Rating and value of works, drawings, paintings by Jules Émile Saintin

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Rating and value of the artist Jules Émile Saintin

Jules Émile Saintin was a French painter and draughtsman, recognized in this case under the Second Empire and the Third Republic. His most prized works are his oils on canvas, and the price at which they sell on the market ranges from €80 to €108 750, a substantial range but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to works by Jules Saintin. In 2020, a full-length portrait of a little girl dressed in a sailor suit sold for €8 000.

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The artist's style and technique

Jules Émile Saintin is a 19th-century realist painter who places his various characters in a bright, enlightened atmosphere.  His portraits but also his genre scenes focus on the subject of women, mysterious creatures he attempts to capture in all their splendor with authenticity.

The life of Jules Émile Saintin

Jules Émile Saintin (1829 - 1894) showed his talent for painting from an early age, starting to produce works at the age of 11. Coming from a modest family, he brought additional income to the household by starting to work.  He brilliantly passed the entrance exam for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris at the age of 16 and benefited from the teachings of Michel Martin Drolling and François Edouard Picot. Under the guidance of his teachers, he revealed his qualities and skills as a portrait painter. He soon won numerous medals at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1848, and was spotted by the Parisian intelligentsia. Despite his success, however, he was forced into exile in the United States, as his income was insufficient to support himself. He left France for the United States, retouching portraits for a photographer in New York. Nevertheless, during his American sojourn, he sent works to the Salon that enabled him to return to France.  He acquired great renown during his six years in the United States, presenting his works at the New York Academy in 1857 and even becoming a member the following year. He produced many portraits. Very attached to his native country, he remained nostalgic for the emulation of Paris and returned to the French capital for good in 1860. He assiduously frequented illustrious artists such as Boulanger and Paul Baudry, whom he brought together in his studio.

Jules Émile Saintin's imprint on his time

His career finally took off in France when he exhibited one of his works entitled " une femme blanche enlevée par les Sioux " at the Salon, and became a paragon of genre painting following the advice of his colleague Paul Baudry, while reinforcing his reputation as a portraitist. In 1877, his work was rewarded with the prestigious Légion d'honneur medal.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Jules Émile Saintin signs his paintings with the initials of his compound name followed by his surname in a particularly graceful cursive script.

Knowing the value of a work

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