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

Sep. 15, 2026
CELSO LAGAR - Standing Nude
Est: -
CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Standing Nude Ink on paper Stamped signature Dimensions 30.5 x 19.5 cm
Subastas Segre
Sep. 15, 2026
CELSO LAGAR - Landscape
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CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Landscape Gouache and colored pencil on paper Stamped signature Dimensions 26 x 36 cm
Subastas Segre
Jul. 21, 2026
Celso Lagar at the fountain
Est: -
Acuarela sobre papel. Firmada con tampón en el ángulo inferior derecho.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jul. 15, 2026
LAGAR, CELSO
Est: -
(1891-1966). "Cat". Oil on canvas, signed. Certificate by Mr Narciso Alba of Perpignan. Measurements: 44 x 55.5 cm.
Bonanova Subastas
Jun. 29, 2026
CELSO LAGAR (Ciudad Rodrigo 1891-Seville 1966)
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
CELSO LAGAR (Ciudad Rodrigo 1891-Seville 1966) "Still Life with Fruit and Ceramics" Gouache on paper Signed Dimensions: 17.5 x 26 cm. Work confirmed by the Lagar Archive and registered in the Celso Lagar Catalogue Raisonné, Salamanca
Fernando Duran
Jun. 24, 2026
Celso Lagar. Luck of the lances
Est: -
Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Missing in the lower left corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jun. 16, 2026
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Bullfighting pass"
Est: €400 - €600
Colored lithograph on paper Signed with the artist's stamp in the lower right corner Measurements: 32.5 x 45 cm
Ansorena
Jun. 16, 2026
CELSO LAGAR (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Female nude", ca. 1910. Grease pencil and charcoal on paper. Signed on the lower right.
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
CELSO LAGAR (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Female nude", ca. 1910. Grease pencil and charcoal on paper. Signed on the lower right. Measurements: 36 × 24 cm; 63 × 50 cm (frame). This drawing corresponds to an early stage of Celso Lagar. The work presents a seated female figure, treated with a soft and enveloping line, in which the artist gives priority to the study of the body, the posture and the internal rhythm of the composition. Lagar defines the anatomy through light, barely insinuated strokes that model the volume without resorting to a descriptive finish. The figure is suspended over the neutral background, concentrating attention on the collected pose, the twist of the torso and the delicacy of the face. Celso Lagar began his training in the field of sculpture with Miguel Blay in Madrid, before moving to Barcelona and, in 1911, to Paris, where he came into contact with the avant-garde environment and artists such as Amedeo Modigliani. He exhibited in prominent Parisian galleries such as Berthe Weill, Percier, Zborowski, Barreiro, Brouant and Druet, achieving notable public and critical recognition. His work is represented in the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Madrid, the Museo Art Nouveau y Art Déco Casa Lis, the Museo Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Petit Palais in Geneva, the Museums of Fine Arts in La Rochelle, Castres and Honfleur, as well as in collections such as Crane Kallman, Zborowski and MAPFRE.
Setdart Auction House
May. 26, 2026
Celso Lagar. Le Clown vert
Est: -
Óleo sobre cartón. Firmado en el ángulo inferior izquierdo.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Apr. 16, 2026
Celso LAGAR (1891-1966)
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Celso LAGAR (1891-1966) Port de Honfleur Huile sur toile Signée en bas à gauche 34 x 41 cm Encadrée Le droit de suite est à la charge de l'acheteur. PROVENANCE Collection privée normande puis par descendance Celso LAGAR (1891-1966) Port of Honfleur Oil on canvas Signed lower left 34 x 41 cm Framed Resale rights are the responsibility of the buyer. PROVENANCE Private collection from Normandy, then by descent Celso LAGAR (1891-1966) Puerto de Honfleur Óleo sobre lienzo Firmado abajo a la izquierda 34 x 41 cm Enmarcado El comprador es responsable del derecho de reventa. PROCEDENCIA Colección privada de Normandía, luego por vía descendente
NEO Enchères
Apr. 08, 2026
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Village View"
Est: €10,500 - €14,000
Oil on canvas Signed lower right. On the back of the stretcher are old shipping labels. Work included in the Lagar Archive. Measurements: 54 x 65.5 cm
Ansorena
Mar. 29, 2026
Celso LAGAR (Espagne / 1891-1966) Scène de corrida, vers 1930 Aquarelle et gouache sur papier
Est: €500 - €700
Celso LAGAR (Espagne / 1891-1966) Scène de corrida, vers 1930 Aquarelle et gouache sur papier Signé ‘Lagar’ (en bas à droite) 21 x 26,5 cm ; avec cadre 36 x 42 cm Exposition : - Probablement La Rochelle, Musée d’Orbigny, Celso Lagar, 22 juillet - 25 septembre 1965 (étiquette d’exposition, au revers du carton d’encadrement).
Osenat
Mar. 12, 2026
LAGAR Celso (1891-1966) :
Est: €80 - €100
LAGAR Celso (1891-1966) : Saltimbanques promenant un ours. Dessin à l'encre, cachet de l'atelier, 17 x 12
Boisseau-Pomez - IVOIRE Troyes
Mar. 06, 2026
Celso LAGAR (1891-1966). Le nu. Dessin à l'encre
Est: €150 - €200
Celso LAGAR (1891-1966). Le nu. Dessin à l'encre de Chine signé. 31 x 21,5 cm
Les Andelys Enchères
Feb. 25, 2026
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Child", 1932 Framing:
Est: €1,800 - €2,400
Watercolor and graphite on paper. Signed and dated in the lower left corner Work included in the Lagar Archive Measurements: Frame: 33.5 x 23 cm
Ansorena
Jan. 21, 2026
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Bullfight"
Est: €975 - €1,300
Ink, graphite and gouache on paper Signed in the lower right corner. Dimensions: Frame: 41 x 32 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 15, 2025
CELSO LAGAR (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) "Study of three seated women"
Est: €300 - €400
CELSO LAGAR (Ciudad Rodrigo, 1891 - Seville, 1966) "Study of three seated women" Ink drawing on paper Signed with stamp Faults and humidities 30 x 22 cm 300 - 400 €
Bayeu Subastas
Dec. 12, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Lucienne Boyer", 1932
Est: €12,000 - €16,000
Oil on pressed cardboard Signed in the lower left corner. On the back on a label handwritten by the author: "Lucienne Boyer artiste dans chasson je pechans...Lagar 1932" Work included in the Lagar Archive Provenance: - Private collection, France - Jose Riquelme y Lopez-Bago (1880-1972) in the possession of his heirs until 2019. Reference bibliography: -Alba, N., "Celso Lagar, the paintings of the Petit Palais", Madrid: Queimada Cooperativa, 1983. -VV. AA. "Celso Lagar, 1891-1966", cat. of exp. Vigo: Caixa de Aforros Municipal, 1988. - Garcia Garcia, M.ª I., "Origins of the artistic avant-gardes in Madrid (1909-1922)," doctoral thesis. Madrid: Complutense University, 1998. - Alba, N., "Celso Lagar, that damned man of Montparnasse," Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y Leon, 1992. - Bonet, JM, "Dictionary of the Avant-gardes in Spain. 1907-1936." Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1999, pp. 360-361. - Garcia Garcia, M.ª I., "Celso Lagar." Madrid: Mapfre, 2010. Dimensions: 88 x 55 cm
Ansorena
Nov. 06, 2025
Les Saltimbanques
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Property of a Private Collection Celso Lagar 1891 - 1966 Les Saltimbanques signed Lagar (upper left) oil on canvas 54.5 by 65 cm. 21½ by 25⅝ in. Framed: 74 by 83 cm. 29⅛ by 32⅝ in. Executed circa 1930.
Sotheby's
Nov. 06, 2025
Scène de Cirque
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
Property of a Private Collection Celso Lagar 1891 - 1966 Scène de Cirque signed Lagar (upper right) oil on canvas 65 by 54 cm. 25⅝ by 21¼ in. Framed: 95 by 81.5 cm. 37½ by 32⅛ in. Executed circa 1940.
Sotheby's
Jul. 22, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Pavillon du cirque", c.1935-40
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Oil on canvas Signed in the lower right corner. On the back of the frame, labels from the Kalman Gallery, London. A certificate from the Lagar Archive with the number 186 dated 11/24/2021 is attached. Provenance: -Crane Kalman Gallery, London -Sir Leon & Lady Bagrit (acquired in July 1962) -Private collection, United Kingdom -Private collection, Madrid Measurements: 39 x 46 cm
Ansorena
Jul. 01, 2025
CELSO LAGAR - Troubadour
Est: -
CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Troubadour Oil on canvas Signed Measurements 51 x 61 cm Work included in the Celso Lagar Archive (certificate attached)
Subastas Segre
Jun. 24, 2025
Celso Lagar at the fountain
Est: -
Watercolor on paper. Stamped in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jun. 17, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Port of Honfleur", c.1926-28
Est: €8,250 - €11,000
Oil on canvas Signed in the lower right corner. Label from the Joan Gaspar Gallery, Barcelona, on the back of the stretcher. Measurements: 34 x 41 cm
Ansorena
Jun. 17, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Face"
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Watercolor and graphite on paper Signed in the lower right corner Measurements: 27 x 18 cm
Ansorena
Jun. 15, 2025
Celso Lagar (1891 Salamanque–1966 Séville) Corrida
Est: CHF1,000 - CHF2,000
Celso Lagar (1891 Salamanque–1966 Séville) Corrida Aquarelle, encre et gouache sur papier, signée en bas à gauche Celso Lagar est une figure singulière de la scène artistique du début du XXe siècle. Né à Ciudad Rodrigo, en Espagne, il s’installe à Paris en 1911 et fréquente les milieux avant-gardistes de Montparnasse (école de Paris), où il se lie d’amitié avec des artistes comme Modigliani, Lipchitz ou Chagall. Son œuvre, à la croisée de l’expressionnisme du cubisme et du fauvisme, se caractérise par une grande intensité chromatique et une ligne vibrante. Dimensions à vue : 20 × 26,5 cm Provenance Ancienne collection de Georges Couturat, important marchand, mécène et collectionneur actif à Paris dans la première moitié du XXe siècle. Ami proche de nombreux artistes de la modernité tels que Manguin, Camoin, Cross ou Signac, sa collection comprenait notamment L’Homme au balcon de Caillebotte.
Feldman International Auctions
Jun. 05, 2025
CELSO LAGAR, "Desnudo femenino".
Est: -
CELSO LAGAR, "Desnudo femenino".
Arte Subastas Bilbao
May. 22, 2025
CELSO LAGAR. Landscape. (d)
Est: €600 - €700
Oil on canvas Signed 57x44.7 cm.
Balclis
May. 20, 2025
CELSO LAGAR - Puerto de Honfleur
Est: -
CELSO LAGAR Salamanca 1891-Seville 1966 Port of Honfleur. c. 1926 Oil on canvas Signed Measures 45 x 54 cm Work included in the Celso Lagar Archive. BIBLIOGRAPHY Antonio María Campoy, "100 masters of contemporary Spanish painting", Ed. Ibérico Europea de Ediciones, Madrid 1976, p. 126 Narciso Alba, "Celso Lagar, that cursed one of Montparnasse", Ed. Junta de Castile y León, León 1992, pp. 114–115
Subastas Segre
May. 14, 2025
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Landscape". Pen on paper. Signed with testamentary seal.
Est: €2,000 - €2,200
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO (Ciudad Rodrigo, León, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Landscape". Pen on paper. Signed with testamentary seal. Measurements: 33 x 47 cm; 63 x 77 cm (frame). Celso Lagar was formed with Miguel Blay in Madrid, and after a passage by Barcelona he travels to Paris to extend his studies, in 1911. With the outbreak of the Great War he returned to Barcelona, but continued to exhibit his works in the Gallic capital, which served as a letter of introduction on his return to the city after the war, in 1919. However, 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 did not have the repercussion he expected, since the collecting public demanded new contents and modes. He 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) or Mapfre (Madrid).
Setdart Auction House
May. 13, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Circus"
Est: €13,500 - €18,000
Oil on panel Signed in the lower right corner. Work included in the Lagar Archive Measurements: 24 x 33 cm
Ansorena
May. 13, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Dancer"
Est: €750 - €1,000
Pencil and watercolor on paper Signed in the lower left corner. Work included in the Lagar Archive Measurements: 21 x 11.5 cm
Ansorena
Apr. 24, 2025
Celso Lagar. The Circus
Est: -
Gouache, ink, and charcoal on paper. Signed in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Apr. 01, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Face"
Est: €2,250 - €3,000
Watercolor and graphite on paper Signed in the lower right corner Measurements: 27 x 18 cm
Ansorena
Mar. 23, 2025
Celso LAGAR (1891-1966) Les Saltimbanques
Est: €14,000 - €18,000
Celso LAGAR (1891-1966) Les Saltimbanques Huile sur toile Signé en bas à droite 73 x 92 cm ; avec cadre 100 x 120 cm
Osenat
Mar. 19, 2025
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO, (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Nevada Village". Oil on prepared cardboard. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €3,000 - €3,200
CELSO LAGAR ARROYO, (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, 1891 - Seville, 1966). "Nevada Village". Oil on prepared cardboard. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 32 x 22 cm; 51 x 41 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 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
Mar. 13, 2025
CELSO LAGAR (1891-1966)
Est: €2,400 - €4,800
CELSO LAGAR (1891-1966) "Faena" Óleo sobre madeira concava, assinado. Dim: 34,5 cm.
Corte Real, Leiloeira
Feb. 26, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Breakwater on the beach"
Est: €9,000 - €12,000
Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Work included in the Celso Lagar Archive Measurements: 33.5 x 41 cm
Ansorena
Feb. 26, 2025
CELSO LAGAR Ciudad Rodrigo (1891) / Seville (1966) "Clowns"
Est: €21,750 - €29,000
Oil on canvas. (relined) Signed in the lower left corner Work included in the Celso Lagar Archive Measurements: 80 x 65 cm
Ansorena
Jan. 29, 2025
Celso Lagar. Naked
Est: -
Pencil drawing on paper. Signed in pad in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
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