Julio Le Parc valuation

Julio Le Parc (1928–2026) was born in Mendoza, Argentina, moved to Buenos Aires at thirteen and studied at the School of Fine Arts. He arrived in Paris in 1958, where he connected with Jesús Rafael Soto and Carlos Cruz-Diez, and he was a founding member of the Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel, known as GRAV. He received the Grand Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale in 1966. He was expelled from France in May 1968 after taking part in the Atelier Populaire and its protests. He later lived and worked in Cachan, near Paris. He had a solo exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2013 and at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London in 2014, and Tate Modern opened a retrospective, Light. Colour. Action, in June 2026.

What comes to market is paintings on canvas, mobiles of hanging reflective elements, light works, and multiples and prints. A buyer will want to know the date of a work and whether it can be traced to the artist's studio or a recognised gallery, and for multiples, the edition. Works with moving parts or lights should be seen working, and any replaced motors or fittings noted. Mobiles should be checked for bent or missing elements and for tarnish, and paintings for cracking and scuffs in flat areas of colour.