Category: Fine Art

1677 Press Releases

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Pierre Soulages: a 1956 painting bought in New York by architect Walter Netsch

  Presented in 1957 at the Kootz Gallery in New York, this work belongs to the period of maturity that Pierre Soulages reached in the mid-1950s. The artist, who had already exhibited regularly in the United States, asserted a painting style structured around matter and gesture, with no concessions to lyricism. Pierre…

  Nov 7, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  An impeccable pedigree

  Henry Stull records the victory of the thoroughbred Broomstick in New York. From the collection of Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson, the work combines racing history and art patronage. Henry Stull (1851-1913), Brighton Handicap (Broomstick First; Irish Lad Second), 1904, 69,8 x 90,2 cm.Estimation : 20 000/30 000 $ Self-taught, Henry Stull learned his trade on the job, working as…

  Nov 7, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  Unpaid at Christie's, Chardin's Melon enters Fort Worth's Kimbell Art Museum

  Fort Worth's Kimbell Art Museum has finally landed the Chardin still life it's been missing. On May 22, the Texas museum announced that it was able to exhibit Le Melon entamé (dated 1760), after reaching an agreement with the de Rothschild family, who had held it for a century and a half. Christie's…

  Oct 31, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Artists, Auction Industry

  Market News: Three Japanese artists to watch

  The young Japanese guard continues to set the international market alight, with Justin Caguiat (b. 1989), Kyne (b. 1988) and Yukimasa Ida (b. 1990) leading the way, according to the latest Artprice report on the contemporary art market. Dreampop (2023) fetched $681,800 at Christie's London Caguiat's hybrid, narrative style is driven by…

  Oct 30, 25

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry

  Masters of fine-art genres, from Picasso to Grandma Moses, have a meeting of the minds at Everard’s Oct. 28-30 Southern Estates & Collections Auction

  Featured: Emmi Whitehorse landscape, original Grandma Moses oils, rare and large Picasso pottery plate, Charles Schulz original strip art, ‘Savannah Blue’ sapphire ring SAVANNAH, Ga. – It has been said that “genius loves company,” and that could easily be the title of Everard’s October 28-30 Southern Estates & Collections Auction.…

  Oct 14, 25

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  Native American Jewelry & Decorative Arts, Mexican Retablos, And More Go Up For Bid On Saturday, October 4, At Turner Auctions + Appraisals

  Live Online Sale Features 150+ Lots from Two Northern California Estates SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 25, 2025 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Native American Jewelry & Decorative Arts, Mexican Retablos, and More on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Offering over 150 lots, almost all from two…

  Sep 26, 25

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  A Decade of Design Excellence: BILLINGS' September 27, 2025 BILLINGS AT TEN Anniversary Event

  BILLINGS, of Los Angeles CA, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its 402 lot BILLINGS AT TEN auction, to be held on September 27, 2025. This fantastically curated sale presents breathtaking selections of midcentury to contemporary furnishings; decorative art, sculptures and paintings; lamps and lighting fixtures; and other category spanning…

  Sep 11, 25

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  Talk of the Town: Juliens Auctions' August 12, 2025 The Larry King Collection

  Award winning personality Larry King (American, b. Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, 1933-2021) was a popular presenter, author, and philanthropist. He hosted The Larry King Show, a syndicated radio talk show from 1978-1994 and CNN's live, phone-in TV show Larry King Live From 1985-2010. A fearless interviewer and better listener, he once…

  Aug 5, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  People

  For Jeff Koons, Iconic Artist and Collector, "True Beauty is the Perception of Possibilities"

  With his monumental sculptures that cross the boundaries between kitsch and classical art, the consumer object and the sublime work, Jeff Koons disrupts conventions and challenges our perception of art. But behind this dazzling display lies the profound reflection on society, identity and communication between people. What was your first meaningful…

  Jul 30, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  A Lé Phô screen, a work of youth and a national tribute

  Preserved in the descendants of its commissioners, this early piece of furniture by the Vietnamese painter is also one of his rare productions in lacquer, a material he used for only eight years. Lé Phô (1907-2001), Paysage du Tonkin, vers 1930, laque à rehauts d’or et d’argent, paravent à cinq panneaux, signé…

  Jul 23, 25

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  Auction Industry

  2025 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Highlights Work by Maynard Dixon, Thomas Moran, and More

  Western art collectors have cause for celebration this month: the annual Coeur d’Alene Art Auction returns. This yearly offering of fine Western and American art features work by the genre’s preeminent artists, including Charles M. Russell, Thomas Moran, and Maynard Dixon. The 2025 edition will be held live in Reno,…

  Jul 17, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Tamara de Lempicka's unique style

  Unveiled after nearly eighty years in the same collection, this portrait aroused passions. Boudin, Sérusier and Valtat accompanied this nod to Vermeer. Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980), Jeune Hollandaise, 1941, huile sur toile, signée, 63,5 x 56 cm.Adjugé : 1 184 960 €© Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC / Adagp, Paris, 2025 The high estimate was exceeded for this portrait of Jeune…

  Jul 16, 25

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  Auction Industry

  Henry Moret, an impressionist painter facing Breton nature, maritime or bucolic

  Through two landscapes, Henry Moret depicts an authentic Brittany. With his impressionistic touch, he pays tribute to a country to which he is intimately linked, inviting us to pure contemplation. Henry Moret (1856-1913), Rivière de Pont-Aven, Finistère, 1910, huile sur toile signée et datée, 50 x 61 cm.Estimation : 70 000/90 000 € Henry Moret's landscapes elude anecdote and…

  Jul 14, 25

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  Auction Industry

  Édouard-Louis Dubufe, the portrait of a noble "élégante"

  In a sale dedicated to the Second Empire, this canvas (145 x 90 cm) painted in 1847 should not leave anyone indifferent. Estimated at €5,000/7,000, Portrait d'une élégante, possibly Lucile Ursule Lemachois (1817-1849), wife of Levavasseur, is magnified by an exuberant stuccoed and gilded wooden frame with neo-rocaille decoration… In…

  Jul 9, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Culture

  T is for Toile de Jouy

  Closely linked with the 18th century, it bears the indelible imprint of the Jouy-en-Josas factory. But the name covers a broad range of painted calicoes and an equally huge collection of colorful motifs. Indoor jacket decorated with Indian flowers and butterflies, woodblock-printed and glazed in six colors on a tobacco…

  Jul 3, 25

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  People

  David Nahmad: The Man with 4,500 Paintings

  At age 78, the patriarch of the famous dynasty of dealers still has a remarkable memory for numbers. He looks back at the early beginnings of his modern art collection, now considered one of the most important in the world. © Melvyn Bourret At Giverny, you present 57 works from a…

  Jul 1, 25

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  SJ Auctioneers Collectibles Auction – Silverware, Jewelry, Scarves, Toys & Fine Decor | July 20

  SJ Auctionioneers will host a fabulous auction on July 20th The auction is now open for bidding https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/378496_collectibles-silverware-fine-jewerly-scarves The Auction consists of approx 250 rare lots including estate silver featuring the following  brands: Buccellti Tiffany Marx Swarovski Lalique Herend  Hermes Ferragamo Gucci SJ Auctioneers has earned the record of providing collectors with rare to…

  Jun 26, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Culture

  “Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry” on Show at Chantilly: A Unique Opportunity

  The illuminations in this celebrated manuscript shaped the vision of an ideal Middle Ages in the collective imagination. This legendary, revolutionary treasure is being presented at Chantilly’s Musée Condé in what is held as a once-in-a-lifetime event. Limbourg brothers (active c. 1402-1416), July. “Harvest and Sheep-Shearing”, between 1411 and 1416, calendar…

  Jun 25, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  The Collection of a Celebrity Hairdresser with a Passion for Picabia

  Eighteen works by Francis Picabia making their debut in the market tell of the friendship between Gérard Lenoir and Olga Mohler Picabia, and of a love at first sight for the elusive paintings of an extraordinary artist. Francis Picabia (1879-1953), Transparency, Apollo, oil on board and pencil on paper, with an intaglio…

  Jun 20, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  A Painting by Chu-Teh-chun from 1984 Never Before Seen on the Art Market

  Acquired from the artist's studio in 1985, this large canvas epitomizes Chu Teh-chun's mature period, when his depictions of nature reveal their most beautiful flights of color. Chu Teh-chun (1920-2014) Irisation saturation 1, 1984, oil on canvas signed, dated and titled, 103 x 84 cm/40.55 x 33 in.Estimate: €80,000/120,000 The tumultuous beauty…

  Jun 17, 25