Simon Denis (1755-1813)

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There were various aspects to this classic sale, but a memory in blue by Simon Hantaï fetched the highest bid.

An incomparable witness of the Bigouden people on the threshold of major changes, here the painter delivers a powerfully modern and sensual composition.

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...

Perhaps the more appealing of the two drawings from the Marquis of Lagoy's collection up for sale is not Rubens' project for a vignette for Franciscus Aguilon’s Opticorum Libri Sex, but this work by Simon Vouet.

Thanks to an unexpected influx of funding, the construction team have abandoned their initial artisanal model in favor of a new project supported by specialized professionals. They hope to inaugurate the refurbished cathedral, complete with a freshly reconstructed spire, by 2028. (Le Journal des Arts)

With the acquisition of forty-six prints by Irving Penn and three thousand contemporary books, the former curator of the Tate, now director of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris, unveils his strategy.

The dress which Monroe wore as she sang Happy Birthday to President Kennedy in 1962 was infamously donned by Kim Kardashian at this year’s Met Gala. Photos have since surfaced online, alongside claims that the dress has been stretched and lost crystals. Ripley’s says it was not damaged “in any way”. (BBC)

Based on a drawing by Deverberie, this clock called L'Amérique reflects the vogue for exoticism that took hold of France in the late 18th and early 19th century.

Impressive automobiles hold no secrets for him. Simon Kidston, a charismatic figure in the classic car world, divides his time between London, Geneva and Dubai.