Félicien Rops

Belgian · 1833–1898 · Painter, Printmaker

Félicien Victor Joseph Rops was a Belgian artist associated with Symbolism, Decadence, and the Parisian fin de siècle, and was a member of the Les XX group. He was a painter,… (Wikipedia)

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Ohne TitelKetterer Kunst · Oct 2010€5,490≈ $7,650≈ £4,871Sign up to see
"Naiveté & Hermaphrodisme!"Ketterer Kunst · Nov 2014€2,875≈ $3,571≈ £2,277Sign up to see
23 Bll.: Figürliche Darstellungen, weibliche Akte und KarikaturenKetterer Kunst · Nov 2015€2,250≈ $2,405≈ £1,577Sign up to see

Félicien Rops’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Félicien Rops, La Mort qui Danse, chalk and pen and ink on paper laid down to board — La Mort qui Danse
Bonhams · Nov 1, 2023
$1,408Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Les cartes, print (other) — Les cartes
Capitolium Art · Oct 19, 2022
€25Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Le Catèchisme des Gens Mariès, print (other) — Le Catèchisme des Gens Mariès
Capitolium Art · Oct 19, 2022
€63Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Scena erotica, print (other) — Scena erotica
Capitolium Art · May 18, 2022
€378Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Le doigt dans l'oeil, print (other) — Le doigt dans l'oeil
Capitolium Art · May 18, 2022
€378Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Non hic Piscis omnium, print (other) — Non hic Piscis omnium
Capitolium Art · May 18, 2022
€403Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Teka erotyków (Das erotische Werk des Felicien Ropes), 1905 r., 1905, heligrafia, papier — Teka erotyków (Das erotische Werk des Felicien Ropes), 1905 r., 1905
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Oct 12, 2019
PLN 2,800Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, 23 Bll.: Figürliche Darstellungen, weibliche Akte und Karikaturen, Etching — 23 Bll.: Figürliche Darstellungen, weibliche Akte und Karikaturen
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 20, 2015
€2,250Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, "Naiveté & Hermaphrodisme!", Pen and ink drawing — "Naiveté & Hermaphrodisme!"
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 21, 2014
€2,875Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Petite Sorciere, 4 Etchings & Engravings on Wove Paper — Petite Sorciere
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 16, 2014
$300Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, La messagère du diable; After Joan Miró 4 plates; Artist Unknown (2) Veduta del Portico di Ottavia; Title Page, from Platonic Writings of Maximus Tyrius, c. 1880, Heliogravure on wove paper — La messagère du diable; After Joan Miró 4 plates; Artist Unknown (2) Veduta del Portico di Ottavia; Title Page, from Platonic Writings of Maximus Tyrius, c. 1880
Bonhams · Jun 17, 2012
$238Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Ohne Titel, Charcoal — Ohne Titel
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 22, 2010
€5,490Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Misanthropie!, 1872, Heliogravur auf Bütten — Misanthropie!, 1872
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 18, 2010
€120Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Peuple, Heliogravur nach einer Kaltnadelradierung, o.re. monogrammiert "FR" — Peuple
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 19, 2009
€80Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Le vice suprême, 1884, Etching and aquatint — Le vice suprême, 1884
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 6, 2007
€360Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, La femme à la tête de mort, Etching — La femme à la tête de mort
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 28, 2005
€190Sign up free to see

Félicien Rops, Le Pendu à la cloche, Etching — Le Pendu à la cloche
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026

Félicien Rops, Le coup de la jarretiere, Soft-ground etching — Le coup de la jarretiere
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025

Félicien Rops, Pornocratès (La dame au cochon), Heliography — Pornocratès (La dame au cochon)
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025

Félicien Rops, My girl, Monsieur Cabanel!, Etching and drypoint — My girl, Monsieur Cabanel!
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025

Félicien Rops, The Washerwomen — The Washerwomen
Pandolfini · Nov 24, 2025

Félicien Rops, Le bassoniste, Etching — Le bassoniste
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 16, 2025

Félicien Rops, Le Calvaire, 1882, Soft ground etching and color heliogravure — Le Calvaire, 1882
Barridoff Auctions · Mar 29, 2025

Félicien Rops, L'éplucheuse de pommes de terre (ou la vieille Kate, Bruges), Mine de plomb rehaussée de crayon blanc — L'éplucheuse de pommes de terre (ou la vieille Kate, Bruges)
Bonhams · Dec 4, 2023

Félicien Rops, The Sailor´s Den or La Bouche a matelots, Pen and ink in black on transparent paper, mounted on velour board — The Sailor´s Den or La Bouche a matelots
Lempertz · Nov 18, 2023

Félicien Rops, L'Incantation, 1888, Heliographie, überarbeitet mit Vernis mou und Aquatinta — L'Incantation, 1888
Kornfeld · Jun 13, 2019

Félicien Rops, La messagère du diable, c. 1880, Heliogravure on wove paper — La messagère du diable, c. 1880
Bonhams · Mar 11, 2012

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Félicien Rops, Untitled — **Untitled**Watercolor with colored pencil over graphite on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection…

Félicien Rops, The Old Flemish Woman (La Vieille Flamande) — **The Old Flemish Woman (La Vieille Flamande)**black ink on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Lucien Goldschmidt, 1972 — Open Acces…

Félicien Rops, Study of a Figure with Headress — **Study of a Figure with Headress**Graphite on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Broccoli, 1979 — Op…

Félicien Rops, Study of Head and Shoulders of Woman with Headdress — **Study of Head and Shoulders of Woman with Headdress**Pen and ink on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Broccoli, 1979 — Op…

Félicien Rops, Study of Patin (recto); Sketch of an Open Book, "Compendium Maleficarum" (verso) — **Study of Patin (recto); Sketch of an Open Book, "Compendium Maleficarum" (verso)**Pen and ink on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Broccoli, 1979 — Op…

Sketches of Six Heads in Profile (caricatures?) (recto); Sketch of Head and Blank Rectangle (verso)Graphite and black chalk on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Broccoli, 1979 — Op…

Félicien Rops, The Parable of the Sower (Le Semeur de Paraboles) — **The Parable of the Sower (Le Semeur de Paraboles)**1876 · etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Félicien Rops, Frontispiece: The Dregs of Society (Las bas-fonds de la societe) — **Frontispiece: The Dregs of Society (Las bas-fonds de la societe)**1864 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Félicien Rops, Frontispiece: The Waifs (Les Epaves) — **Frontispiece: The Waifs (Les Epaves)**1868 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Félicien Rops, The Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge) — **The Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge)**1871 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Félicien Rops, Belgian Border, Bill of Disorder (Frontiere de Belgique. Billet a Desordre) — **Belgian Border, Bill of Disorder (Frontiere de Belgique. Billet a Desordre)**1871 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Félicien Rops, Gaspard de la Nuit — **Gaspard de la Nuit**1868 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Félicien Rops, Etude de nu — **Etude de nu**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Félicien Rops, L'Epreuve — **L'Epreuve**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Félicien Rops, Tesson humain — **Tesson humain**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Félicien Rops, Hoofd van mannelijke acteur met steek — **Hoofd van mannelijke acteur met steek**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Félicien Rops, The Temptation of St Anthony — **The Temptation of St Anthony**1878
Royal Library of Belgium ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Library of Belgium

Félicien Rops, Bust of a Woman Wearing a Lorgnette around her Neck — **Bust of a Woman Wearing a Lorgnette around her Neck**1850
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Félicien Rops, Pornocrates — **Pornocrates**1878
French Community ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — French Community

Félicien Rops, The Shower — **The Shower**1880
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Félicien Rops

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Works in museum collections

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