Cote and value of paintings by Adrien Demont

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Adrien Demont and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will guide 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. Thereafter, 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

Little known during his lifetime, Adrien Demont nonetheless made his mark on the art market. On today's auction market, Demont's works continue to command high, stable prices, particularly for his depictions of landscapes, a subject much prized by Impressionist collectors. A work by Adrien Demont can fetch tens of thousands of euros at auction, as demonstrated by his painting Champ de tulipes, which fetched over €29,000 in 2011.

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His works and market value

Marked by an impressionist style, Adrien Demont specializes in depictions of landscapes and city scenes. He has also produced a few portraits and nudes. He uses pastel colors, often in fairly light tones, and places great importance on working with light.  

The life of Adrien Demont

Adrien Demont (1851-1928) was a French Impressionist painter.

He first studied law, then joined the French Army as a volunteer at the time of the war against Prussia.

Returning to Douai, he collaborated with Émile Breton, Camille Corot and Joseph Blanc.

He met and married Virginie Demont-Breton, also a painter and daughter of Jules Breton. The two artists settled in Wissant, on the Opal coast, which increased their interest in maritime scenes in their painting.

In 1890, he became a member of the jury of the Salon des Artistes Français. He and his wife took several students under their wing.

The painter received two gold medals at world exhibitions, and organized a solo show at the Galerie Georges Petit.

One of his daughters, Adrienne Ball-Demont, also became an artist.

Adrien Demont's imprint on his period

Adrien Demont was not an extremely well-known painter in his day, yet he won critical acclaim and distinguished himself from his fellow artists to receive numerous awards for his work. Today, some of his works are exhibited in museums, but it is private collectors who preserve the bulk of his oeuvre.

His signature

Not all of Adrien Demont's works are signed.

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

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