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Painter and printmaker Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828–1893), born and deceased in Paris, trained in Henri Lehmann’s studio and exhibited his first works at the Salon in 1848. He is associated with the Écouen school, where he stayed and attended classes taught by Pierre-Édouard Frère, who became his friend, as well as with the Barbizon school. Pierre-Édouard Frère and Charles-François Daubigny encouraged him to practise etching, an activity that came to occupy an important place in his career.
His work, described as realist, takes rural life and agricultural activities as its subject, particularly animal husbandry and work with horses. His paintings include *Le Repas des moissonneurs* (1862), held at the musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres; *Les Cascarrottes au lavoir* (1863), at the musée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers; and *La Foire aux chevaux* (1878), at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest. The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore also holds *Femme et enfant agenouillés devant une croix*, dated circa 1865. *Les Moissonneurs*, held at the musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims, is dated before 1859.
His prints earned him several medals between 1866 and 1869; he also received a medal for his painting in 1872, and was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur in 1878. Veyrassat made four etchings for the album *L’Eau forte en…*, published by Cadart between 1874 and 1881, and contributed to two works by Philip Gilbert Hamerton: *Chapters on Animals* (1874), with Karl Bodmer, and *Etching and Etchers* (1880). *Intérieur d’écurie à Samois*, an etching dated 1876, also bears witness to this practice.
This profile brings together identity references for Jules Jacques Veyrassat and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on panel
Moisson
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2025-11-27 — 2025-12-10
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Oil on wood
Deux chevaux
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2018-03-21
Published result : 1098 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Die Heuernte.
Öl auf parkettierter Htf
Date to be documented
Published result : 3300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 3900
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Oil on canvas
Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828-1893), \\Chevaux à
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2011-10-05
Published result : 700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Watercolour
Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828-1893), \\Le laboureur,
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2011-10-05
Published result : 150 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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Oil on canvas
Paysage de campagne,
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2013-10-02
Published result : 700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 700–900
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Flussuferpartie mit einem Reiter und zwei Pferden.
Öl auf Htf
Date to be documented
Published result : 4200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 3000
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Oil on canvas
Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828-1893), \\Chevaux à
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2011-06-22
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Watercolour
Jules Jacques Veyrassat (1828-1893), \\Le laboureur,
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2011-06-22
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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