SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
The French painter Gustave Achille Guillaumet, born in 1840 and deceased in 1887, is particularly known for his interest in Algeria and the nomadic peoples of the desert. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1862, while travelling to Rome, he changed his plans in Marseille and set off for North Africa. He subsequently returned to Algeria and Morocco several times.
Algeria held a particular appeal for him, and he was interested in the lives of the nomadic peoples he encountered in the desert. Among the recorded works is “Aquemoun, Algeria”, dated c. 1865 and attributed to Gustave Achille Guillaumet by the Art Institute of Chicago. According to the National Gallery in London, his Orientalist subjects were well received in Paris.
This profile brings together identity references for Gustave Achille Guillaumet and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
5 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Genève Enchères, Piguet. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on canvas
Ferme à Pont-Aven
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-09-22
Published result : 350 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Charcoal
Scène agricole en Afrique du Nord,
fusain
Catalogue period : 2026-03-05 — 2026-03-18
Published result : 1000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1200
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Oil on canvas
Pause de la caravane dans le désert
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2019-09-18
Published result : 2000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on wood
"La marchande d'oranges".
Öl auf Holz
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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"La Méditerrannée près Alger".
Öl auf Lwd.
Date to be documented
Published result : 6500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2500
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
