Raymond de Meester de Betzenbroeck (1904-1995)

Fragments of reality, the torn posters of this key member of the New Realist movement have become the icons of a changing society.

Their apartment on avenue Foch in Paris was brimming with treasures, from paintings by Derain and Kisling to a pietra dura (hardstone) table and elegant jewelry.

Furniture and lighting fixtures by Edgar Brandt and Raymond Subes from an apartment in the famous Walter buildings in Paris remind us that wrought iron reigned supreme in interwar France.

Christian Rosa, described only seven years ago as “stratospherically successful”, has been charged with fraud over the sale of four Pettibon forgeries. When one of the forgeries wound up in a New York auction house in January, many instantly questioned its authenticity. Rosa fled the country, and he remains at large.

The bronze Hermès from the Gallo-Roman period exhumed by Raymond Lizop on the site of Saint-Cizy in Haute-Garonne in 1920, was acquired by the Saint-Raymond Museum, the archaeological museum of Toulouse this Saturday at auction. It sold for 37,200€ under the hammer of Marc Labarbe.

A humanist couple’s diamonds and bright bouquet helped a worthy charity, the Fondation des Petits Frères des pauvres.

A photographic opus echoed the Paris Photo fair and early prints by a recently recognised pioneer, Raymond de Bérenger (1811-1875), met with success.

Located a stone's throw from the arena, Aire will open in June. Its founder, the photographer Jonathan Pierredon, has entrusted the artistic direction to Cyrille Putman. Scheduled for the 2021/2022 season: Raymond Hains (June 19), Yoko Ono, a group show proposed by Nicolas Bourriaud and an appearance by CIRVA.

Donald Henkel, Mark Henkel and Raymond Paparella pleaded guilty after being charged with an alleged fraud lasting 15 years. They are accused of forging works of art (by artists like George Ault and Ralston Crawford) and the signatures of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Cy Young on sports memorabilia. (Chicago Tribune)

Ambroise Vollard acquired this 1905 work, which has not been seen since it entered the Fischof-La Foux Collection. Its rediscovery is an event to follow.