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Cultural Heritage

Cresson Chairs Enter the Louvre

The Société des Amis du Louvre has made a splendid catch in buying six chairs by Michel Cresson from the Steinitz Gallery in Paris, meaning that one...
Cresson Chairs Enter the Louvre - Cultural Heritage
Lots sold

A Remarkable French Primitive

The De Baecque & Associés auction house certainly celebrated its tenth anniversary in style, for the star of its sale on 12 November was none other...
A Remarkable French Primitive - Lots sold
Lots sold

Two Attic Amphoras Pre-empted by the Louvre

With a grand total of €1,294,178, this archaeology sale recorded the highest endorsement of the field since the beginning of the year at Drouot. It...
Two Attic Amphoras Pre-empted by the Louvre - Lots sold
Cultural Heritage

Louvre Abu Dhabi: A Desert Gem

The opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi on November 11, was a success, thanks to both its architecture and a display exploring meeting points between different...
Louvre Abu Dhabi: A Desert Gem - Cultural Heritage
Lots sold

Preemption by the Louvre Beneath Akhenaton's Gaze

A total of €1,677,546 for the two days devoted to classical archaeology by Pierre Bergé & Associés, and considerable satisfaction with the Musée du...
Preemption by the Louvre Beneath Akhenaton's Gaze - Lots sold
Lots sold

Jean Joubert Joins the Louvre

This sale included works by Jean-Paul Alaux, Mathurin Méheut and Jean Joubert, whose gouaches made for Versailles were pre-empted by the Louvre.
Jean Joubert Joins the Louvre - Lots sold
Interviews

Becca Cason Thrash: The Million-dollar Lady

In a dozen years, she has made it possible to raise over $15 million for the Louvre. The Biennale Paris has now asked her to join its committee, banking...
Becca Cason Thrash: The Million-dollar Lady - Interviews
Lots sold

Zix: Chronicler of Napoleon's Conquests

A sketchbook and twenty-eight drawings by this French artist provide priceless testimony of the advance of Napoleon I's army through Europe.
Zix: Chronicler of Napoleon's Conquests - Lots sold
Analyses

Prud’hon: The Gift of Les Amis du Louvre

The Société des Amis du Louvre ends the year on a high note with the acquisition of Prud'hon's L'Âme brisant les liens qui l'attache à la terre: the...
Prud’hon: The Gift of Les Amis du Louvre - Analyses
Exhibitions

The Crown Diamonds

Part of the fabulous collection of the kings of France, which was dismantled in the 19th century, is once again glittering at the Louvre’s newly refurbished...
The Crown Diamonds - Exhibitions
Lots sold

Hieron and Lycurgus: from Faiyum to the Louvre

A virile atmosphere reigned in Nancy, where two mythological figures painted in the 2nd century rubbed shoulders with a shirt worn by another god, this...
Hieron and Lycurgus: from Faiyum to the Louvre - Lots sold
Market Trends

Géricault’s Star is on the Rise

Disparaged during his lifetime and mourned after his death, Géricault still haunts auction houses.
Géricault’s Star is on the Rise - Market Trends
Analyses

New Life for Massacre at Chios

No longer sullied by layers of varnish, Delacroix's masterpiece reappears in all its glory. A real revelation.
New Life for Massacre at Chios - Analyses
Lots sold

A Demure and Elegant Figure of the Renaissance

With this fine pre-emption, the Louvre adds a key piece to its Renaissance bronze department.
A Demure and Elegant Figure of the Renaissance - Lots sold
Market Trends

The Louvre Embroiled in Controversy Over Acquisition

The museum is under fire for buying, at a high price, drawings "attributed to Fragonard" at the end of a tumultuous process. Here's some perspectiv...
The Louvre Embroiled in Controversy Over Acquisition - Market Trends
Lots sold

Back to the Museums for the Duke of Luynes

Some of the archives once belonging to the ardent archaeology advocate and French museum donor were auctioned. These important documents did not leave...
Back to the Museums for the Duke of Luynes - Lots sold
Lots sold

Sold! Works by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Jean Limosin Reap a Bountiful Harvest

Records and preemptions were on the agenda, with examples in a variety of artistic disciplines reaching high prices.
Sold! Works by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Jean Limosin Reap a Bountiful Harvest - Lots sold
Spotlight

Jean-Luc Martinez: Bid for the Louvre!

The chairman and director of the world's largest museum takes us behind the scenes of an "online only" auction designed to finance "projects to support...
Jean-Luc Martinez: Bid for the Louvre! - Spotlight
Lots sold

Mobilizing for the Louvre and Art

"Bid for the Louvre", an online auction conducted by Christie's and Drouot, was tremendously successful, obtaining a total result of €2,365,000.
Mobilizing for the Louvre and Art - Lots sold
Opinion

The Louvre and Cy Twombly: The Ceiling of Discord

The squabble between the Louvre and the Cy Twombly Foundation over the renovation of the salle des bronzes, whose ceiling the artist frescoed in 2010,...
The Louvre and Cy Twombly: The Ceiling of Discord - Opinion
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