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Pre-sale Published on 10/21/2020
The Collection of Georges Heilbrun: A Joyous and Erudite Bookseller
This outstanding bookseller made his mark on the bibliophile world through his personality and faultless erudition. Forty-five years after his death,...
The Collection of Georges Heilbrun: A Joyous and Erudite Bookseller
Pre-sale Published on 09/23/2020
The Surrealist Women in the Geneviève & Jean-Paul Kahn Library
The second Surrealist chapter of this library highlights women who loved freedom, from Leonora Carrington to Remedios Varo.
The Surrealist Women in the Geneviève & Jean-Paul Kahn Library
Pre-sale Published on 02/27/2020
Robert Beauvillain: The Love of Illustrated Books
A chance to savour the exquisite Hours, early printed works and illustrated books contained in this library, part of which is coming up for sale soon...
Robert Beauvillain: The Love of Illustrated Books
Pre-sale Published on 11/27/2019
The Creuzevault Collection: In the Name of the Father
Bookbinder and gallery owner Henri Creuzevault started a collection focusing mainly on sculpture that was expanded by his daughter Colette.
The Creuzevault Collection: In the Name of the Father
Pre-sale Published on 10/24/2019
The Kahn Library: Dada-Surrealist and More…
Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn sought out predecessors and heirs to the Dada and Surrealist movements through not only their works but also little mementoes...
The Kahn Library: Dada-Surrealist and More…
Pre-sale Published on 10/02/2019
A Rare Cimabue
Cimabue, the first artist to break away somewhat from the Byzantine tradition, is deemed the father of Western painting. The appearance of one of his...
A Rare Cimabue
Pre-sale Published on 10/01/2019
Mysterious, Surprising, Delightful Michael Sweerts
A Sweerts painting is enjoyable for both its aesthetic and intellectual aspects. Since the mid-twentieth century, more paintings by the Flemish artist...
Mysterious, Surprising, Delightful Michael Sweerts
Pre-sale Published on 09/26/2019
Hanneman, Elegant Portraitist of the Golden Age
Famous for his portraits of English and Dutch nobility, the artist gradually faded into oblivion until a few years ago. This painting joins his body...
Hanneman, Elegant Portraitist of the Golden Age
Pre-sale Published on 09/19/2019
Marquayrol: A Symphony of Painting
For many years, Henri Martin looked for a house not too far from Toulouse, with fine views, surrounded by gardens and structures like this pergola for...
Marquayrol: A Symphony of Painting
Pre-sale Published on 09/10/2019
Bells: Luxury Items Since the Bronze Age
This huang zhong, or shiny bell, was made for an orchestra under the reign of Kangxi to celebrate military victories and ritual events.
Bells: Luxury Items Since the Bronze Age
Pre-sale Published on 07/16/2019
Surrealism Through Lyrical Writing
Une vague de rêves ("A wave of dreams") is not only a definition of the Surrealist movement. The copy from the library of Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn,...
Surrealism Through Lyrical Writing
Pre-sale Published on 07/10/2019
A Gift from a Friend and Artist
Émile Friant painted many portraits of his friends in the Nancy School. In 1885, when still a young artist, he elegantly brushed the features of Charles...
A Gift from a Friend and Artist
Pre-sale Published on 07/02/2019
Audierne Bay, Coves and Sandy Beaches
Henry Moret, who, like the Impressionists, studied the variations of light on water, found his favourite motifs, such as fishing boats in Audierne Bay,...
Audierne Bay, Coves and Sandy Beaches
Pre-sale Published on 06/21/2019
Picabia, a Late-coming Impressionist Painter
Deciding to become a painter, Francis Picabia followed in the footsteps of the Impressionists Sisley, Pissarro and Monet, whose motifs he happily f...
Picabia, a Late-coming Impressionist Painter
Pre-sale Published on 06/13/2019
Étienne Nitot and Sons: Imperial Suppliers
Working for the imperial court was a feather in the cap of jewellers like Nitot as well as artists such as Robert Lefèvre, who made portraits of Napoleon...
Étienne Nitot and Sons: Imperial Suppliers
Pre-sale Published on 06/13/2019
Jean Riechers Collection: Reviving the Still Life
Starting in the 1950s, impassioned scholars Yvonne and Jean Riechers assembled a collection of Old Master paintings, seeking out little-known or forgotten...
Jean Riechers Collection: Reviving the Still Life
Pre-sale Published on 06/06/2019
Isaak Soreau, Simplicity and Abundance
His father’s student, Isaak Soreau completed his training as a still-life painter first with Stoskopff, then with Van Hulsdonck in Antwerp. This work...
Isaak Soreau, Simplicity and Abundance
Pre-sale Published on 05/29/2019
Mai-Thu, a Scene of Family Piety
Painter, filmmaker and musician Mai-Thu came to Paris for the Exposition des arts décoratifs in 1937. His work focuses on women and children from V...
Mai-Thu, a Scene of Family Piety
Pre-sale Published on 05/22/2019
Material and Transparency
Even in his figurative period, the Informal artist Jean Fautrier brought out the light in objects, which glimmers on the surface of thick, grainy m...
Material and Transparency
Pre-sale Published on 05/17/2019
Mochica Funerary Art
In the earliest centuries of our era, a pre-Inca culture developed in Peru that still surprises us today with the high quality of its arts, such as...
Mochica Funerary Art

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