Georges Seurat (1859-1891)

A fine discovery is up for sale with the Beaussant Lefèvre auction house, this panel illustrates a favorite theme of the founder of Neo-Impressionism: people at work.

Pace bought the alleged 1882 conté crayon, Le Suiveur from a seller claiming to be the artist’s distant cousin, who later claimed to be his grandson, despite the artist having no grandchildren. The lawsuit sues Jean-Pierre Seurat and his associates for “willful malice and abuse and intent to damage”. (ARTnews)

An Easter sale features this striking académie, foreshadowing the future genius of the master of Divisionism, who was still a student at the venerable school.

The musée d’Orsay’s “Signac the Collector” show, curated by Marina Ferretti and Charlotte Hellman, the painter’s great-granddaughter, offers an insider’s glimpse into his life, friendships and politics.

Anna Boch, the only woman who exhibited at the Salon des XX in Brussels, was an artist, musician and collector of paintings by Paul Gaugin, Vincent Van Gogh, Georges Seraut, Paul Signac and Lucie Cousturier

The sale of about 50 George Papazov works by his descendants provides an opportunity to rediscover the Bulgarian artist. The dreamlike quality of his paintings links him to the Surrealist movement.

Les Clown and L'Ecuyère, two studies for Seurat's Le Cirque, were donated to the museum by Charlotte Hellman, the head of the Signac archives and co-curator of "Signac Collector." A walnut desk by François-Rupert Carabin, an 1899 work acquired by the institution, also joins the collections.

The painter and interior designer played with materials to his heart's content, choosing red to dress up a fur salon.

On Thursday July 21 in Laval, an estimate of only €300/500 is announced for this mixed media by Georges Mathieu (1921-2012). Dated 1949, it is titled Faisceau abstrait sur fond jaune (Abstract Cluster on Yellow Background: Laval Enchères auction house).

When Georges Jouve (1910-1964) started designing furniture, he created coffee tables with colorful ceramics.