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Category: Fine Art

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Portrait of Jean-Louis Brousse-Desfaucherets by Marie-Guillemine Benoist: The Lost Painting from the 1806 Salon

  This key work, presented in the Salon of 1806 by Marie-Guillemine Benoist, has remained since that period with the heirs of the model: Jean-Louis Brousse-Desfaucherets, a successful playwright championed by the Comte de Provence, Deputy Representative of the Third Estate of Paris and theater censor during the Empire. Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768-1826), Portrait…

  Apr 8, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Exhibitions

  Esterházy Collection Masterpieces at the Guggenheim

  As part of a partnership, the Bilbao Guggenheim is hosting some exquisite works on paper from the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts. A selection spanning seven centuries of graphic creation in a minimalist staging that shows off the collection impeccably. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Studies of Heads, c. 1504-1505, black chalk or…

  Apr 7, 25

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  Sterling Silver Sensation | April 27 at SJ Auctioneers

  Auction :  JEWELRY, SILVER, GLASS ART, FASHION and TOYS Sterling Silver Sensation | April 28 at SJ Auctioneers An exquisite Sterling Silver Collection From Buccellati, Tiffany & Co, Gorham, Georg Jensen, and More are up for Auction. The Designer Silver are amongst the strong demand for antique and savvy collectors as…

  Apr 4, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  From Courbet's Jura to Marquet's Tunis, via Lavandou, Paintings from a Saint-Etienne Collection

  Works signed by Courbet, Marquet or Rysselberghe, the paintings from a collection from Saint-Etienne will delight lovers of 19th-century and modern painting. This first rate collection focuses on landscapes and still lifes, themes conducive to working with matter and color. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), Paysage du Jura, c 1875, mounted oil on canvas,…

  Apr 1, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Mementoes of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette Garner Right Royal Results

  Royal memorabilia of Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette and little Louis XVII always fetch high prices, as these relics of a bygone age enjoy a real niche market. Joseph-Siffred Duplessis and his studio (1725-1802), Portrait of the Dauphine of France, Marie-Antoinette of Habsburg-Lorraine (1755-1793) , oil on canvas, 74 x 56.5 cm/29.1 x 22 in (detail). Neuilly-sur-Seine,…

  Mar 26, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Culture

  The Joan Mitchell Foundation Celebrates the American Artist’s Centenary

  To mark the centenary of the artist's birth, the eponymous foundation is staging a series of events and exhibitions around the world, while tirelessly continuing the mission entrusted to it by the American painter. Joan Mitchell (1925-1992), Begonia, 1982, oil on canvas, 280 x 200 cm/110.2 x 78.7 in. (detail), Castellani Art…

  Mar 12, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Portraits of the Three French Kings, Louis XIV, XV and XVI, from an Occitan Collection

  The dispersal of a gallery of royal portraits, notably Hyacinthe Rigaud's famous image of Louis XIV, sheds light on the mechanisms used to disseminate the image of monarchs during the Ancien Régime French School, Workshop of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), Louis XIV en costume de sacre, canvas, 244 x 162 cm/88.1 x 63.77 in…

  Mar 11, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Vera Molnár: An Artist With Algorithms in Her DNA

  This second sale devoted to the artist unveils an unprecedented collection of some 180 works, retracing over 40 years of creation and highlighting the legacy left by this pioneer of generative art. Vera Molnár (1924-2023), Sainte-Victoire, Fragments (Studies), 2017, oil silkscreen on canvas, signed, titled, dated and numbered 1/I on the back,…

  Mar 4, 25

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry

  Modern Luxuries: Everard Auctions & Appraisals to Offer Jewelry, Timepieces, and More

  A collection of fine jewelry, timepieces, and couture from luxury brands such as Cartier, Valentino, and David Yurman will soon come to the market with Everard Auctions & Appraisals. The Jewelry and Couture Auction on February 27, 2025 highlights nearly 450 lots. Check out some of the top items before…

  Feb 21, 25

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  Estate Silver, Designer Figurines & Toys Auction at SJ Auctioneers on February 26th.

  Estate Sterling silver is a big part of the auction. Designers include Buccellati, Gorham, K uyeda, Cartier, Tiffany & Co, Georg Jensen. Some of the great items in the auction are 1.An Opera Length 18k yellow gold Gucci Bamboo Necklace has lots offollowers looking out for a great piece of…

  Feb 14, 25

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  Savannah’s Everard Auctions presents top-tier selection of estate paintings, furniture, decoratives, luxe couture and jewelry, Feb. 25-27

  Featured: Sensational Bulgari cocktail ring with 6.52ct Fancy Intense Yellow diamond; European designer fashion & handbags, Swiss watches, art by Kahlil Gibran, Clark Hulings, Fred Williams; Duncan Phyfe table Bulgari Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond Ring, GIA Certified SAVANNAH, Ga. – Everard has just the remedy for those winter blues –…

  Feb 14, 25

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  Eanger Irving Couse Painting, Bronze Sculpture by John Coleman, and More at Brunk Auctions

  This February, Brunk Auctions will present its Mountains, Plains, and Pueblos | February 18, 2025 auction with nearly 130 lots of sculptures, paintings, prints, multiples, jewelry, and ethnographic artifacts. This event especially features a fine giltwood piece by Eanger Irving Couse and a bronze sculpture by John Coleman. The auction…

  Feb 14, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Culture

  A Portrait Attributed to Caravaggio on Show for the First Time in Rome

  It's an event that has art historians agog: the exhibition in Rome of a portrait attributed to Caravaggio never before shown in a museum. A unique opportunity to admire and explore a crucial milestone in the artist's career. Attributed to Michelangelo Merisi, aka Caravaggio (1571-1610), Presumed portrait of Maffeo Barberini, oil on canvas, private…

  Feb 11, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  Murillo: A Spanish Painting Owned by an English Lord

  The recent history of this Ecce Homo is worthy of a British-style detective story, but it also reveals much about the mysteries still in store for the Seville painter. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), Ecce Homo, oil on canvas, 99 x 73 cm/38.9 x 28.74 in, on the back, on the stretcher, handwritten annotation in black…

  Feb 2, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  P for Soft-Paste Porcelain

  In seeking the secret of Chinese porcelain, France made its mark by creating a remarkable ceramic paste called soft-paste, though it did not contain the vital kaolin. Manufacture de Vincennes, soft-paste porcelain milk jug decorated with two cherubs in clouds eating grapes, after François Boucher (1703-1770), in a reserve of flowers and…

  Jan 29, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Auction Industry

  A Surreal Painting by Dominican Artist Iván Tovar

  Dominican Surrealist Iván Tovar invites us to follow him through the maze of his imagination... until the point of getting lost. Iván Tovar (1942-2020), La Serrure (The Lock), 1969, oil on canvas, 81 x 100 cm/31.88 x 39.37 in.Estimate: €60,000/80,000 On November 15, Drouot Estimations presented a painting by Iván Tovar entitled La Pierre cachée (The…

  Jan 27, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Culture

  The Saga of the Senns, Collectors from Le Havre

  The father, Olivier, collected Impressionists. His son Edouard and granddaughter Hélène nurtured links with contemporary artists. Meanwhile, his daughter Alice acquired works by artists of the Great American West. Between them, they created one of the finest modern collections. Leslie Cauldwell (1861-1941), Portrait of Édouard Senn, 1915, pencil and pastel on…

  Jan 23, 25

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Result

  Chillin' With Dylan: Julien's Bob Dylan Sale Brings Stellar Results

  Bob Dylan (b. Robert Allen Zimmerman, 1941-) has sold more than 125 million records over his six-decade career. Considered by many as one of the most important and talented songwriters ever, his many awards include ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and the Nobel Prize in…

  Jan 22, 25

• La Gazette Drouot

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  Exhibitions

  BRAFA: Brussels' Oldest Art Fair Celebrates its 70th Edition

  An anniversary is always an occasion to take stock, and it's obvious when you look back at the history of BRAFA: the Belgian Antiques Fair has become a must-attend international fair whose strength lies in its eclecticism. Willem Adriaensz Key (1515/16-1568), Crucifixion, c. 1550, oil on wood panel, 102 x 74 cm/40.15 x…

  Jan 21, 25

• AuctionDaily

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  Auction Industry, Press Release

  A California Artist Redefines the Legacy of Watercolor Painting: Timothy J. Clark: Going Places Now on View at the Hilbert Museum of California Art

  Timothy J. Clark, Poche Richfield Station, Oil, 2023-2024, 12 1/4" x 23 3/4" Orange, California– The Hilbert Museum of California Art invites art lovers to discover the extraordinary world of acclaimed artist Timothy J. Clark through the exhibition, Timothy J. Clark: Going Places, now on view through March 8, 2025.…

  Jan 17, 25