Lê Van Dê (1906-1966)

Asian paintings were in the programme for auction house Aguttes’ sale on Wednesday October 9. The sale secured a new world record for Vietnamese Lê Van Dê, whose art deco-inspired screen fetched €399,160. His compatriot Mai Trung Thu achieved €392,780 with Femmes au bain.

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.

The triumph of this Vietnamese polychrome lacquer was followed by other successes.

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.

A work by Chu Teh-Chun stood out in a rigorous selection where abstraction triumphed.

Dran, Maye and JonOne formed the winning trio of this sale, each expressing their own take on contemporary urban art.