Value and quotation of works, paintings by Eugène Leroy

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Rating and value of the artist Eugène Leroy

Considered one of the promising abstract painters of his time, Eugène Leroy participated in the artistic revolution of the 20th century. His legacy includes paintings, watercolor drawings and prints. Today, prices for his works are rising under the auctioneer's hammer. His paintings are particularly prized, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €90 to €80,000, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Leroy's works. In 2022, a polychrome composition in neutral tones entitled L'été par Temps Gris and dating from 1997 sold for €80,000. The artist's stock is therefore at an all-time high.

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Style and technique of artist Eugène Leroy

Most of Eugène Leroy's artistic process focuses on color work. He was influenced by several great painters of his time, such as Malevitch or Mondrian. He would draw inspiration from them, but also from the great masters, especially of Northern art, such as Rembrandt or Van Gogh. He is not associated with any particular movement, his work being highly evolutionary and based on an intellectual reflection of abstraction.

He uses oil paint (on canvas), with brush or knife, drawing, gouache, and produces a few prints.

The life of Eugène Leroy 

Eugène Leroy (1910-2000), French artist, became a fairly important figure in the 20th-century art world. He was born in northern France.

His father was an amateur painter, but died when Eugène Leroy was just 18 months old. He was raised very strictly by his uncle, who was a priest, and his mother. For his fifteenth birthday, his mother gave him his father's painting palette. He then decided to become an artist.

He drew on the advice of his teachers, using nature as a model. He leaves for Rome shortly before his 18th birthday. He fell victim to pleurisy (an effusion of the lung membrane), which caused him great pain for three years: painting helped him through this ordeal.

His early canvases are imbued with an Impressionist influence, but also Flemish in the use of color. That's why it's hard to pin him down to a particular current or style.

He began his training at the Beaux-Arts in Lille, near his hometown. He didn't stay there long, and soon left for Paris to attend the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. He didn't think he was cut out for art studies and returned to Roubaix, in the north of France, to study literature and teach Latin and French in a secondary school. But he didn't stop painting.

He continues to travel to the Netherlands and Belgium to meet artists and observe works. It was there that he was struck by Rembrandt. He also had the opportunity to see Malevich, which would influence him for the rest of his career. Along with Mondrian, Malevich is a source of inspiration in his search for abstraction, even if he won't go as far as he did.

He remains, for his painterly manner, in a figurative art, which does not prevent him from taking an interest in the work of the more abstract, such as Kandinsky.

He is discovered by Bazelitz in the 1960s, which will really launch his career. 

The legacy of Eugène Leroy 

Eugène Leroy, among all the painters of the 20th century, stands out for the multiplicity of his influences. He blends Flemish art, Futurism, Impressionism, Expressionism and many other influences. He was also a man of letters, who applied his reading and study of philosophy to his art. Vague shapes can be seen in his canvases, the strokes are not sharp, allowing him to create an infinity of color shades. Like Jacques Germain, he uses the knife in the finishing touches, if not in the entirety of his canvases.

Recognizing Eugène Leroy's signature

The artist's works are often signed. If he does, the signature appears at the bottom of the painting, in a color that contrasts with the background. Here's an example.

Getting to know the value of a work by Eugène Leroy

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