# Henri Gabriel Ibels artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1867-11-30
- Death date: 1936-02
- Nationality: French
- Common media: lithography, pastel, painting, drawing, illustration, printmaking

## About Henri Gabriel Ibels

Henri-Gabriel Ibels (1867–1936) was a French printmaker, painter, illustrator, and author whose career centered on the graphic arts in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Paris. Working across lithography, pastel, drawing, painting, and design, Ibels produced a versatile body of work that bridged fine art and published illustration. He is represented in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York and documented by the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, the Getty Union List of Artist Names, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Ibels's practice included standalone prints, book and periodical illustrations, and painted compositions. His graphic output, particularly in lithography, reflects the visual culture of the French publishing world during a period of rapid change in print media. Collectors encounter his work across a range of media, from original works on paper to reproductive illustrations.

## Common works and media

Ibels is most frequently encountered at auction as a maker of lithographs, pen-and-ink drawings, pastels, and book or periodical illustrations. He also produced posters, graphic designs, and paintings. Works on paper—particularly lithographs and illustrative drawings—represent the most common categories. Some pieces bear his alternative name Henri-Gaspard Ibels.

## Market and appraisal context

Ibels's works appear at auction chiefly as prints and works on paper, including lithographs, pastels, and drawings. When assessing appraisal value, key factors include the specific medium, whether a print is an original composition or a reproductive illustration, edition size, paper condition, and provenance. His work is catalogued in standard references including Bénézit and Vollmer, which aid attribution. Comparable auction results for his lithographs and drawings provide useful pricing context, though the range of media he employed means values can vary significantly by category.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from museum, library authority, and scholarly sources with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. This page draws on records from the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, The Museum of Modern Art, and Wikidata.

## Sources

- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/40880
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/2791
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/9838500/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500016306
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2084619
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri-Gabriel_Ibels
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94122766