# Henri Jean Pontoy artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/henri-jean-pontoy/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T13:32:05.852Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1888-02-05
- Death date: 1968-01-12
- Nationality: French
- Common media: Painting

## About Henri Jean Pontoy

Henri Jean Pontoy (1888–1968), also identified as Henri Pontoy, was a French painter whose career belongs to the first half and middle decades of the twentieth century. A documented point in his public record is the inclusion of his work in the painting event of the art competition associated with the 1924 Summer Olympics. The available authority and encyclopedia profiles establish his identity and life dates but provide limited evidence for assigning him to a particular movement, school, or named series. For that reason, this page does not attach an unsupported stylistic label to his work. Collectors encounter Pontoy primarily through paintings and through public auction records attributed to his name. Those records should be matched carefully because variations of an artist's name, incomplete provenance, and changing attribution can affect whether a lot belongs in a dependable group of comparables.

## Common works and media

Painting is the securely documented medium associated with Henri Jean Pontoy. Appraisily's matched auction data also groups results under fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Those database categories are broad and should not by themselves be treated as proof that every listed object type formed a recognized part of Pontoy's practice. For appraisal purposes, each object should be checked against its medium, support, dimensions, date, signature or inscriptions, condition, provenance, and the strength of its attribution before it is compared with recorded sales.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's current public index contains matched Pontoy auction records across a broad date range, with 91 priced records among 153 listed records on the source page. These observations provide a starting point rather than a price guarantee. A useful comparison should align the object with sold works of similar medium, dimensions, date, subject, and attribution. Condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references may also affect relevance and value. Reported auction totals are not always presented on the same basis, particularly when buyer premiums or fees are involved. Private sales, missing feeds, and later attribution changes can leave gaps in the public record.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3131822
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/213360
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Pontoy
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Jean_Pontoy
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/henri-jean-pontoy/