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A handwritten letter by the 26-year-old Mozart coming up for auction at Christie’s reveals a tricky love life.

With the National Portrait Gallery about to reopen, ATG takes a look at exhibition and auctions on the theme

A look ahead to some of the many stand-out items on offer at auctions this summer

Art dealers across the UK are unveiling portrait exhibitions to mark the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) this month.

The paintings of Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818), an artist often compared to Chardin whose painting was a major source of inspiration to her, were recognised and well regarded during her lifetime in the 18th century art world.

Christie’s holds its live summer Asian Art auction in Paris on June 14 with an online sale running from June 6-20.

Judging by the overall totals, the latest Modern and Contemporary art auctions at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips in New York were something of a bump back to reality after the last two sales series posted the highest grossing totals on record.

Christie’s first major auction series since raising its buyer’s premium last month kicked off in New York offering Impressionist and Modern art.

Following the sales series last October, Christie’s will offer a second instalment of works from the Ann and Gordon Getty collection in June.

François Pierre de la Varenne (1618-78) is the chef credited with bringing French cuisine into the modern era.

A six-figure sum for Belgian Symbolist Fernand Khnopff was the top lot of Christie’s drawing-focused sale.

Christie’s holds its annual dedicated drawings sale in Paris on March 22, the same day that the Salon du Dessin opens.

Christie’s celebrates Asia Week New York with eight auctions: five live and three online

The overall total raised at the latest round of Modern and Contemporary art sales in London was boosted by a couple of recently restituted pictures.