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Lucien Genin (1894–1953), a French painter born in Rouen and who died in Paris, takes Parisians and their everyday lives as his subject. His scenes lead, among other places, into the alleyways of Montmartre, to Place du Tertre, the Lapin Agile and the boulevards: he paints the inhabitants as well as the places where they meet. In November 1929, André Warnod writes of a body of work that “depicts Paris with a sometimes hasty exuberance, but with a pleasing taste for vivid colours”.
In 1936, Genin leaves Montmartre for Saint-Germain-des-Prés and sets up his studio at 16, rue Jacques-Callot. Among the works recorded in public collections, Le Port de Villefranche, oil on cardboard, is held at the Centre Pompidou; Saint Etienne du Mont, oil on canvas, at the Musée d’Art moderne de Granville. In 1941, the City of Paris buys a gouache from him.
A retrospective is held at the Galerie de Seine from 21 May to 4 June 1954. His work is subsequently presented at the Musée Montmartre in Paris in 1990, and then at the town hall of the 6th arrondissement in 2007. Two collective volumes devoted to the artist are published in Paris by La vie d’artiste AWD, in 1999 and 2001.
This profile brings together identity references for Lucien Génin and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
18 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, DognyAuction, Genève Enchères, Schuler, Piguet. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on canvas
Segelboote auf dem Fluss
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2026-03-23
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–500
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Oil on canvas
Segelboote auf dem Fluss
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2025-12-02
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1000
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Oil on canvas
Le port de Marseille
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-05-04
Published result : 3800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2000
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Oil on canvas
L'entrée d'un grand hôtel à Bordeaux
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-05-04
Published result : 2400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–700
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Oil on canvas
Place du Tertre en hiver
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-05-04
Published result : 6000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Gouache
Paris, l'église Saint-Médard,
gouache
Catalogue period : 2021-09-08 — 2021-09-22
Published result : 260 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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Oil on canvas
Le vieux port de Marseille.
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2021-05-07
Published result : 3000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Gouache
Die Place du Tertre in Paris.
gouache
Catalogue period : 2019-05-11
Published result : 200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 350
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Moulin de la Galette à Montmartre.
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 4600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5600
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"Cassis".
gouache
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 1600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1800
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Place de Clichy à Paris.
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 4000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000
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Oil on cardboard
Le Sacré Cœur à Montmartre
huile sur carton
Date to be documented
Published result : 299 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
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Partie an der Seine mit Notre-Dame.
Aquarell und Deckfarben
Date to be documented
Published result : 100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 450
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La Croisette in Cannes.
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 8500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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Hafenpartie in Toulon mit Ruderbooten.
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 6500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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Promenade in Cannes.
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 7000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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Belebte Pariser Szene um die Porte Saint-Denis.
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 10000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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Oil on canvas
Le Port de Marseille.
Öl auf Leinwand
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
