Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758-1823)

Featured on the cover of the Gazette n°23, Prud'hon's study for The Dream of Happiness, a work by Constance Mayer preserved in the Louvre, was auctioned yesterday for €69,120 by Tessier & Sarrou. The drawing reveals all the love that the painter had for the young woman, who was as much his student as his companion.

Two lovely works by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita achieved their rightful prices at this sale, which also included a portrait of pirate Barbarossa.

French artist Pierre-Paul Prud'hon’s study of an unattainable love offers a fresh promise of happiness that will not get away this time.

Cherished by its aesthete owner, Pierre Guénant, the Château de Beaulieu plays on its Provençal charm while cultivating the air of a Venetian palace.

Works as varied as a Flemish painting, a Vietnamese folding screen and a drawing by Prud'hon fetched good prices at this sale in Corbas, near Lyon.

Paul Touzet was one of France's most renowned post-war experts. The sale of part of his collection of paintings and drawings is an opportunity to pay him a well-deserved tribute.

The radical architect and designer of the 1930s created a set of eight pieces, whose simplicity contrasted with the design of Artisans de Marolles.

This painting by Paul Sérusier is the star of a sale that also includes drawings and writings by Pablo Picasso. Hailing from the family of Max Pellequer, The Wheat Threshers of 1893 makes its first appearance on the art market.

A collector’s first edition of À toute épreuve by Paul Éluard, accompanied by wood engravings by Joan Miró – making it one of the most beautiful illustrated books of the 20th century – sold for €385,855 at the Pierre Bergé & Associés sale of the Kahn library at Drouot on November 7.

Explorer Paul Marcoy's account of a trip to Peru inspired this vivid canvas full of exotic birds.