Cote et valeur 2024 des tableaux, natures mortes de Henri Théodore Fantin Latour

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Rating and value of the artist Henri Fantin-Latour

Fantin-Latour is an artist of Symbolism and Realism. His legacy consists mainly of paintings. Today, prices for his paintings are skyrocketing under auctioneers' gavels. His flower still lifes are particularly prized by English and American buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €10 to €1,053,650, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Fantin-Latour's paintings. In 2022, a painting entitled Nature morte aux reines-marguerites sold for €1,918,070, whereas its estimate was between €697,480 and €929,970. The artist's value is very high, and varies according to the number of works on the auction market.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of the artist Henri Fantin-Latour     

Henri Fantin-Latour was part of the Realist movement, and also produced Symbolist works. He worked in the painter's classic media: drawing, print and oil on canvas. Having experimented with traditional mythological and religious subjects, as well as portraiture - a genre in which the painter excelled thanks to his technical mastery of chiaroscuro - Henri Théodore Fantin-Latour's talent is mainly expressed in his still lifes of flowers, compositions in which he excelled.

Henri Fantin-Latour, virtuoso of flower still lifes

Henri Théodore Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) was a 19th-century French painter and artist, known for his immense contribution to the art of his period.

He was born in Grenoble, where his father, Théodore Fantin-Latour, gave him his first training in painting. He moved to Paris in 1850, enrolling at the Petite école de Dessin de Paris. Four years later, he entered the Beaux-Arts de Paris, where he studied with Edgar Degas. During this period, he produced many self-portraits, which were already quite dark. He meets Whistler at the Louvre, who advises him on his work. He travels several times to London, where he finds many customers for his paintings. He learns engraving from Edwin Edwards.

In the 1860s, Fantin-Latour's paintings began to enjoy success in England. Some were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. He chose still lifes in order to prove wrong the Academy, which ranked this pictorial genre at the bottom of the hierarchy. In France, he exhibited with Manet, Renoir and Monet, establishing himself as a precursor of Impressionism - provoking the artistic institutions and conventions then in place in France.

In the same years, he married Victoria Dubourg, a painter who was also his muse. His allegiance to the Symbolist movement can be seen in his prints.

He died in Buré in 1904.

Fantin-Latour's legacy 

Fantin-Latour left behind an artistic legacy marked by his mastery of the still life and his artistic versatility. His works continue to be admired for their precision and emotional power, and he is considered one of the most important artists of 19th-century France. He died leaving behind a considerable artistic legacy, heralding the artistic currents that were to follow and the interest in photography in art; he also left behind a substantial collection of erotic photographs.

Private collectors play a major role in the preservation of his work, given the scope of his production, even if some of his works are exhibited in museums.

Recognizing Fantin-Latour's signature  

Artists do not always sign their works. If you think you own one, it's best to have it appraised. The signature may differ according to the type of work, but paintings are often signed. There are also copies, which is why an appraisal is important.

Knowing the value of a work

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