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For all your Courmes artworks you need a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) in order to sell, to insure or to donate for a tax deduction.

Getting a Courmes Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is easy. Just send us photos and dimensions and tell us what you know about the origin or history of your Courmes painting or drawing.

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We have been authenticating Courmes and issuing certificates of authenticity since 2002. We are recognized Courmes experts and Courmes certified appraisers. We issue COAs and appraisals for all Courmes artworks.

Our Courmes paintings and drawings authentications are accepted and respected worldwide.

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You will generally receive your certificates of authenticity and authentication report within two weeks. Some complicated cases with difficult to research Courmes paintings or drawings take longer.

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We perform Alfred Courmes art authentication, appraisal, certificates of authenticity (COA), analysis, research, scientific tests, full art authentications. We will help you sell your Alfred Courmes or we will sell it for you.

Alfred Courmes was born in Bormes-les-Mimosas, France, and received his education in Monaco. As a young man, he studied with Roger de La Fresnaye, and lived in the Provence region of France. Courmes style was formed by a variety of different influences from Cubism to Surrealism and Expressionism.

Courmes’ first exhibition was in 1922 at the Societe Lyonaise des Beaux-Arts, and in 1925, he traveled to Paris to exhibit in the Salon d’Automne. The following year, Courmes moved to Belgium. It is here that Courmes style begins to evolve as he is exposed to a number of different artists in Amsterdam and Brussels. As a result, Surrealism and Flemish Expressionism slowly began to creep into his style. Courmes would return to France in 1930, where he finally began to exhibit extensively.

During his lifetime, Courmes was often commissioned to paint for the elite and the government. In 1926 he painted a portrait of Peggy Guggenheim which has since become famous, as well as a mural for the French Embassy in Canada in 1938.

Courmes continued to work and exhibit well into the 1980s, and today his work is housed all over France and the world. During his lifetime, he won a number of awards and recognitions such as the Prix Guillaume.

Because Courmes’ style was so varied and different, his work isn’t always immediately recognizable. His subjects were also completely different, from beautiful Surrealist portraits to Cubist city scenes and classical landscapes, one may never know what to expect from Courmes.

If you believe you own a work of art by Alfred Courmes, contact Art Certification Experts. We authenticate, appraise, research and provide Certificates of Authenticity (COA's) for works by Alfred Courmes.