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H is for hardstone
The Art Market 2020: a bit of a mixed bag
COVID-19's lessons
The virtual art fair takes its first tentative steps
The coronavirus disrupted this 2020 edition – one that featured a wealth of major works, too.
Glossary
G is for galuchat
This term, covering both the material and the technique, applies to the denticle-covered skins of stingrays and sharks. Initially used as an abrasive,…
Market Trends
Fairs and shows: how to watch your back
As the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic continue to spread, art market professionals are pinning their hopes on the cancellation cover. What do they…
Market Trends
Géricault’s star is on the rise
Disparaged during his lifetime and mourned after his death, Géricault still haunts auction houses.
Market Trends
Stories in a bottle
Perfume bottles recount a wealth of many-hued stories. Here are a few of them.
Fairs
The Armory Show withstands the epidemic
The coronavirus did not get the better of the 26 th edition of the New York art fair, which ran until March 8 on the quays of the Hudson River. Collectors…
Les + consultés
Au revoir Jean Roudillon
Gilbert Poillerat et l’homme qui aimait les voitures
Collection Janine Saladin
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry : le cœur a ses raisons…
Fil d'actus
Voir toutes les actus
01 juin 2020 - 13:38
Disparition de Christo à l'âge de 84 ans
29 mai 2020 - 17:45
Le Musée de la Monnaie de Paris sera gratuit en juin
29 mai 2020 - 15:43
La galerie Hauser & Wirth représente désormais la succession Sophie Taeuber-Arp
29 mai 2020 - 13:54
Et réouverture échelonnée des musées...
À ne pas manquer
Fairs
The virtual art fair takes its first tentative steps…
Cancelled because of Covid-19, the Art Basel Hong Kong fair took…
Market Trends
The Art Market 2020: a bit of a mixed bag
Despite a certain rebound, the art market has been seesawing between…
Glossary
H is for hardstone
Pliny the Elder attributed its invention to the Greeks. Fifteen…
Fairs
ARCO Madrid: to the tunes of Latin American music
Sales were slow but steady at the 39 th edition of this refreshing fair focusing on Spain and Latin America.
Fairs
Frieze: a decided niche in Los Angeles.
The second edition of the Californian fair, held from 13 to 16 February in the Paramount Studios, confirmed the considerable potential of the first.…
Glossary
B as in Boulle
Boulle marquetry combines lavish elegance with the most refined materials. The undisputed essence of the French style desired by Louis XIV, this technique…
Market Trends
Brexit: wait and see
After almost half a century of living "together", the United Kingdom stopped being part of the European Union on 1 February. London and Brussels have…