Drouot and the Louvre: Partners in Research on Provenance

Published on 19 March 2021, by Vincent Noce

Alexandre Giquello and the museum have signed an agreement to open up the Hôtel Drouot’s archives and create an award for young researchers.

Number of sales catalogs kept at Drouot Documentation 1910 to 1970 (sales in Paris... Drouot and the Louvre: Partners in Research on Provenance

Number of sales catalogs kept at Drouot Documentation 1910 to 1970 (sales in Paris only: Drouot, Galerie Charpentier, Palais Galliera...)

Speaking at the Louvre auditorium on March 10, Drouot Patrimoine president Alexandre Giquello announced the signing of an agreement allowing museum staff working on provenance to see the auction house’s archives. It also provides for the creation of the Louvre-Drouot Award for young researchers working on the Occupation period, while opening up possibilities for joint research, training, seminar and publishing projects. The announcement was…

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