Theobald Chartran Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Theobald Chartran Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 27, 2024
Théobald Chartran - Figure studies, including a lady with a fan, a man in cavalier's costume, and a terrier
Est: £200 - £300
Théobald Chartran, French 1849-1907 Figure studies, including a lady with a fan, a man in cavalier's costume, and a terrier; pen and black ink on paper, signed 'Chartran' (lower right), stamped with studio stamp (lower right), bears label for 'Bruno et Patrick De BAYSER' attached to the frame verso, 31.5 x 45.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Chartran worked largely in the academic tradition, principally producing portraits and history scenes, no doubt influenced by his studies under Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889). The present sketch provides a fascinating insight into the artist's process, depicting a wide variety of subjects, from a lady wearing what appears to be Spanish dress to a number of figures in top hats, a landscape scene with a rabbit emerging from its warren, and a blackbird which dips its beak tentatively into a glass of wine.
Roseberys
May. 17, 2023
Theobald Chartran (French, 1849-1907) Children Playing Parcheesi
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Oil on canvas. Signed 'Chartran 1889' (upper left).
Cottone Auctions
Oct. 29, 2022
THEOBALD CHARTRAN (1849-1907) - Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt in ‘Gismonda’, 1896
Est: €500 - €600
THEOBALD CHARTRAN (1849-1907) Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt in ‘Gismonda’, 1896 signed, dated, and dedicated in plate (lower left) print 46.5 x 35.5 cm
Hermitage Fine Art
Jun. 26, 2022
THEOBALD CHARTRAN (1849-1907) - Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt in ‘Gismonda’, 1896
Est: €500 - €600
THEOBALD CHARTRAN (1849-1907) Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt in ‘Gismonda’, 1896 signed, dated, and dedicated in plate (lower left) print 46.5 x 35.5 cm
Hermitage Fine Art
Feb. 18, 2022
Theobald Chartran (French, 1849 - 1907)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
"C.J.B. d apres Theobald Chartran." (French, 1849 - 1907) A Portrait of: Anna Hausch Pfizer (Pfizer Corporation.) Oil on canvas. Signed, dated (1895) and inscribed upper left. 40 x 29 7/8 inches; 50 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches (overall) framed. Description: There are many questions surrounding this Gilded Age portrait of Anna Hausch Pfizer, the wife of Charles Pfizer, founder of Pfizer the multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company. The portrait had been offered publicly in 2015 but without the identification of the sitter, which we have identified, and possibly without the correct attribution for several reasons. The signature and inscription, in the upper right corner uses the French "d apres," traditionally indicating that it is a portrait "after" another. Presumably, then, it is a portrait after a portrait by Theobald Chartran (French,1849 - 1907) whose signature appears below. However, in this case and for the reasons we outline, the inscription "d apres" may have been used in another sense, "according to," which could indicate the portrait was according to Chartran, or that Chartran worked off the portrait of another artist, presumably an artist with the monogram "C.J.B." which is also part of the inscription. Knoedler Gallery records (Getty Research Institute), Chartran's gallerist in the 1890s, record commissions for Chartran portraits of: William McKinley, Henry Frick, Andrew Carnegie and approximately 40 others; however, we could not locate a gallery commission for Anna Hausch Pfizer. A portrait of Anna Hausch Pfizer, listed online at Immigrant Entreprenuership.org (Courtesy of Pfizer), bears a close resemblance to the portrait being offered and forms the basis for our identification of the sitter in the portrait as that of Anna Hausch Pfizer. What we can tell from reviewing the online image in the Pfizer repository is that the offered portrait is very close to that one in terms of Anna Pfizer's pose, expression, dress, corsage, necklace, earring, lace, hair part and many other details. Perhaps though, and in our opinion, Anna Pfizer is portrayed in the offered portrait in a more youthful manner (e.g., aging traits, physique, hair pigmentation, etc.) than in the cited Pfizer portrait. Chartran did have a history of painting portraits for sitters that the sitters dismissed as not acceptable likenesses. The most famous example being his portrait of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. The portrait has been said to be so disliked by President Roosevelt that Roosevelt had it destroyed and a commission for a new portrait was then given to John Singer Sargent. Newspaper accounts similarly engage a debate about "good likeness" vs. "good picture" in regards to Chartran portraits. The Hanford Journal, September 1907, notes an incident in which Chartran destroyed the portrait of a lady after her husband, at his wife's behest complained about the likeness, and Chartran was reported to have destroyed the painting in anger in front of the man. Other possibilities about the offered portrait include that the Pfizer family had it done or redone to hang in another location, for instance their summer residence, Linden Gate, Newport, Rhode Island. We would also like to point out that the "Chartran" signature on the offered portrait does appear both in terms of formation, direction, and rise to be Chartran's; though, and also in our opinion, another talented painter could potentially paint, even in a series of fast strokes, the convincing signature of another artist. As to the identity of "C.J.B."(we are assuming the middle stroke to be a "J"), we could not locate another artist with the skill and reputation to have produced such a portrait. Therefore, we offer this portrait, circa 1895, to be of Anna Hausch Pfizer, circa 1895, but without further attribution.
Vallot Auctioneers
Jun. 01, 2021
CHARTRAN THEOBALD
Est: €80 - €120
Hands
Campo & Campo
Jan. 23, 2021
A SET OF THREE ANTIQUE VANITY FAIR LITHOGRAPHS
Est: $100 - $150
Three antique Vanity Fair framed cartoons: 1. 6th Division. Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1901. 2. Count Gyula Andrassy. Caricature by Kluz published in Vanity Fair in 1877. 3. Italy. H.M. Humbert, the King of Italy. Caricature by T (Théobald Chartran, 1849–1907). From Vanity Fair, 1878.
Antique Arena Inc
May. 28, 2019
TABLEAUX
Est: €500 - €700
Huile sur toile marouflée sur toile "L'ami Verstraete, souvenir de la Villa". Signé en haut à gauche Chartran et daté le 31 mars 1878 à Rome. Ecole française. Dim.:40,5x31cm.
Vanderkindere
Apr. 13, 2019
Jennie King Mellon Portrait by Theobald Chartran
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Chartran, Theobald (French, 1849-1907) Portrait of Jennie King Mellon, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1896, measuring 26 by 21 inches, in a plaster rococco style frame measuring 37 by 30 inches. Pictured in Collecting in the Gilded Age: Art Patronage in Pittsburgh, 1890-1910, page 19, figure 17. Provenance: Richard Mellon Scaife by gift.
Concept Art Gallery
Nov. 25, 2017
Theobald Chartran (1849-1907)
Est: $600 - $1,200
Theobald Chartran (1849-1907) Gouache. Having artist stamp lower right. Sight Size: 11 x 8.25 in. Overall Size: 16.5 x 13.5 in. This item is framed behind glass.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Apr. 12, 2015
Théobald Chartran (Besançon 1849 - Neuilly-sur-Seine 1907) « Portrait d'Hortense de l'Espine, princesse de Croÿ Dülmen, dans son appartement de l'avenue Foch» Panneau d'acajou (F. Dupré, 141 Faubourg St Honoré). Signé et daté en bas à droite Chartran
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Théobald Chartran (Besançon 1849 - Neuilly-sur-Seine 1907) « Portrait d'Hortense de l'Espine, princesse de Croÿ Dülmen, dans son appartement de l'avenue Foch» Panneau d'acajou (F. Dupré, 141 Faubourg St Honoré). Signé et daté en bas à droite Chartran / 1891 72 x 59 cm Annoté sur une étiquette ancienne au revers Hortense, Eugénie, Marie, Caroline,/ Amélie, Henriette de l'Espine / née à Paris le 25 février 1867, fille de Marie, Oscar, Emile Cte de l'Espine et de Hortense, Stéphanie, Anna, Sophie, Frédérique de Tascher de la Pagerie. / Mariée le 24 novembre 1889 à SA S le Prince Louis de Croÿ Dalmen(sic) / morte à Paris en son hôtel / 66, avenue Foch le 29 août 1932.
Osenat
Dec. 19, 2013
Théobald CHARTRAN (1849-1907) Élégante à l'ombrelle Huile sur toile signée vers le milieu à gauche, datée 1907 146,5 x 118 cm
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
Théobald CHARTRAN (1849-1907) Élégante à l'ombrelle Huile sur toile signée vers le milieu à gauche, datée 1907 146,5 x 118 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Oct. 04, 2013
Théobald Chartran Besançon, 1849 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1907 La naissance de Vénus Huile sur toile
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Théobald Chartran Besançon, 1849 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1907 La naissance de Vénus Huile sur toile signée et datée 'Chartran / - 17.9(?).1898 -' en bas à gauche h: 80 w: 44 cm Provenance : Collection de S.A. le prince Murat, Paris
Artcurial
Sep. 12, 2013
Théobald Chartran (French, 1849-1907)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Théobald Chartran (French, 1849-1907) A morning ride signed and dated '1876.T.CHARTRAN.' (lower right) oil on panel 6¼ x 4½ in. (15.8 x 11 cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 29, 2013
THÉOBALD CHARTRAN (Besançon 1849-1907 Neuilly-sur-Seine) Group of 5 red and black chalk and pencil drawings.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
THÉOBALD CHARTRAN (Besançon 1849-1907 Neuilly-sur-Seine) Group of 5 red and black chalk and pencil drawings. The largest 290x412 mm; 11 1/2x16 1/4 inches. Two with the artist's estate ink stamp, recto. With--Group of 10 smaller pencil drawings on cream wove paper.
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