Focillon-Baltrusaitis Collection: Icons of Art History

The dispersion of the Focillon-Baltrusaitis collection was highly anticipated, as suggested by Gazette No. 17 . It totaled €963,863—with a low estimate of €261,110 and 85% of the lots sold. The efforts of Henri Focillon (1881-1943) and his son-in-law Jurgis Baltrusaitis (1903-1988) were very much rewarded. The many forms and cultures, demonstrating the curiosity of this intellectual family, offered a wide artistic panorama, unquestionably dominated by Russian art. Religious objects of primary importance for Orthodox Christians, two icons, highly sought after, alone totaled €374,650, or more than a third of…