Henri Bechard Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Henri Bechard Art Value Price Guide

May. 25, 2024
Henri BECHARD (1869-1890) Cairo water carriers at rest, players, Egypt, 1870
Est: €150 - €200
Henri BECHARD (1869-1890) Cairo water carriers at rest, players, Egypt, 1870 2 albumen prints 27 x 21 cm Henri Béchard was a French photographer active in Egypt in the 1870s and 1880s. His studio was set up in Cairo's Ezbekia Garden district in 1869. His work is distinguished by the superb quality of his prints and the generally spectacular presentation of sites such as the pyramids. His studies of people and scenes of daily life are most often taken from unusual angles, in an attempt to adapt to the narrow, confined spaces, showing a very personal involvement in the life and customs of the country.
Millon & Associes
Jun. 14, 2023
Béchard, Henri: Portraits and views of Egypt
Est: €400 - €600
Portraits and views of Egypt. 1880s. 6 albumen prints. Circa 27 x 21 cm and 21 x 27 cm. Each with photographer's name in lower right corner, as well as numbered and titled in lower left in the negative, mounted to board, most annotated in pencil below images on mount. -- -- Béchard produced some of the most well-composed and endearing photographs of Egypt. They are not as common as photos by Sebah, Bonfils, Arnoux and Zangaki, as the studio only worked from the 1870s-1880s, whereas the other studios were still producing work throughout the 1890s. The prints offered here are signed by H.(enri) Béchard but prints signed by Émile Béchard, who might have been his brother or even the same person, also exist. – Some surface scuff marks, otherwise strong prints with a rich chocolate-brown tone and in very good condition. -- -- Lit.: Ken Jacobson. Odalisques and Arabesques: Orientalist Photography 1839 - 1925. London 2007, see pp. 210-212. -- - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Feb. 11, 2023
HENRI BECHARD, Temple of Isis, Vintage Photograph
Est: $400 - $800
Sight size is 8 1/2" x 10 1/2", framed 20 1/2 by 22 1/2 inches. This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
Blackwell Auctions LLC
Jun. 16, 2022
THREE ALBUMEN PRINTS.
Est: €500 - €600
All 38,7 x 27,3 cm, titled and signed by the photographer on lower part of the photo (photos of mosque and tombs sl. spotted). - 1. Mosquée de Méchémet Ali, Caire. - 2. Tombeaux des Califes, Vue générale, Caire. - 3. Pylone du Temple d'Edfou. Three photos by the French photographer with a studio in the garden of Ezbekia in Cairo, H. Béchard (fl. 1869-late 1880s). "His work is distinguished by the superb quality of his prints and the generally spectacular presentation of even the most common sites ... His cityscapes and urban scenes were mostly taken from unusual angles in an attempt to cope with narrow and confined spaces" (Perez). - Ref. Nissan Perez, Focus East: Early Photography in the Near East 1839-1885 (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988), p. 132.
Arenberg Auctions
Jun. 08, 2022
Béchard, Henri: Market and street scenes in Cairo, Thèbes and Port d' Assouan
Est: €600 - €800
Market and street scenes in Cairo, Thèbes and Port d' Assouan. Mid-1870s. 5 albumen prints. Circa 27 x 21,5 cm and reverse. Each with photographer's name in lower right corner, as well as numbered and titled in lower left in the negative, mounted to card (slightly buckled, slight traces of use), collector's stamp in lower right corner on the mount. - - The images show an Arabian café, a spice seller at the market, women washing laundry, Thèbes and Port d'Assouan. – Some surface scuff marks, otherwise strong prints with a rich chocolate-brown tone and in very good condition. - - Lit.: Ken Jacobson. Odalisques and Arabesques: Orientalist Photography 1839-1925. London 2007, see pp. 210-212. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
May. 22, 2022
HENRI BECHARD (1830-1920)
Est: $150 - $200
LOT OF TWO: "Cheik lisant le Koran (Sheikh reading the Koran)" and "Groupe de Marchands d'eau (Group of Water Merchants)"; c. 1870s; Albumen Print; 10.5" x 8.25"; Signed Lower Right in Negative; Unframed; Note: Henri Bechard was active in Cairo, Egypt 1869 - 1880s; Provenance: From the Estate of Marcuse "Cusie" Pfeifer (1936 - 2020).
James Cox Gallery
Jun. 16, 2021
Béchard, Henri: Market and street scenes in Cairo, Thèbes and Port d' Assouan
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Market and street scenes in Cairo, Thèbes and Port d' Assouan. Mid-1870s. 5 albumen prints. Circa 27 x 21,5 cm and reverse. Each with photographer's name in lower right corner, as well as numbered and titled in lower left in the negative, mounted to card (slightly buckled, slight traces of use), collector's stamp in lower right corner on the mount. - - The images show an Arabian café, a spice seller at the market, women washing laundry, Thèbes and Port d'Assouan. – Some surface scuff marks, otherwise strong prints with a rich chocolate-brown tone and in very good condition. - - Provenance: Robert Lebeck Collection - - Lit.: Ken Jacobson. Odalisques and Arabesques: Orientalist Photography 1839-1925. London 2007, see pp. 210-212. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
Jun. 16, 2021
Béchard, Henri: Views of Egypt
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
Views of Egypt, Thèbes. Mid-1870s. 25 large-format albumen prints. 27 x 38 cm. Photographer's name in lower right corner, numbered and titled in lower left in the negative, mounted to board (time-stained in edges). - - Béchard produced some of the most well-composed and endearing photographs of Egypt. They are rarer than photos by Sebah, Bonfils, Arnoux and Zangaki, as the studio only worked from the 1870s-1880s, whereas the other studios were still producing work throughout the 1890s. The prints offered here are signed by H.(enri) Béchard but prints signed by Émile Béchard, who might have been his brother or even the same person, also exist. – A few surface scuff marks, otherwise with strong tones and in very good condition. - - Lit.: Ken Jacobson. Odalisques and Arabesques: Orientalist Photography 1839-1925. London 2007, see pp. 210-212. - - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.
Bassenge Auctions
May. 19, 2021
* Béchard (Henri, active 1870-1880). An album of approx. 70 albumen print photos, circa 1880
Est: £300 - £400
* Béchard (Henri, active 1870-1880). An album of approximately 70 mounted albumen print photographs, circa 1880, comprising 12 large views of Cairo by Henri Béchard mounted on rectos and versos of six card leaves, each signed, numbered and captioned in the negative, 37 x 26.5 cm, plus 12 smaller portraits of unidentified Middle Eastern and Turkish people by unidentified photographers, 13.5 x 10 cm, mounted on two leaves, the remainder of the album comprising approximately 47 uncaptioned albumen print photographs of various sizes, with scenes in Italy, Turkey, Australia, USA and Europe, mounted singularly and as multiples on 17 card leaves, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, oblong folio (34 x 42.5 cm) Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 26, 2021
VUES D'ÉGYPTE.
Est: €400 - €500
18 albumen prints, sepia, 26 x 37,8 cm, mounted on thick paper, 14 (of 18) signed by the photographer. - Beautiful album on Egypt with photos from A. Beato (6 pcs) (1835-1906), Italian-British photographer noted for his views of the architecture and landscapes of Egypt and other locations in the Mediterranean region. P. Sébah (4 pcs) (1823-1886), photographer in Constantinople (now Istanbul) and Cairo, who produced a prolific number of images of Egypt to serve the tourist trade and H. Béchard (3 pcs) (active Cairo, 1869-1880s). Among the images: ruins and temples, rocks at Konosso Island, the banks of the Nile at Korosko (settlement in former Egyptian Nubia, now North Sudan), water carriers at Beni Hassan, crocodile hunters, Arab villages, etc.
Arenberg Auctions
Jul. 21, 2020
Henri BÉCHARD (act.1870-1880)
Est: €300 - €600
Henri BÉCHARD (act.1870-1880) Ensemble de deux photographies sur papier albuminé représentant des vestiges Egyptiens, vers 1870. "N°50. Gebel, Silsileh. Haute-Egypte" "N°83. Karnak. Intérieur de la Salle hypostyle" Signées en bas à droite A vue : 25 x 35,5 cm A vue : 34 x 25 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Nov. 27, 2019
HENRI BECHARD (ACT. 1870 - 1880)
Est: €800 - €1,200
HENRI BECHARD (ACT. 1870 - 1880) Ensemble de trois photographies sur papier albuminé représentant l'Egypte, vers 1870. Signées en bas à droite et titrées en bas à gauche : Sakieh système d'arrosage arabe (N°208) Forêt de palmiers (N°131) Chadouf système d'arrosage arabe (N°209) A la vue : 25 x 35,5 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Nov. 27, 2019
HENRI BECHARD (ACT. 1870 - 1880)
Est: €500 - €700
HENRI BECHARD (ACT. 1870 - 1880) Ensemble de deux photographies sur papier albuminé représentant l'Egypte, vers 1870 Signées en bas à droite et titrées en bas à gauche : Femmes puisant de l'eau au Nil (N°61) Laboureurs (N°34) A la vue : 19,5 x 25 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Aug. 06, 2019
Henri BÉCHARD (act.1870-1880)
Est: €600 - €800
Henri BÉCHARD (act.1870-1880) Ensemble de 3 photographies sur papier albuminé. Vues d'Egypte Vers 1870
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Feb. 23, 2019
Henri BÉCHARD (act.1870-1880) Ensemble de 3 photographies sur papier albuminé.
Est: €600 - €800
Henri BÉCHARD (act.1870-1880) Ensemble de 3 photographies sur papier albuminé. Vues d'Egypte Vers 1870 A la vue : 25,5 x 35,5 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Nov. 10, 2017
HENRI BECHARD (ACTIF 1869-1890)
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
Voyage en Egypte et Nubie, c. 1872 Album in-folio oblong (43 x 57cm), demi reliure à coins, initiales : ‘A. B’, croissant et trois étoiles, titre, frap- pés à l’or sur la couverture. Reliure de l’époque usagée. 100 photographies de paysages et antiquités égyptiennes, tirages albu- minés d’après des négatifs verre, lé- gende, numérotation et signature H. Béchard dans les négatifs. images : la plupart 28 x 38,5 cm ou l’inverse. 100 ALBUMEN PAPER PRINTS 11.02 X15,15 IN Liste des photographies avec leurs légendes originales dans les négatifs. N°103. Thèbes Temple de Ramaseum N°104. Thèbes Temple de Ramaseum, Vue N°105. Thèbes. Temple de Ramaseum (Sud) N°106. Thèbes. Temple de Ramaseum colosses de Ramsès   N°107. Thèbes. Temple de Ramaseum (Est) N°108. Thèbes.Temple de Ramaseum colosses brisés N°109. Thèbes. Temple de Ramaseum, Intérieur de la salle Hypostile N°110. Thèbes. Temple de Ramaseum, Extérieur de la salle Hypostile N°111. Thèbes vue prise du Pylone du Ramaseum N°112. Thèbes. Temple de Ramaseum, le Pylone N°113. Medinet-Abou. Le Pylone du petit Temple N°114. Medinet -Abou, Edi ce de Ramsés III N°115. Medinet -Abou,Edi ce de Ramsés III N°116. Medinet- Abou,Edi ce de Ramsés III (ouest) N°117. Medinet- Abou Inscription historique du Pylone N°118. Medinet-Abou ,colosses de la première cour N°119. Medinet-Abou, colonnes de l’église copte, deuxième cour N°120. Medinet-Abou deuxième cour du grand temple N°121. Medinet-Abou Galerie de la deuxième cour N°122. Medinet-Abou, ruines du Grand Temple (ouest) N°123. Qéneh, fabrique de poterie. N°124. Temple de Dendérah N°125. Temple de Séti Ier à Abydos. N°126. Temple de Séti Ier, intérieur N°127. Temple d’Abydos, portrait de Séti Ier N°128. Girgeh, village arabe. N°129. Village de Chelk Abbadehe. N°130. Les grottes de Béni-Hasssan N°131. Forêt de palmiers N°132. Sakieh N°133. Saqqarah Mastabot-el-Faraoum N°134. Saqqarah, statue de Sessostris renversée N°135. Saqqarah, pyramide N°136. Saqqarah, tombeau de Ti N°137. Saqqarah, tombeau de Ti,bas relief N°138. La pyramide de Chéops. N°140. La Gde pyramide, le Sphinx et le Temple Armechis N°141. Grande pyramide vue de l’est. N°142. Grande pyramide vue de l’est. N°143. Ascension de la grande pyramide N°144. Descente de la grande pyramide N°145. Pyramide de Chephren et de Mycerinus N°146. 2e, 3e et 4e pyramides N°148. Le Sphinx Armachis Caire N°149. Vue générale des pyramides N°150. Pyramides de Ghyzeh N°151. Citadelle du Caire N°152. Quartier de Bab-el-Nasr, Caire N°153. Quartier de Bab-el-Nasr, Caire N°154. Citadelle et nécropole du Caire N°155. Vue générale du Caire N°156. Vue panoramique du Caire N°157. Tombeau des Mamluks Caire N°158. Tombeau des Mamluks Caire N°159. Tombeau des Califes vue générale, Caire N°160. Tombeau des Califes vue générale, Caire N°161. Dossay (féte religieuse au caire) N°162. Chaire à prêcher de la mosquée Barbouk, Caire N°163. Tombeau et mosquée Emir-el-Gich, Caire. N°164. Tombeau et mosquée el-Achraf, Caire. N°165. Kom-Ala-Osman ,tombeaux des califes, Caire N°166. Tombeau et mosquée Caïd Bey, Caire N°167. Caïd Bey vue (ouest) N°168. Intérieur de la mosquée Caïd Bey, Caire N°169. Entrée de la citadelle mosquée Méhémet Ali, Caire N°170. Mosquée de Méhémet Ali, Caire N°171. Mosquée du Sultan Hassan, Caire N°172. Porte de la mosquée du Sultan Hassan, Caire N°173. Niche à la porte de la mosquée du sultan Ali, Caire N°174. Fontaine aux ablutions Sultan Hassan, Caire N°175. Mosquée Sultan Hassan, vue générale, Caire N°176. Mosquée Sultan Hassan, vue générale, Caire N°177. Intérieur de la mosquée de Touloum, Caire N°178. Intérieur de la mosquée de Touloum, Caire N°179. Fontaine et minaret, mosquée de Touloum, Caire N°180. Intérieur de la mosquée d’Amrou (vieux Caire) N°181. Minaret de la mosquée El-Hakem, Caire N°182. Bab el Nasr ,Porte de la Victoire N°184. Fontaine et école arabe, Caire N°185. Fontaine arabe (Sébille), Caire N°186. Moucharabieh, Caire N°187. Moucharabieh, Caire N°188. Moucharabieh, Caire N°189. Cour d’une maison arabe, Caire N°190. Ecole arabe, Caire N°191. Rue Mansour Pacha, Caire N°192. Rue Seideh Zeyneb, Caire N°193. Rue Touloum, Caire N°194. Rue d’Erb el Ahmar N° 195. Le Mokatan,Caire N°196. Le Mokatan,Caire N°197. Le Halig (canal),Caire N°198. Pont de Guezireh, Caire N°202. Vue panoramique, Caire N°203. Vue panoramique, Caire N°205. Avenue de Choubrah, Caire N°206. Obélisque d’Héliopolis, Caire N°207. Arbre de la Vierge à Matarieh, Caire N°208. Sakieh N°209. Chadouf système d’arrosage arabe. N°211. Rue Souc el Silah, Caire
Leclere - Maison de ventes
Nov. 10, 2016
ATTRIB. HENRI BECHARD Lighting Shop, Cairo c. 1875 albumen print
Est: $200 - $400
ATTRIB. HENRI BECHARD Lighting Shop, Cairo c. 1875 albumen print signed in negative indistinctly 25.5 x 20.7cm
Leonard Joel
Oct. 20, 2016
Henri Bechard (active 1869-1890) - Femme Arabe, Egypt, ca.1870
Est: £400 - £600
Albumen print, signed, titled and numbered 23 in the negative and annotated by unknown hand in pencil verso, 27 x 20cm (10 5/8 x 7 7/8in)
Dreweatts 1759
Jun. 28, 2014
[Photography] H. Bechard; Arab irrigation system
Est: $100 - $150
Henri Bechard (French, active in Cairo, 1869 - late 1880s) "No. 209. Chadouf, System d'arosage Arabe," signature and credits in the negative; albumin print, 14 5/8 X 10 3/8 in., mounted on a larger card, early owner's tag and signature verso
Alex Cooper
Jun. 04, 2014
Béchard, Henri: Market and street scenes in Cairo
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Market and street scenes in Cairo. Mid-1870s. 3 albumen prints. Circa 27 x 21,5 cm and 21,2 x 27 cm. Each with photographer's name in lower right corner, as well as numbered and titled in lower left in the negative, mounted to card (slightly buckled), collector's stamp in lower right corner on the mount. Béchard produced some of the most well-composed and endearing photographs of Egypt. They are rarer than photos by Sebah, Bonfils, Arnoux and Zangaki, as the studio only worked from the 1870s-1880s, whereas the other studios were still producing work throughout the 1890s. The prints offered here are signed by H.(enri) Béchard but prints signed by Émile Béchard, who might have been his brother or even the same person, also exist. The images show an Arabian café, a spice seller at the market, and women washing laundry. - Some surface scuff marks, otherwise strong prints with a rich chocolate-brown tone and in very good condition. Provenance: Robert Lebeck Collection Lit.: Ken Jacobson. Odalisques and Arabesques: Orientalist Photography 1839 - 1925. London 2007, see pp. 210-212.
Bassenge Auctions
Apr. 03, 2014
HENRI BECHARD (FRENCH, ACTIVE 1860S-1870S)
Est: $600 - $800
HENRI BECHARD (FRENCH, ACTIVE 1860S-1870S) Salle Hypostile, Karnak, Egypt trip, 1875-85, albumen print, title and signature to the negative, 35.2 x 25cm
Leonard Joel
Apr. 03, 2014
HENRI BECHARD (FRENCH, ACTIVE 1860S-1870S)
Est: $600 - $800
HENRI BECHARD (FRENCH, ACTIVE 1860S-1870S) i. Untitled (Arabian Tailoring Shop), circa 1869-75, ii. Untitled (The Well), circa 1869-75, two albumen prints, signed in the negative recto (2) 29 x 21.8cm
Leonard Joel
Dec. 15, 2013
HENRI BECHARD (FRENCH, ACTIVE 1860S-1870S) i. Untitled (Arabian Tailoring Shop), circa 1869-75ii. Untitled (The Well), circa 1869-75...
Est: $600 - $800
HENRI BECHARD (FRENCH, ACTIVE 1860S-1870S) i. Untitled (Arabian Tailoring Shop), circa 1869-75 ii. Untitled (The Well), circa 1869-75 two albumen prints signed in the negative recto (2) 29 x 21.8cm
Leonard Joel
Dec. 15, 2013
HENRI BECHARD (FRENCH, ACTIVE 1860S-1870S) Lighting shop, Cairo, 1875 albumen print
Est: $300 - $500
HENRI BECHARD (FRENCH, ACTIVE 1860S-1870S) Lighting shop, Cairo, 1875 albumen print signed in the negative lower right recto 25.2 x 20cm
Leonard Joel
Dec. 15, 2013
HENRI BECHARD Salle Hypostile, Karnak, Egypt trip, 1875-85 albumen print
Est: $600 - $800
HENRI BECHARD Salle Hypostile, Karnak, Egypt trip, 1875-85 albumen print title and signature to the negative 35.2 x 25cm
Leonard Joel
Dec. 04, 2013
Béchard, Henri: Views of Egypt: Port of Assuan; Thèbes
Est: €600 - €900
Views of Egypt: Port of Assouan; Thèbes, Valley of the Kings. Mid-1870s. 2 albumen prints. 27 x 37,5 cm. Photographer's name in lower right corner, numbered and titled in lower left in the negative, mounted to board (slightly buckled), collector's stamp in lower right corner on the mount. Béchard produced some of the most well-composed and endearing photographs of Egypt. They are rarer than photos by Sebah, Bonfils, Arnoux and Zangaki, as the studio only worked from the 1870s-1880s, whereas the other studios were still producing work throughout the 1890s. The prints offered here are signed by H.(enri) Béchard but prints signed by Émile Béchard, who might have been his brother or even the same person, also exist. - A few light surface scuff marks, minimal fading in right and lower edge, otherwise strong prints with a rich violet-brown tone and in very good condition. Provenance: Robert Lebeck Collection Lit.: Ken Jacobson. Odalisques and Arabesques: Orientalist Photography 1839 - 1925. London 2007, see pp. 210-212.
Bassenge Auctions
Apr. 20, 2010
Photographs: Henri Béchard (actif dés 1870) Le
Est: €400 - €500
Photographs: Henri Béchard (actif dés 1870) Le Caire, Kom-Ala-Osman, tombeaux des Califs, circa 1875 Épreuve albuminée, négatif verre, signée et ...
Tajan
Jan. 20, 2010
HENRI BÉCHARD
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
HENRI BÉCHARD CIRCA 1860-1870 One hundred and seventy-five photographs of Egypt, and thirteen photographs of Nubia a series of albumen prints, each approximately 10½ x 14½ in. (26.5 x 37 cm.), titled, numbered and signed in the negatives, mounted on paper (188)
Christie's
May. 16, 2009
BECHARD, Henri . (Active 1869 - 1880). 3 photos.
Est: CHF600 - CHF900
BECHARD, Henri. (Active 1869 - 1880). 3 photos. Karnak. Interior of hypostyle room No. 81. Arab tailors. Well. Albumin prints. Circa 1869-1875. Mounted under mat. Signed and entitled in the negative. With certificate. Ca. 27.5/35.5 x 22/25.5 cm. BECHARD, Henri (Actif 1869 - 1880) 3 photos. Karnak. Intérieur de la salle hypostile n°81. Tailleurs arabes. Le puits. Tirages albuminés d'époque. Vers 1869-1875. Montés sous passe-partout. Signés et intitulés dans l'image. Avec certificat. Env. 27,5/35,5 x 22/25,5 cm.
Koller Auctions