Rating and value of paintings by Victor Léon Dupré

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Victor Léon Dupré and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will be happy to 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

A landscape painter from the Fontainebleau school, Victor Dupré made his mark on the art market in the early 20th century. The prices his works fetch under the auctioneer's hammer range from €50 to €58,630 - a considerable difference, but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to works by V-L Dupré. In 2001, an oil on canvas Troupeau à la mare près d'une meule de foin sold for €58,630, whereas it was estimated at between €13,030 and €17,370.

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Artist's style and technique

Victor Dupré was a painter belonging to the Fontainebleau School, a group of painters active in 19th-century France who produced landscape paintings. Victor Dupré followed in the footsteps of his brother Jules, whom he had as a master.

Victor Dupré, forgotten painter of the 19th century

Victor Léon Dupré (1811-1889) was a French painter who produced landscape paintings and belonged to the Fontainebleau School. He was born in Limoges, and trained as a painter by his brother, Jules Dupré.

In 1839, he presented his first works at the Salon. He exhibited there until 1878.

Victor Dupré produced landscape paintings inspired by Normandy, Berry, Limousin and the Île de France - notably the forest of Fontainebleau.

Jules and Victor Dupré moved first to Argenton-sur-Creuse, then to Fontainebleau, while working in his studio in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, rue de Rochechouart.

He died in Paris at the age of 63.  

Victor Dupré's influence on his era

Victor Dupré succeeded in creating a unique style of painting that reflected the energy of his time, and made unrestrained use of contrasts of form and color, the keystone of his artistic style and the hallmark of the Fontainebleau school.

He was a marine painter of some renown during his lifetime, forgotten today but still of interest to collectors.  

His signature

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

Appraising your property

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