# Edmond Marie Petitjean artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-16T17:55:30.000Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1844-07-05
- Death date: 1925-08-07
- Nationality: French
- Movements: French landscape painting, late 19th century
- Common media: oil painting

## About Edmond Marie Petitjean

Edmond Marie Petitjean (1844–1925) was a French painter recognized for his landscapes and seascapes. Largely self-taught, Petitjean developed a practice rooted in direct observation of coastal and rural scenery, working during a period when French landscape painting was evolving beyond academic conventions toward naturalist and plein-air approaches. He was active from the early 1870s through the early 1920s and spent time working in the Netherlands around 1885–1886, where he painted marine subjects in the Amsterdam and Zaanstreek regions. His work is documented in major reference publications including Bénézit and Thieme-Becker, and his output spans several hundred known paintings held in institutional and private collections. Collectors most often encounter his work through the European auction market, where his coastal views, harbor scenes, and inland landscapes appear with regularity.

## Common works and media

The most common works by Petitjean encountered at auction and in collections are oil paintings depicting landscapes, seascapes, harbor views, and marine scenes with ships. He painted both French coastal subjects and Dutch waterway scenes from his time working in the Netherlands. Works range from small cabinet-size panels to larger exhibition-scale canvases. Drawings and works on paper may also appear, though less frequently. No significant print editions or sculptural works are documented in the available sources.

## Market and appraisal context

Petitjean's works appear at auction primarily as oil-on-canvas landscapes, seascapes, and harbor scenes. His auction presence is moderate, with over 350 recorded lots in the Appraisily dataset. Valuation depends on size, subject matter, condition, provenance, and the quality of the particular composition. Marine subjects and coastal views tend to be the most frequently offered work types. Because Petitjean was self-taught and is not represented by a modern catalogue raisonné, collectors should verify attribution through provenance records or expert consultation before purchase.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines identity research from Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History with auction records, sale dates, and comparable lot data when those records are available. Biographical references include Bénézit and Thieme-Becker. Market observations are drawn from the Appraisily auction dataset and published reference sources.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q604142
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Marie_Petitjean
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500003976
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95704808/
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/62987