# Luigi Loir artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/luigi-loir/
Profile generated: 2026-05-14T17:29:26.336Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1845-12-22
- Death date: 1916-02-09
- Nationality: French
- Common media: oil painting, watercolor, gouache, lithography, illustration

## About Luigi Loir

Luigi Loir (1845–1916), born Aloys François Joseph Loir, was a French painter, illustrator, lithographer, watercolorist, and scenographer. Born to French parents on December 22, 1845, he studied at the Academy of Parma before building his career in Paris, where he became known for depicting the city's streets, boulevards, and public life. His practice spanned oil painting, watercolor, gouache, and printmaking, and he also produced advertising posters and decorative panels that captured the energy of Belle Époque Paris. Loir's illustrations appeared in luxury publications of his era. His work bridges fine art and commercial design, making him a distinctive presence in late nineteenth-century French visual culture. With hundreds of recorded auction appearances, Loir's paintings, lithographs, and posters continue to attract collectors of nineteenth-century European art.

## Common works and media

Loir worked across oil on canvas, watercolor, gouache, lithographic prints, and book illustration. His most characteristic subjects are Parisian street scenes, boulevard views, city panoramas, and seasonal public festivities. He also designed advertising posters and decorative panels. Original oil paintings and watercolors appear at auction alongside more affordable lithographic prints and posters, giving collectors entry points at multiple price levels.

## Market and appraisal context

Loir's works appear regularly at auction, with nearly four hundred recorded lots across oil paintings, watercolors, gouaches, lithographs, posters, and illustrated books. Valuation depends primarily on medium, with oil paintings of Parisian scenes typically achieving the strongest results. Works on paper, prints, and posters are more accessible but less valuable. Condition, provenance, subject matter, and size all affect appraisal outcomes. Attribution benefits from Loir's presence in standard reference works including Bénézit, Thieme/Becker, and Saur. No comprehensive catalogue raisonné is known, so expert consultation is recommended for authentication of unsigned or undocumented works.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine structured identity research from museum, library, and authority-file sources with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Luigi Loir, identity data is grounded in the Getty ULAN, VIAF, RKD, and Wikidata authority records, supplemented by references in Bénézit, Thieme/Becker, and Saur.

## Sources

- RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History): https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/50648
- VIAF (Virtual International Authority File): https://viaf.org/viaf/29662286/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q974735
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500000853
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Loir
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91031467