Henri Darien studied with Jules Lefebvre and Guillemet. He became a member of the Société des Artistes Français in 1886 and exhibited regularly at their Salons, receiving numerous distinctions, notably: an honourable mention in 1889; third-class medal, 1897; Prix de Raigecourt-Goyon, 1897; second-class medal, 1899. His work appeared at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1910.
Museum and Gallery Holdings
Auxerre: In the Forest
Fécamp (Mus. des Terre-Neuvas et de la Pêche): Auction (La Criée) (1909, oil on canvas)
Auction Records
Paris, 17 May 1895: Seaport at Sunset, FRF 320
Paris, 19-29 Nov 1902: Gleaner, FRF 575; Bachelor, FRF 700
Paris, 3 June 1927: Charming Tale, FRF 6,100; Move Along, FRF 5,500; Paris at Night in 1915, FRF 3,500; Sheep, FRF 3,600; Port in Venice, FRF 3,800; Dinner is Served, FRF 1,150; Figure, FRF 5,000; Moonlight, FRF 4,400
Paris, 18 Feb 1942: Reading at the Seaside, FRF 1,150; Indiscreet Women (pastel) FRF 1,000
Paris, 5 Nov 1969: The Pont des Arts Footbridge, FRF 6,500
Paris, 23 Feb 1970: Young Woman at the Window, FRF 1,200
London, 6 Oct 1982: Quays of the Seine at Dusk (1901, oil on panel, 20½ × 36¼ ins/52 × 92 cm) GBP 3,000
St-Brieuc, 9 Dec 1984: Old Fisherman with a Telescope (oil on canvas, 23½ × 28¾ ins/60 × 73 cm) FRF 8,500
Rome, 21 March 1985: Young Woman at Her Window (oil on canvas, 32¼ × 23½ ins/82 × 60 cm) ITL 5,000,000
Paris, 29 June 1988: Road-Mender (oil on canvas, 22½ × 18 ins/57 × 46 cm) FRF 15,000
Paris, 16 Jan 1989: Peasant Woman Scouring Her Pots in the Hearth (oil on canvas, 18 × 22 ins/46 × 56 cm) FRF 5,500
Le Touquet, 11 Nov 1990: Fécamp: the Fish Market (1909, oil on canvas, 55 × 98½ ins/140 × 250 cm) FRF 158,000
Paris, 25 Nov 1992: Fécamp Harbour (1909, oil on canvas, 55 × 98½ ins/140 × 250 cm) FRF 80,000
New York, 13 Oct 1993: Boulevard St-Michel, Paris (1895, oil on canvas, 23½ × 39¼ ins/59.7 × 99.7 cm) USD 54,050
Paris, 10 May 1994: Still-life with Oysters and Lobster (oil on canvas, 32¼ × 40¼ ins/82 × 102 cm) FRF 45,000
New York, 16 Feb 1995: Still-life with Lobster (oil on canvas, 47 × 55 ins/119.4 × 139.7 cm) USD 11,500
Paris, 21 Nov 1995: Flower-Seller on the Quays in Paris (oil on canvas, 19½ × 38 ins/49.5 × 96.5 cm) FRF 82,000
New York, 22 Oct 1997: Lovers Walking in the Garden (oil on canvas, 24 × 19¾ ins/61 × 50.2 cm) USD 12,650
New York, 23 Oct 1997: Tea Time (oil on canvas, 26 × 32 ins/66 × 81.3 cm) USD 16,100
London, 21 Oct 1999: Bustling Street Scene, Paris (1900, oil on canvas, 48 × 80 ins/123 × 203 cm) GBP 62,000
Neuilly, 14 Dec 1999: In the Garden (oil on canvas, 28 × 31 ins/72 × 80 cm) FRF 78,000
London, 28 Nov 2001: Still-life with Cheese (oil on canvas, 18 × 28 ins/45 × 71 cm) GBP 3,300
London, 20 June 2002: Lazy Afternoon (oil on canvas, 26 × 32 ins/65 × 82 cm) GBP 22,000
London, 20 March 2003: Garden in Summer (oil on canvas, 28 × 39 ins/72 × 99 cm) GBP 6,000
Paris, 11 May 2003: Young Woman on Cliff (oil on canvas, 22 × 18 ins/55 × 46 cm) EUR 2,950
