Urbain Bourgeois ( 1842 - 1911 ) was a French painter. Urbain Bourgeois s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 88.76 USD for Etude d'un homme vêtu d'un costume antique écrivant in 2008 to 3162.36 USD for The crowning of Venus in 2013 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.