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Van Dongen visits the beach
22 May 2023This Normandy beach scene by Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) from c.1948-49 will be offered for sale by Gros & Delettrez at Drouot in Paris on June 20.
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Buffet treats keenly contested at Drouot
22 May 2023Art from the collection of Christine Poirot-Delpech was the object of a sell-out single-owner sale at Art Valorem (28.8% buyer’s premium inc tax) at Drouot on April 6.
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Monochrome marvels at Paris sale
22 May 2023Artcurial has two days of sales devoted to Impressionist and Modern and Postwar and Contemporary art in Paris on June 7-8.
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Well-preserved 18th century costumes fit the bill
08 May 2023A section of period costume and textiles that featured in a general sale at Thierry de Maigret (24% buyer’s premium) on March 24 produced some notable results for several well-preserved examples of 18th century costume.
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The incredible story of Aristophil
08 May 2023Involving a string of spectacular works, the saga of the collapsed French firm is worth a novel itself
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Robespierre to Danton correspondence sold at Osenat
08 May 2023A rare souvenir, an example of correspondence between two key figures in the French Revolution, was one of the highlights of a sale held by Osenat (25% buyer’s premium) in Versailles on March 12.
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Big price for miniature work at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
08 May 2023The first 90 or so lots in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s (27.5/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) sale of Islamic and Indian Art held in Paris on April 6 were the property of a Royal collection.
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Flora proved to be a triumph approved by the French emperor
08 May 2023Disputed sculpture was given the thumbs-up by the French emperor and then greatly admired
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Mum’s the work for artist Nam Son
08 May 2023Colonial French-influenced Vietnamese painting continues to be a strong market performer with examples regularly turning up in French auctions and making significant sums.
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All the ingredients of a useful guide
08 May 2023François Pierre de la Varenne (1618-78) is the chef credited with bringing French cuisine into the modern era.
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Fuseli study takes six-figure sum in Paris
08 May 2023This work by Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) is a study for the figure of a kneeling figure of Caractacus’ daughter in the artist’s painting 'Caractacus’ speech before Claudius'.
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Famed fables on offer
08 May 2023An early 16th century illustrated edition Aesop was the highlight of an auction of books held by Giquello & Associes (25/20.5/17% buyer’s premium) in Paris on April 14.
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Chase over for first hunting book to be illustrated with photographs
08 May 2023A library of works relating to hunting, horseriding and dogs assembled over a 40-year period by a hunting historian, the Comte d’Orglandes, went under the hammer on April 12 at Deloys (22% buyer’s premium inc tax) in Angers, part of the Ivoire group.
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Picabia combined Fang and females
08 May 2023This drawing by the Surrealist artist Francis Picabia (1879-1953) had several interesting associations in its provenance.
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Museum secures Ingres portrait from dealer’s sale
29 April 2023The two-day sale of works from the French dealership Talabardon & Gautier was held at Drouot by Ader (28% buyer’s premium)
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Millet drawing part of Alain Delon sale
24 April 2023This charcoal drawing of a Normandy milkmaid is one of four works by Jean-François Millet (1814-75) to be included in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s Paris sale of the collection of Alain Delon
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Painter’s fan design proves a model auction lot in Paris
24 April 2023This design for a fan leaf painted with two reclining figures of elegant women appeared in an Impressionist and Modern art sale held in Paris
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Courbet nude emerges for garden party
24 April 2023This work is billed as the largest ever nude by Gustave Courbet (1819-77) to be offered at auction
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Industry news: Artcurial expands into Switzerland and a new Edinburgh saleroom for Bonhams
20 April 2023A round up of industry news including French auction house Artcurial buying Swiss firm Beurret Bailly Widmer Auktionen.
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Symbolist quartet leads Christie’s drawing auction series
17 April 2023A six-figure sum for Belgian Symbolist Fernand Khnopff was the top lot of Christie’s drawing-focused sale.
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