Jan Frans Van Dael (1764-1840)

A few excellent results were achieved on June 23. A bouquet of flowers by Frans Van Dael (1764-1840) sold for €261,580 under the hammer of Joron-Derem, while an imaginary portrait by Léonard Foujita went for €133,180. A 15th-century Ptolemy Atlas sold for €172 000 at Delon-Hoebanx.

The most Parisian of Dutch artists, Van Dongen left high society for a moment to concentrate on two little girls.

The auction of this view of Montmartre was beset by a series of human and technological errors.

The meeting between the painter and Dr. Gachet was brief but crucial to the history of art, as this etching attests. 

In March 1886, the Dutch painter arrived in Paris, where he lived for two years. One hundred and thirty-five years later to the month, a key work from this seminal and productive period is back on the market.

Around the time of the first edition of the Paris Print Fair, the print market shows its good health with the prizes won by a collection.

Museums in the Netherlands were the victim of two thefts last year, while closed due to coronavirus restrictions. A 58-year-old man has now been arrested, suspected of stealing Spring Garden and Two Laughing Boys, worth $25M together. The works have not yet been recovered. (Reuters)

The powerful presence of a two-sided portrait by Francis Picabia (1879-1953), female models of modern art and Flemish flowers were this sale’s highlights.

A sleeping beauty has awakened in Brussels' Saint-Gilles district. Closed since 2014, the Hannon House, a showcase of Franco-Belgian Art Nouveau, is reopening as a house-museum.

This 16th-century scene with Abraham and Melchizedek is the work of Flemish Mannerist Jan II Van Coninxloo.