Rating and value of works, paintings, drawings by Victor Tardieu

If you own a work by or about the artist Victor Tardieu, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.  

Rating and value of the artist Victor Tardieu    

Considered a painter in his own right in his own time, Tardieu leaves behind an artistic identity of his own. This legacy consists mainly of drawings and paintings. Today, prices for his works are rising under the auctioneer's hammer, and his stock is on the rise. His canvases and other works are particularly prized, especially by French buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €30 to €280,000, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Victor Tardieu's works. In 2022, an oil on canvas entitled Les Pommes, étude de nu, dating from 1912, sold for €200,000, whereas its estimate was between €20,000 and €40,000. 

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious 

Artist Victor Tardieu's style and technique    

Victor Tardieu is a twentieth-century artist with no particular movement. His work is strongly inspired by the Far East, and he produced impressionist works at the beginning of his career, but experimented with many pictorial genres. He used drawing and oil on canvas, which are more common on the auction market.

Victor Tardieu, great painter of Indochina 

Victor Tardieu (1870-1937) was a French painter and draughtsman. Born in Orléans, he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris at an early age, after studying at the Académie Julian. Léon Bonnat taught him for some time. His talent was soon noticed, and he exhibited in various Paris salons, collaborating with Félix Gaudin on stained-glass windows.

He married Caroline Luingini in 1902. They had a son, Jean Tardieu, who went on to become a famous poet.

The same year, he exhibited a large-format painting entitled Travail at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, which won him the Salon's first national prize. This prize included a grant enabling him to travel for two years to Genoa, Liverpool and London. He found new inspiration, but this did not have a major influence on his career.

Back in France, he helped decorate a number of buildings and contributed to frescoes.

He fought in the First World War, and produced a number of war paintings on his return from the front.

He is awarded the Indochina prize, which allows him to spend some time there, after which he decides to stay on. He paints La Métropole, a large-format canvas exhibited at the University of Indochina.

In 1925, he founded the National School of Fine Arts of Indochina, now the School of Fine Arts of Vietnam, with Nguyen Nam Son. He went on to direct the school for eleven years.

He died in Vietnam at the age of 67.

Tardieu's imprint on his era

His career spanned several decades, and he was widely recognized for his contribution to twentieth-century art. He influenced and inspired many artists after him, and was widely disseminated in his day thanks to his status as Professor in Indochina. His work is highly regarded for its cross-disciplinary influence on French and Vietnamese art, as well as on the various trends of the 20th century. 

Today, Victor Tardieu's works are very popular on the auction market. The price is high, but his works have great potential for auction results, and should therefore continue to rise.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Victor Tardieu sometimes signs his works, usually at the bottom of the painting, in a color that contrasts with the background. However, there are many copies, so expertise is essential.

Knowing the value of a work 

If you happen to own a work by or after Tardieu, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as ad hoc information about it. If you're thinking of selling your work, our specialists will also be on hand to offer you alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account market trends.