Rating and value of paintings by Charles Olivier de Penne

If you own a work by artist Charles Olivier de Penne or based on his work 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. 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

Landscape painter of the Fontainebleau school, de Penne made his mark on the art market. The prices his works fetch under auctioneers' gavels range from €20 to €70,000, a considerable range but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to C-O de Penne's works. His oil on panel Chien de relais de la vénerie impériale was sold for €70,000, whereas it was estimated at between €4,000 and €5,000. 

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Artist's style and technique

Charles Olivier de Penne is a painter attached to the Barbizon school, a group of painters active in 19th-century France who produced landscape paintings. In particular, he followed the teachings of Léon Coignet and produced many works inspired by hunting.

Charles Olivier de Penne, forgotten painter of the 19th century

Charles Olivier de Penne (1831-1897), was a French painter who produced landscape paintings and is attached to the Barbizon school. He was born in Marlotte, Seine et Marne.

In 1849, he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied in the studio of Léon Cogniet. Cogniet trained him in the compositions and technique of history painting. He went on to produce a number of these, although the bulk of his work remained hunting scenes. De Penne made a name for himself at the 1855 Exposition Universelle, where he exhibited the critically acclaimed painting Deux mille ans. He subsequently exhibited at the Salon and received a number of commissions. He received several awards for his work.

De Penne died in 1897 in his hometown.

Charles Olivier de Penne's imprint on his time

De Penne succeeded in creating a unique painting reflecting the energy of his time and made unrestrained use of contrasts of form and color, the keystone of his artistic style and a hallmark of the Barbizon school.

He was a fairly well-known painter of hunting scenes during his lifetime, forgotten today but still of great interest to collectors. 

His signature

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

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