Léonard Limosin (vers 1505-vers 1575)

As this portrait attests, Léonard Limosin was an enameler to great statesmen and kings, starting with French King, Francis I (r.1515-1547).

Worthy of dukes, popes and queens, narwhal tuks and enamels by Léonard Limosin rival each other in terms of prestige.

Jean Limosin, a Renaissance enameller from a prominent Limoges family, produced this plate, whose magnificent workmanship on gold jeweller's foil with a midnight blue background will fire the bidding in the new autumn season.

Mankind's most magnificent conquest was Alfred de Dreux's chief source of inspiration. A passionate horse lover, the artist celebrated them with some of his finest works.

Time and patience were the key factors in the auction house's ability to assemble a coherent, high-quality ensemble of works of art, furniture and carpets from a wide variety of provenances. It took three years, but the gamble paid off.

In French-speaking Switzerland, Martigny, where Julius Caesar covered himself in glory, there lives another conqueror: Léonard Gianadda, who set up a foundation that hosts memorable exhibitions. the next one is “Caillebotte”, the tale of a remarkable adventure.

The 87-year-old Swiss collector, who La Gazette interviewed in 2021, revealed the new bronze sculpture by artist Auguste Rodin. Representing the standing figure of Victor Hugo, the sculpture is the latest edition to the expansive sculpture garden which surrounds his Art Foundation in Martigny, Switzerland. (Le Figaro)

The line is both controlled and sensual; the eye dances all along this voluptuous female figure. The signature, clearly visible, unsurprisingly reveals the name of the Japanese-born painter Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968). Women were one of his...

Records and preemptions were on the agenda, with examples in a variety of artistic disciplines reaching high prices.

Combining spontaneity and sophistication, this work by Léonard Foujita reflects his love for the worlds of childhood and nature.