# Henri Lerolle artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-30T02:55:00.000Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1848-10-03
- Death date: 1929-04-22
- Nationality: French
- Common media: oil painting

## About Henri Lerolle

Henri Lerolle (1848–1929) was a French painter, art collector, and patron active in Paris from the late 1860s through the 1920s. Born in Paris on October 3, 1848, he trained at the Académie Suisse and in the studio of Louis Lamothe, building a career centered on landscape, portraiture, genre scenes, still lifes, flower pieces, religious compositions, and nudes. He exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon. Beyond his own painting practice, Lerolle was a significant figure in the Parisian art world as a collector and patron, maintaining connections with leading artists and cultural figures of his era. He died in Paris on April 22, 1929. His work reflects the breadth of French academic and naturalist painting traditions of the late nineteenth century.

## Common works and media

Lerolle's output includes oil paintings of French landscapes, portraits, genre scenes depicting everyday life, floral still lifes, Christian religious subjects, and studies of the nude. Works on paper, including drawings and sketches, may also appear. Collectors most frequently encounter his landscapes and genre scenes at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

Henri Lerolle's works appear with moderate regularity at auction, with over 200 recorded lots. Paintings span a range of subjects—landscapes, portraits, genre scenes, still lifes, and religious compositions—each attracting different levels of collector interest. Provenance linking a work to Lerolle's well-documented Parisian circle or to Salon exhibition records can enhance value. Condition, medium, size, and subject matter all factor into appraisal. Because no catalogue raisonné was identified, authentication should rely on expert connoisseurship and documented provenance. Collectors should compare specific works against publicly available auction records for realized prices and comparable lots.

## Appraisily data basis

This artist page combines identity research from authority files and institutional databases—including Getty ULAN, VIAF, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, and Wikidata—with Appraisily's auction-record data covering 209 documented lots. Page content reflects publicly available biographical and art-historical sources; it does not constitute an appraisal. For valuation guidance on a specific work, consult a qualified appraiser and review comparable auction results.

## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/49539
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/27335332/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625979
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lerolle
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500027906
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84087310