François-Théodore Legras (1839-1916)

With 100-odd paintings and drawings, this new retrospective at the Musée du Petit Palais in Paris explores different aspects of the work of this landscape painter, a forerunner and rebel in several respects.

Painted when the artist was not yet famous, this seaside subject puts people at the center of the composition.

A year after Théodore Géricault's "Noailles Hindquarters" was classified as a French National Treasure, this equally large version comes at just the right time to stir up passionate debate.

This portrait of Claude Le Blanc (1669-1728) reveals early 18th-century customs.

As the Musée Roybet-Fould in the Paris suburb Courbevoie devotes an exhibition to the artist for the first time since 1980, we look back at the career of one of the stars of ceramics from the market angle. When he was barely 17, the young Théodore Deck...

Recently rediscovered, this painting of a young soldier from the Napoleonic period had even more appeal than expected.

There is no shortage of Art Nouveau jewelry going under the hammer; but pieces by this artist are exceptional.

The great artist’s portrait of a Napoleonic officer who died in the prime of life has resurfaced.

A specialist in the 18th century, but curious about other eras, François Hayem is parting with the fruit of a lifetime of research and finds at Drouot.

Bronzes by great modern sculptors had a central place in this sale, where 18th-century vedutismo also took the spotlight.