Rating and value of paintings by Émile Deckers

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Émile Deckers 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 direct you to the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Artist's rating and value

Émile Deckers is a Belgian Orientalist artist, who is enjoying great success on the art market today. Present in a number of museums but mainly in private homes, his Orientalist paintings are prized by collectors and sell for between €50 and €98,000 at auction, a substantial range but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works. A case in point is his painting Un après-midi au Sahara, dating from 1931, which sold for €98,000 in 2016.

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The artist's style and technique

Renowned for his ability to capture detail, Émile Deckers' works are characterized by meticulous realism and a singular atmosphere. In his orientalist paintings, the artist largely depicted scenes of life in Algeria. His paintings depict arid landscapes, lively souks and local genre scenes. Endowed with a great sense of detail, Deckers' works testify to his keen sense for observation and precision.

The career of Émile Deckers

Émile Deckers was an Orientalist painter born in Belgium in 1885.

He studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Liège, then in Paris at Carolus Duran's studio.

Through his work, which respects academic standards and the representation of the body in painting, he wins numerous prizes, including the grand prize for anatomy, the first prize for painting, as well as the first prize for historical composition.

During World War I, he fights at the front, which greatly slows down his production.
In 1921, Deckers settles in Algiers, and paints orientalist scenes. He is particularly famous for his portraits of Algerians depicting three protagonists, women or men, dressed in local garb.

He continued to exhibit in Belgium, but also in Algeria and the Belgian Congo, where he settled from the 1950s. 

Emile Deckers' imprint on his period

Emile Deckers' work was widely appreciated during his lifetime and continues to be admired today. His paintings and drawings contributed to the Western craze for Orientalism in the 19th century, and he is considered one of the leading exponents of this artistic movement. Having produced mainly oils on canvas, his works are extremely highly rated on the auction market.

His signature

Not all of Émile Deckers' works are signed.

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

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