HENRI RENARD - FRENCH PAINTER
I have an opportunity to purchase a painting by Henri Renard. Is his work worth anything? Renard is in a line of other French painters who sold their work to tourists who poured into Paris in the 1950's-1970's. Nearly all of the works you will find by Renard are Parisian street scenes. He did have these same themed paintings sent to galleries in the US for sale. Renard, according to a bio on the back of one of his works, was born in 1920. Little to nothing is known of his full biography. Auction records show that his paintings have reached the $600-800 range, however, recent records from the past 4-5 years, show his paintings selling for about $100-150. As I have stated in previous blog articles, I am not an art expert, but, I have noticed what appears to be a decline in the interest of these Parisian street scenes as I have handled quite a few of them and noticed a downward trend.