François Gauzi (1862-1933)

Double success for the sale devoted to the memories of Lili Grenier, model of Lautrec and Degas: a set of photographs attributed to François Gauzi went to Orsay Museum for €71,500, while her portrait by Louis Anquetin was snapped up for €624,000.

The curator at the Château de Fontainebleau since 2016 has no shortage of plans, from restorations to exhibitions and promoting the legacy of François I.

Painted when the artist was not yet famous, this seaside subject puts people at the center of the composition.

This portrait of Claude Le Blanc (1669-1728) reveals early 18th-century customs.

A specialist in the 18th century, but curious about other eras, François Hayem is parting with the fruit of a lifetime of research and finds at Drouot.

Bronzes by great modern sculptors had a central place in this sale, where 18th-century vedutismo also took the spotlight.

An immersion in the world of Lili Grenier takes you back to the bubbling energy of Montmartre between 1880 and 1900—that of Toulouse-Lautrec and Louis Anquetin.

The allure of this painting—with its hidden double meaning—is a marvellous illustration of chinoiserie in the age of Louis XV, which took delight in fantasizing about Asia.

The prince of Rococo will be present at Rouillac's 33rd Garden Party sale at the Château d'Artigny, in the Val-de-Loire, with a major discovery: La Petite Laitière (The Little Milkmaid), painted a year before his death.

A dainty gold mount highlights the exquisite beauty of this small soft porcelain Vincennes milk jug with a scene based on a work by François Boucher.