These days his paintings can auction in the $15,000-$40,000 range, and apparently his career was successful. Rather than being avant-garde or painting strictly academic scenes, Croegaert seems to have settled into a groove of painting in genres popular with the art-buying public. In his case, these were images of attractive women in luxurious settings and pictures of Roman Catholic Cardinals in relaxed or informal settings.
Below are some examples of that variety of popular fare in the late 19th century and beyond.
This painting and the next three depict women reading.
Now for two paintings featuring women looking into mirrors.
A languorous lady in an Orientalist setting (Orientalism was another popular genre).
Now a few Cardinals scenes.
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