Rating and value 2024 of paintings by Hippolyte Lazerges

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Rating and value of the artist Hippolyte Lazerges

Artist Hippolyte Lazerges left behind a highly distinctive body of work, often described as Orientalist. He is also steeped in Romanticism. He studied at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. From then on, prices for his works rose under the auctioneer's hammer. His paintings are particularly prized, especially by French and English buyers. The price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €100 to €74,700, a substantial difference but one that says a lot about the value that can be attributed to Lazerges' paintings. In 2022, a predominantly blue oil on canvas, Sleeping Beauty, sold for €22,400, whereas it was estimated at between €9,500 and €14,100.

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Style and technique of artist Hippolyte Lazerges

For some of his paintings, Lazerges belongs to Orientalism, not a movement or current, but a term used to describe European paintings inspired by Oriental subjects. Inspired by Romanticism, he also produced portraits and religious paintings.

Hippolyte Lazerges, his life and work

French artist Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1887) is a relatively unknown figure to the general public, but his work is remarkable. Born in France, he spent most of his childhood with his parents in Algeria - a major influence on his work, and the reason for the orientalist turn in his painting from the start of his career. Called up for military service, he returned to France, where he took the opportunity to study painting with François Bouchot and David d'Angers. His parents did not support him in his career, and he was initially quite poor, although he did carry out commissions for the State and for various churches and cathedrals. Later in his career, he returned to Algeria, where he devoted himself exclusively to the production of Orientalist paintings. He produced mainly portraits, but also genre scenes and landscape paintings. He was not only a painter, but also an essayist, publishing various treatises on art. He is also credited with a number of lesser-known musical compositions.

Lazerges' imprint on his period

Despite a difficult start to his career, Hyppolite Lazerges managed to make a name for himself. In the end, the religious genre suited him quite well, with his paintings combining a Caravaggesque treatment in the depiction of bodies and a Raphaelian treatment in the choice of colors. He demonstrates his versatility in his choice of subjects and his ability to depict very different scenes. Orientalism is interesting for him because it allows him to work with totally different colors. His religious paintings are more in cool tones, while his late-career paintings in Algeria are in much warmer tones: yellows, oranges, reds, in the image of Delacroix's production in Morocco.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Paintings by Hippolyte Lazerges are generally not signed, but an inscription can be found on the frame or on the back of the canvas. However, with or without an inscription, it is important for you to have the work appraised to ensure its originality and to be able to date it.

Know the value of an array

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