Aristide Caillaud (1902-1990)

The Aristide Caillaud focuses on architecture and the bustling life that animates the former Parisian market Les Halles in this large painting where a tree, a recurring subject, is also featured.

 Art & Utopia is the title of the upcoming auction organized by the Ader Auction House that shines a light on Art Brut. Scheduled on Friday, October 29, at Drouot, the sale features a meticulous drawing of an enchanting world by Aristide Caillaud, The Couple in Front of the Waterfall (1960) estimated at €2,500/3 000.

At this sale in Mayenne, the fantastical figures of the first artist vied with the paradisal scenes and cosmogonies of the other two.

Lying Girl & Chained Action - some weighing more than a ton - are leaving the gardens of the Louvre for d'Orsay Museum for the "Aristide Maillol: The Quest for Harmony" exhibition opening on April 12. The history of their outdoor installation will be the subject of a conference on April 7 at the Auditorium M. Laclotte.

Bronze sculptures, antique paintings, wine and miniature Renault vehicles... the collection reflects the passion of its owner.

Eagerly awaited on La Croisette, this work by an Indian master rarely represented in France paved the way for other gems by Maillol and Rivière.

This sale focuses on Maillol, Pompon and especially Rodin, who demonstrated his modelling skills early on with The Age of Bronze.

On 19 July, at Artcurial Monaco, this Printemps sans bras (Armless Spring)— a bronze with antique green patina created in in 1911 by Aristide Maillol, cast in the artist's lifetime c. 1920 — doubled its low estimate of €250,000, taking first place in...

The catalogue opens with 17th- and 18th-century corkscrews from the "red family", which are highly prized by collectors and have elegant heart or dog shapes here (€4,000-6,000). It then turns to beautiful glasses from the same period – one proudly bearing...

A supple, timeless beauty imbues this Femme aux bras levés (Woman with Raised Arms), illustrating work from the latter part of Henri Laurens' Cubism-influenced career.