# Etienne-Maurice-Firmin Bouisset artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: French
- Movements: Belle Époque poster art
- Common media: oil painting, lithography, poster design (affiche), illustration, printmaking

## About Etienne-Maurice-Firmin Bouisset

Firmin Bouisset (1859–1925), born Étienne-Maurice-Firmin Bouisset, was a French painter, illustrator, lithographer, and poster artist active during the Belle Époque. He is recognized for his contributions to the golden age of the French advertising poster, creating bold lithographic designs for commercial clients. Bouisset trained as a painter and worked across fine art and applied graphic disciplines, producing oil paintings, prints, book illustrations, and large-format posters. His practice bridged the academic painting tradition and the emerging field of commercial graphic art in late-nineteenth-century France. Major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York hold his work, and his identity is well established in library authority records including the Getty Union List of Artist Names and the Virtual International Authority File.

## Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Bouisset's original stone lithographic advertising posters, many produced for French consumer brands. He also created oil paintings, book and magazine illustrations, and fine-art prints. His works on paper include both commercial poster designs and independent printmaking. Posters are typically large-format color lithographs on paper, while paintings range from figurative compositions to genre scenes. Edition sizes and printing dates vary; period impressions from the artist's lifetime carry stronger market interest than later reproductions.

## Market and appraisal context

Firmin Bouisset's work appears regularly at auction, with over 260 recorded lots, primarily original lithographic posters, prints, and works on paper. His commercial posters from the 1890s and early 1900s are the most commonly encountered works in the secondary market. Appraisal value depends on medium (painting versus poster versus print), condition of paper and color, confirmation of period printing versus later reproduction, provenance, and subject matter. Collectors should verify attribution carefully, as Bouisset's popular poster designs were widely reprinted. Realized prices are best assessed through comparable auction records for the specific medium and date of execution.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines verified artist identity research from museum and library authority sources with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots drawn from the Appraisily and Invaluable databases when those records are available. Entity facts are cross-referenced against the Getty ULAN, VIAF, Library of Congress, Wikidata, and major museum collections.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3072874
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmin_Bouisset
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500467039
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43804362/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2001066619
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/703