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Painter, lithographer and watercolourist Eugène Louis Gabriel Isabey was born in Paris on 22 July 1803. He was the son of the painter Jean-Baptiste Isabey. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1824. His work encompasses historical and genre scenes, landscapes, seascapes and shipwrecks.
The same year, he stayed in Honfleur with the painter Xavier Leprince, then settled in Saint-Siméon in 1826. In his maritime subjects, he focused on the circumstances of sailors at low tide rather than the spectacle of waves crashing against the cliffs. His style combines rapid, fluid execution, freely applied brushwork and precise details.
Among his works is The Arrival of the Duke of Alba in Rotterdam, dated 1844 and held at the Musée d’Orsay. A View of the Norman Coast, dated 1852, is held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. After the Storm, dated 1869, belongs to the collections of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. Towards the end of his life, Isabey abandoned oil painting in favour of watercolour and gouache, which he practised on site. Appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1832, he was promoted to Officier of the order in 1852.
This profile brings together identity references for Eugène Isabey and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on panel
Le mariage aristocratique
Huile sur bois
Catalogue period : 2021-11-05
Published result : 1400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Oil on panel
L'office religieux
Huile sur bois
Catalogue period : 2016-11-11
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000
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Oil on wood
Landschaft mit jungem Mann
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2015-09-23
Published result : 1488 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 1500
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Zugeschrieben - Segelschiffe vor der Küste
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2009-04-28
Published result : 2440 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 2500
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lavis sépia sur papier
Catalogue period : 2013-10-02
Published result : 420 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on canvas
Attribué à Eugène Isabey — Navire au port
huile sur toile
Attribué à
Catalogue period : 2025-12-08
Attributed to
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 500–800
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Oil on canvas
Attribué à Eugène Isabey — Navire au port
huile sur toile
Attribué à
Catalogue period : 2025-09-22
Attributed to
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Oil on paper
Attribué à Eugène Isabey — Les lavandières
huile sur papier
Attribué à
Catalogue period : 2021-04-28
Attributed to
Published result : 300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on canvas
Copie d'après Eugène Isabey — La nuit de la Saint-Barthélemy
Huile sur toile
Copie d'après Eugène Isabey
Catalogue period : 2020-12-07
Copy after Eugène Isabey
Published result : 700 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 700–900
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Oil on paper
Entourage de Eugène Isabey — Scène de marché
huile sur papier
Entourage d'
Catalogue period : 2016-12-15
Circle of
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Oil on canvas
Attribué à Eugène Isabey — Baigneuses sur la plage de Dieppe
huile sur toile
attr. à
Catalogue period : 2019-05-22
Attributed to
Published result : 2000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Entourage d'Eugène Isabey — Paysage côtier avec moulins et personnages
Huile sur toile
Entourage de LOUIS GABRIEL EUGÈNE ISABEY
Date to be documented
Circle of LOUIS GABRIEL EUGÈNE ISABEY
Published result : 800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000
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