With total sales revenue of €295.7M, the Drouot Group recorded a 7% increase in the first six months of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021, confirming its central position in the art market. The 442 sales organized by the group generated a total of €189.5M, including some notable records,...

On the occasion of a second auction on the theme of Pierre Soulages, the art of engraving, some thirty etchings, lithographs and serigraphs, partly from the collection of Claude C., will go up for auction on Monday, September 19, at 5, avenue d'Eylau in Paris. Self-taught in the realm of painting,...

In this village in the department of the Var, private foundations and estates full of sculptures attract the cream of the art collecting crop each summer. It’s a different way of doing business. With the ongoing nature of the health crisis, the Var’s dream of a handful of influential gallerists and...

Covid’s aftershocks have profoundly reshaped the art fair landscape. All the operators have revised their strategy for September 2022. What will the autumn fair schedule look like in Paris? Is it excitement about the comeback of Paris to the forefront of the global art market? Or the consequence of...

Enriched with gold illuminations and intricate calligraphy, Islam’s holiest texts were available in sumptuous forms. However, it was a more sober version that attracted the most attention at a recent auction. The late 15th-century two-volume Quran is presumably from the India of the sultans. The...

Lee Ufan Arles has just opened in the Hôtel Vernon, a hôtel particulier (private mansion) where his minimalist works are in their element. A look back at this sumptuous collection that embodies the essence of his philosophy. South Korean artist Lee Ufan  no longer needs an introduction....

Sixteenth-century frescoes in the Princely Palace hidden under several coats of paint are undergoing an eco-friendly restoration, which will benefit research. About 20 frescoes lie beneath the ceiling of the marble alcove bedchamber in the Palace of Monaco. One millimeter after the next, chisels...

There has recently been renewed interest in the sculptor and ceramist, who died last year at 96. The price of her works is rising steadily, as witnessed by the sale of her studio contents—with a world record to boot. The auction took place in the intimate world of the sculptor's studio-house on...

Jeffrey Sturges is the Director of Exhibitions at the Estate of Tom Wesselmann. In conjunction with the exhibition “Tom Wesselmann: After Matisse” at the Almine Rech Gallery, we spoke with him about Wesselmann’s practice and the artist’s life-long admiration for Matisse. How and why did Tom...