Rating and value 2024 of Alphonse Osbert's paintings

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Alphonse Osbert and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers can advise you. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Then, if you wish to sell your work of art, we will guide you towards the best possible means of obtaining the best possible price.

The artist's rating and value

On the auction market, works by Alphonse Osbert are not very common, but for all that, they are highly prized by collectors. A painting by Osbert can fetch tens of thousands of euros in the auction room, as demonstrated by his painting In the evening's tranquility, which sold for €42,000 in 2017. 

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Artist's style and technique

Alphonse Osbert's works are characterized by meticulous detail and careful use of color and light. In fact, Osbert's compositions are harmonious and realistic, incorporating allegorical elements marked by strong emotions. In principle, his idyllic landscapes feature contemplative figures standing out against a bluish background at dusk, often referred to as "Osbert blue". In a disguised pessimism and esoteric atmosphere, women play a key role in the Symbolist artist's work.

Alphonse Osbert's career

Alphonse Osbert (1857-1939) began an academic artistic career after studying at the Beaux-Arts in Paris under Henri Lehmann. During this period, he was inspired by painters such as Léon Bonnat and Fernand Cormon, as well as the Spanish masters. 

Unlike the young artists of his time, Alphonse Osbert had no interest in the Salon des Indépendants founded by his friend Seurat. He even opposed it, exhibiting naturalist and post-Barbizon works at the Salon as early as 1880. Nevertheless, at the end of the 1880s, following a trip to Spain and various studies taken from life in the forest of Fontainebleau, Osbert's artistic style evolved and fundamentally changed his itinerary.

Alphonse Osbert was an active member of the post-impressionist Nabis group, and became close to Pierre Puvis de Chavanne. In the early 1890s, Alphonse Osbert developed an idealistic, decorative style that became his artistic identity.  

Alphonse Osbert's imprint on his time

Osbert participated in the Salons de la Rose-Croix and was considered one of the leading Symbolist painters of his time. With his reputation firmly established, Osbert received a number of important public commissions, and created decorations such as that for the main hall of the Vichy spa. In 1934, he was awarded the Légion d'Honneur medal. The Musée d'Orsay holds 414 paintings by the artist.

His signature

Not all Alphonse Osbert's works are signed.

Although there are variations, here's a first example of his signature:

Appraising your property

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