Charles-Henri Contencin (1898-1955)

Painters from Rhône-Alpes scored a bull's-eye at this auction dedicated to artists from the region, including a highly inspired Charles-Henri Contencin.

An extremely rare artifact left collectors breathless as it galloped far ahead of a plate by Picasso and a landscape by Charles-Henri Contencin.

Henri Husson is an artist whose work is rare on the market. He is the creator of this astonishing silver bowl featuring a fish whose body disappears beneath water lily leaves and two beetles.

Explorer Paul Marcoy's account of a trip to Peru inspired this vivid canvas full of exotic birds.

An exciting exhibition examining the reign of Charles VII at the musée de Cluny in Paris sheds light on the missing link between International Gothic and the French Renaissance, a period richer and more complex than it might seem.

This previously unidentified canvas is the only known painted sketch of Charles Meynier's masterpiece Télémaque, pressé par Mentor, quitte l’île de Calypso (Telemachus, Urged on by Mentor, Leaves Calypso's Island), which earned him an auction record.

In 1885 French artist Henri Martin discovered Venice. From this point forward the city of the Doges became a recurring theme in the painter's career, capturing its glittering colors and the majesty of its palaces.

Part one of the dispersal of the T. library will feature many works by the French fabulist, notably this famous 18th-century illustrated edition.

The only piece of furniture made by cabinetmaker Charles Cressent (1685-1768) for the French King, this commode is listed with the Garde-Meuble and has belonged to the same collection since 1934.

The authentic poetry of Henri Le Sidaner's painting is more than ever visible in this view of the canal in Gisors. This town and its region inspired the artist for decades.