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Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report

Marcel Jean

French · 1900–1993

Profile
54
52–67 band

Discovery profile: exhibition record + fair visibility

Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 12, 2026.

Overall54

Composite Codex score

Institutional72

Museums/acquisitions may be sparse

Market37

Thin auction dataset expected

Momentum0

Recent activity and interest

Representation12

Gallery and exhibition traction

Codex Rank#5,227Established
Exhibitions20 current · 0 upcoming
Museum Signal110110 acquisitions · 0 exhibitions
Core Median$10.2KPaintings · 3 priced
Sell-through80%Top house: Sotheby's
Social Signals
375Artsy followers73rd percentile

Signal summary

Marcel Jean: exhibition record, fair visibility. Auction and institutional fields are sparse, so this report emphasizes traction signals rather than market depth.

Observed evidence: 2 tracked exhibitions; 0 current and 0 upcoming in Codex. 1 tracked fair/biennial appearance.
Data gaps: Thin auction dataset (6 tracked lots). No high-quality tracked press in the last 12 months.

Representation

  • No current primary representation recordedNo active gallery relationship in Codex

Institutional holdings

Art Institute of ChicagoCentre PompidouMuseum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Recent Exhibitions

  • Marcel Jean | Stellar GamesGallery Wendi Norris · San Francisco · Nov 10, 2016
  • The Secret World of Marcel JeanThe Elkon Gallery, Inc. · New York · Nov 7, 2015

Previous Gallery Representation

Market profile

Category-aware market read: Paintings median: $10.2K (3 priced); Works on paper median: $4.4K (2 priced). Sell-through: 80%. Historical record: $129K.
Annual median hammer price, USD
$33.3K$16.6K$0
$5.0K
2022
$33.3K
2023
$6.4K
2024

Education & awards

  • No education/prize records in CodexCheck CV and gallery documentation

Press Signals

  • No recent high-quality tracked pressReport press signal shows tier-3/4 sources with substantive artist coverage

Publications

  • No publications trackedNo monographs or catalogs recorded in Codex

Peer bands

Peer bands are not generated for deceased artists; contemporary peer sets intentionally exclude historical/deceased artists.

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