Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1850-1913)

16th-century illuminated manuscripts and Boutet de Monvel’s modernism achieved this two-day auction’s highest prices.

This Oriental assis (Seated Oriental Man) is a consummate example of Bernard Boutet de Monvel's style during his Moroccan sojourn.

Charming objects share the billing with drawings by Boutet de Monvel never before seen in the market.

When the hammer struck in Versailles on December 20, Study of Three Cisterns at 55 West 39th Street from the Radiator Building in New York, executed by Bernard Boutet de Monvel, sold for €600,000, exceeding its high estimate of €60,000. A world record for a drawing by the artist. 

Cross, Denis, Guillaumin, Muter and Gromaire make up a splendid gathering.

Bathsheba, whose name means "daughter of the oath", was the wife of Uriah the Hittite but later married King David after he killed his first spouse. French artist Maurice Denis, the founder of the Nabi movement, painted her many times. In this oil on...

At a sale in Savoy, a rediscovered lost painting by Louis Lagrenée (1725-1805) rivaled a sumptuous lotus bowl from the Qianlong period.

Claude-François Julliot (1727-1794) probably commissioned these two pieces of furniture stamped Joseph, which were in the Comte de Merle’s collection. They are beautiful examples of the resurgence of copper and tortoiseshell "Boulle" marquetry early in the Louis XVI period.

The Nabi Symbolist updated the depiction of the Annunciation by setting it in 1914.

The Swiss auction house is offering a group of works by Arp, Poliakoff, Delaunay, Fontana and Zao Wou-ki, which come from Maurice Denis's family. A remarkable pedigree that also stands out for this intimate painting by the artist.