dimensions are 30 1/4" x 24 1/4" x 1 1/8". In-house shipping is available. Please see our website regarding in-house shipping procedures.
Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
Dec. 18, 2024
PAUL COLIN (Nancy, 1892 - Nogent-sur-Marne, 1985) "Three caricature"
Est: €450 - €500
PAUL COLIN (Nancy, 1892 - Nogent-sur-Marne, 1985) "Three caricature" Gouache on paper Two signed 45 x 30 cm 450 - 500 €
Bayeu Subastas
Dec. 15, 2024
Bagnoles de l'Orne
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Bagnoles de l'Orne Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen COLIN PAUL Chaix Paris T.B.E. A -
Maison de Ventes Good
Dec. 15, 2024
Vichy Mai Octobre
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Vichy Mai Octobre Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen COLIN PAUL R. L. Dupuy Paris T.B.E. A -
Maison de Ventes Good
Dec. 14, 2024
Aerolineas Argentinas Vers L'Amérique du Sud par Douglas DC 6
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Aerolineas Argentinas Vers L'Amérique du Sud par Douglas DC 6 Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen Bedos & Cie Paris COLIN PAUL T.B.E. A +
Maison de Ventes Good
Dec. 14, 2024
Air Orient Europe. Orient. Extrême-Orient. Service hebdomadaire Très Rare
Est: €12,000 - €24,000
Air Orient Europe. Orient. Extrême-Orient. Service hebdomadaire Très Rare Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen France Affiches Paris COLIN PAUL T.B.E. A -
Maison de Ventes Good
Dec. 11, 2024
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre"
Est: $80 - $100
Paul Colin - "Bal Negre". Poster Reprint. 27 x 38. Very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.