A World Record for French Painter Fabienne Verdier

Result EUR362,970

Published on 27 April 2023, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 06 April 2023 - 16:00 (CEST) - 164 bis, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle - 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine

Drops of water shimmered alongside Fabienne Verdier’s work and brought the artist a world record. Around her, Asian art also blossomed.

Fabienne Verdier (born 1962), Cercle-Ascèse (Circle-Ascesis), canvas stretched on... A World Record for French Painter Fabienne Verdier

Fabienne Verdier (born 1962), Cercle-Ascèse (Circle-Ascesis), canvas stretched on panel, 183 x 135 cm/72.04 x 53.14 in (detail)
Result: €362,970

The art market is smiling at Fabienne Verdier , whose prices are steadily rising. Her 2007 Cercle-Ascèse ( Circle-Ascesis ) broke a world record at €362,970 (source: Artnet). With this unfinished—and therefore open—circle, the painter, whose rigorous training alongside masters of calligraphy was…

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