Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941)

This interior designer created a style with simple volumes and harmonious forms halfway between Le Corbusier's Jansenist purism and Ruhlmann's mannered style.

Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux and Clément-Serveau were commissioned to create an elegant layout. The hallmark of a style.

The renowned French designer’s suspension lamp made its auction debut on September 30, fetching $87,500 – the auction’s top price of the day. Elsewhere, the auction’s ceramics and American woodworker George Nakashima’s furniture pieces sold well, bringing the day’s total sales to $1.1 million.

A great classic dear to collectors triumphed in Biarritz, where works by Pierre Soulages and Jean-Michel Frank were up for sale.

A few days after the remarkable sale of several pieces created by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank, another version of the Egyptian lamp, this time painted black, could be a further major event.

Standing nearly three meters high (nearly ten feet), this iconic figure by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon seems to have come back from a fishing trip. A man who embodies the humanity and love of the sea that imbued his creator.

At €1,963,000, the bid for this unique web-footed bird was the highest bid of the year at Drouot, yet again acclaiming the success—and talent—of François-Xavier Lalanne.

The exhibition, “Jean-Michel Basquiat: Music as Means, Muse and Medium,” explores the significant influence of New York City’s vibrant music and club scene on the American artist. It first shows at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts beginning in October before traveling to Paris from early April to late July. (NYT)

The Academy of Fine Arts elected Jean-Michel Wilmotte to the post of director of the Maison-atelier Lurçat, for a period of 5 yrs. The Villa Seurat located in the 14th arrondissement in Paris is due to open to the public at the end of 2022 following the completion of a major renovation. 

To celebrate his entry into the prestigious French Academy of Beaux-Arts, the artist entrusted the design of his ceremonial suit to the artistic director of Dior Hommes. Following his induction at the Institut de France, Culture Minister will present Othoniel with a ceremonial sword in the garden of the Petit-Palais.