Rating and value of works, paintings by Eugène Isabey

If you own a work by or after Eugène Isabey, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. 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 Eugène Isabey  

Eugène Isabey leaves behind a romantic oeuvre, much inspired by the sea. Today, prices for his works are skyrocketing under auctioneers' hammers. His paintings are highly prized, especially by French buyers. The price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €5 to €101,870, a very substantial difference, but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Isabey's works. In 2022, his marine painting Matelots saluant le Christ en sortant du port de Saint Valéry en Caux, dating from 1867, sold for €41,800. Its price is stable.  

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of artist Eugène Isabey  

Eugène Isabey is a painter who belongs to the Romantic movement, drawing much inspiration from Delacroix and Richard Parkes Bonington. He painted a lot inspired by the sea, boats and sailors : he's one of the most eminent marine painters France has ever known.

Eugène Isabey, peintre officiel de la Marine

Eugène Louis Gabriel Isabey (1803 - 1886), was a 19th-century French marine painter.

His father, Jean Baptiste Isabey, was a miniaturist, the most famous of the Empire. He was born in the Louvre Palace, where his family lived. He wanted to become a sailor, but became a painter at his father's insistence. He paints historical and maritime scenes, as well as shipwrecks, which were all the rage at the time, no need to expand on the success of the Radeau de la Méduse. He had a studio in Paris where he trained students and painted with Horace Vernet. The discovery of Étretat is attributed to him; he naturally went a lot to Brittany and Normandy to paint the sea. He went to stay in Honfleur with Xavier Leprince, then settled in Normandy, in Saint Siméon.

He was appointed official painter of the Navy in 1930 and left for the African Campaign, where he produced panoramas of French ports and ships.

In 1840, he painted the Transbord des cendres de Napoléon Ier aboard the Belle-Poule, the French Army ship responsible for bringing the imperial remains back to France from Saint Helena.

Eugène Isabey's imprint on his period 

Eugène Isabey made a name for himself in the 19th-century art world, devoting his life to painting the sea. Unlike artists like Mathurin Janssaud, his work was known and recognized.

He was committed to painting the everyday life of sailors, sometimes without depicting the sea. He also knew how to reconcile marine paintings and history paintings, as demonstrated by the painting of the Belle-Poule.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Not all Eugène Isabey's works are signed. They may be at the bottom of the painting, but if you think you own one, it's best to have it appraised to be sure of the originality of your property.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by or after Eugène Isabey, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using our form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as any relevant information about it. If you wish to sell your work, you will also be accompanied by our specialists in order to benefit from alternatives to sell it at the best possible price, taking into account the inclinations of the market.