Abel-Truchet's painting depicts the capital's wild nightlife with a ball full of nudity that smacks of a Happening… The good news is that complements the rich collection of the Paris museum that just bought it.
Louis Abel-Truchet (1857-1918), Bal des Quat-z’Arts, c.1903, oil on canvas signed on the bottom right, 100 x 148 cm. Friday 12 June, Marseille. MaisonR&C associated auctioneers.
Result: Acquired in a private sale for €59,408
Although there was an illustrious precedent recently with a certain Caravaggio, the event is rare enough in the auction room to warrant attention: a major painting is withdrawn from the sale it was due to appear in, and sold privately. This remarkable work is the Bal des Quat'z'Arts depicted around 1903 by Louis Abel-Truchet (1857-1918) and exhibited at the Salon of the same year. Initially proposed by the R&S auction house in Marseille on Friday, June 12, it was bought for €59,408 by the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, and will soon be joining the museum, currently undergoing renovation.
An Outstanding Work When the painting was presented by its sellers to Yonathan Chamla, the auctioneer was immediately struck by its museographic interest because of the scene depicted:…
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