markalan

Hi, I've recently acquired a painting by Etienne Ret. You can see it at http://members.tripod.com/tetworld/etienne.html I apologize for the less than perfect quality of the image there.

It is by Etienne Ret...and painted by him, in Paris...1962

I understand he often painted children and women.

Does anyone have any additional information on this artist?

thanks...

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dear sir i have three more of his paintings , and kinda wondering what they might be worth . i have one similar to yours and two others. you dont have a regular e-mail were as i can send attachments do u. my e-mail is viking62864@yahoo.com.if u would like to see them please e-mail me.

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I know your emails are old but the painting you are attributing to etienne ret is actually by roger etienne.

inspire

I was wondering if anyone has info. on who Roger Etienne is?
I have a painting by an "Etienne" dated 1964/Paris and I am trying to find out who did it.
Any info. would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

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I found the following info on him:

Etienne Ret, French (1900 - 1989)

Born in Bourbonnais, France on Jan. 6, 1900. Ret graduated from the College of Mesnieres and completed military service in 1924. He then began formal art training in Paris in the ateliers of Maurice Denis and Georges Desvallieres, and at Ecole des Beaux Arts and Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. His book of poetry, Blindmans Bluff, was a prize winner in 1929. Ret exhibited in London and Paris before settling in Hollywood in 1934. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Often known for his portrait and genre paintings, Etienne Ret was born in France and studied in Paris in the ateliers of Maurice Denis and Georges Desvallieres, and at Ecole des Beaux Arts and Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. Ret exhibited in London and Paris before settling in Hollywood CA in 1934. He remained active in the United States through the late 1950s and died in Europe in 1996. Born in France, Etienne (Perret) Ret studied art in Paris at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, under Maurice Denis and G. Desvaileres. He first exhibited his original paintings, etchings and lithographs with the Societe des Independants, in Paris, and throughout France. Ret moved to the United States shortly before the outbreak of World War II and initially settled in San Antonio, Texas. He resided there during the 1940’s and established his reputation as a leading artist. Ret was also a member of the San Antonio Art League and taught painting and printmaking techniques at the San Antonio Museum. Stephanie dates from this period of his career. Around 1950 Etienne Ret moved to Los Angeles where he continued to show his art in major national exhibitions. Ret’s art centered primarily upon figure studies, particularly those of children and women. Today the paintings, lithographs and etchings of Etienne Ret are included in the permanent collections of the State Museum, France, the Encyclopedia Britannica Collection, London, the Witte memorial Museum, San Antonio, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Pasadena Art Institute, San Diego Fine Arts Society and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. ////

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Hope this is helpful to yoü:

The painter ROGER ETIENNE was born in 1922 and lived in Paris at some time, later moving to the Hollywood, California area. .... Roger Etienne signed most of his paintings alternately Etienne and Etienne, Paris, and glued French newspaper to many of his works of art.

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inspire

Thanks for the info. on Roger Etienne. The painting I have looks very similar to the clown painting that was shown on the website you directed me to.
Do you know if this artist is still alive?
Do you also know how I can find out what my painting may be worth?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again

jjtrojan@cox.net

To the woman that has the Etienne painting of a child with big eyes, we have 2 paintings of children in bright primary colors. We obtained them in the early 70's. They are oil on paper. We have seen similar oil on newspaper.

Any information ?

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I have two Etienne Ret art pieces. One is an etching done in black and orange, a double profile of a woman whose head is covered . the second is an original Lithograph entitled Stephanie. Datedd 1946 When I purchaced the Lithograph frin a Canadian art gallery the foloowing information came with it.

Born in France, Etienne (Perret) Ret studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs,under Maurice Denis and G.Desvaileres. He first exhibited his original paintings, etchings and lithographs with the Societe des Independants, in Paris, and throughout france. Etienne Ret moved to the United States shortly before the outbreak of World War II and initially settled in San Antonio, Texas.He resided there during the 1940s and established his reputation as a leading artist. He was also a member of the San Antonio Art League and taught painting and print making techiniques at the San Antonio Museum. Stephanie dates from this period of his career. Around 1950 Etienne moved to Los angeles where he continued to show his art in major national exhibitions.
Etienne Ret's art centered primarilly upon figure studies, particularly those of children and woman. Today the paintings, lithographs and etchings of Etienne Ret are included in the permant collections of the State Museum, France, the Enclyclopedia Britannica Collection, London, the Witte memorial Museum, San Antonio, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art,Pasadena Art Institute,San Diego Fine Arts Society and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Reference source:
E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres,Sculteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs,
Paris, Librairie Grund, 1966, Volume 7, page 191.

Correspondence from: Dr. Jason Perret, Brussels, Belgium. Dr. Perret is Etienne Ret's grandson.

betty hammond

do you have any info on roger etienne. when i google him, there is no info out there regarding who he is and other works that he has done. where might i go to get info on him. i have acquired 2 of his paintings.

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I have been buying Roger and selling him for years. His pieces generally sell for around 100.00 or less. He was very prolific. Hundreds and hundreds of paintings floating around the LA area.

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This is interesting. Thank you. I love Google!
I have one of his little girls from 1966. My aunt gave it to me as a housewarming gift when I got my first apartment (1967 or 68). She had a little boy. which I now have since she died last month. Both with collage of French newspapers. I've been trying to read the signature for months and today "Etienne" finally popped out from the boy painting (thanks to whatever remains in my brain of 4 years of high school French in the 60s). I got on line to try to find out his whole name and here you are!

Elizabeth1

I hope you are still on site or check in from time to time.
I too have a painting like this one.
I wonder what it is worth. If one want to sell it.
Grandmother had it a long time.
IF he was so talented and well known, why did the other poster say
his art is worth $ 100.00 USD or less?
Would it be different price ranges for painting, paper mache, etc?

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I believe I have a painting by this artist too. It is from 1972, bought off the Santa Monica pier where he supposively sold paintings when he came to America. Mine is part of a collage of French newspapers as well.

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I recently acquired a painting by Roger Etienne. Does anyone know of galleries or dealers that might have more information about his work? I understand from various postings that he lives in LA and has many works in circulation.

Thanks for your help!

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I have an Etienne Ret lithograph of "mary and the unicorn". It has been in the family for 60 years. Does anyone know anything about this work?

Jodee2002

My father recently gave me a beautiful picture signed Etienne with a heart after the name-The title of the painting is la lionne & dated 1942, I am trying to find out more about the artist(& what it may be worth) but not sure of the first name. I'm not sure if this is Etienne Ret Or even Roger Etienne, because it doesn't look like any of the others i've seen in this thread. I have tried to attached a link to the portrait but i am new to posting in threads. I hope someone has some more information for me.

John

That work is quite beautiful. Looks like it could possibly be by Roger Etienne, but mainly because he seems to work in so many styles that it can't be ruled out.