Cote and value 2024 of paintings by Joseph Gabriel Tourny

If you own a work of art by or based on the work of the artist Joseph Gabriel Tourny 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.

Artist's rating and value

Joseph Gabriel Tourny is a neoclassical artist whose pictorial output is relatively small. The market value of Tourny's works is therefore quite high, especially for his paintings. The prices his works fetch on the auction market range from €120 to €2,400. A work signed by Tourny can fetch millions of euros at auction, as demonstrated by his painting Jeune fille à l'éventail et au billet doux, which fetched €2,400.

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Artist's style and technique

Joseph Gabriel Tourny was a 19th-century neoclassical artist who produced mainly portraits. There are few works on the auction market. He produced drawings and a few oil paintings.

The life of Joseph Gabriel Tourny

Joseph Gabriel Tourny (1817-1880) studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Achille Louis Martinet. He began his career with engravings, mainly using the burin technique. He then exhibited watercolors at the Salon.

Although his engravings were not yet circulating on the art market, the artist nevertheless won the second Prix de Rome in intaglio. He later won the Grand Prix.

He died in Montpellier in 1880, having lived all his life in the Paris region.

Joseph Gabriel Tourny's imprint on his period

Today, Joseph Gabriel Tourny is best known for his portraits. However, the general public doesn't remember his name, and most of his work is preserved in private collections.

His signature

Although there are variations, here is a first example of its signature:

Appraising your property

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