The museum of Vif-sur-Isère, housed in the former family home, accurately reproduces the intellectual emulation of two impassioned Egyptologists. On September 14, 1822, Jean-François Champollion uttered a virtually universal exclamation: "I've got it!". After years of research, the scientist had...

The Louis Vuitton Foundation kept its promise that the exhibition celebrating the centenary of the birth of Simon Hantaï (1922-2008) would be an event. The retrospective, which compliments the 2013 show at the Centre Pompidou, takes a fresh look at his work and pays him tribute in good...

The 2022 edition of Art Basel posted record sales and splendid attendance. A return "to normal" welcomed by gallery owners. It’s a reliable gauge for the art market, and this year, Art Basel  turned out to be a fine vintage with plentiful sales and records galore. Above all, it confirmed...

In their 30-year career, Gabriela and Mathieu Sismann have become the go-to dealers in the antique sculpture market. In June, they are taking part in BRAFA, and, for the first time, in TEFAF Maastricht. Did your move to Quai Voltaire in 2019 affect the way you work? Gabriela Sismann. We moved to...

The National Automobile Museum in Mulhouse, France, which opened on July 10, 1982, is gearing up to celebrate its 40th anniversary—an opportunity to (re)discover the unusual history of the museum, which attracts lovers of beautiful cars every year. Nicknamed “the Louvre of the Automobile” by Amédée...

In this second sale of the Treillard Collection, photos, screen prints and Surrealist objects by Man Ray will go hand in hand with pictures by several of his artistic collaborators, including Jacques-André Boiffard. Lucien Treillard was far more than Man Ray's assistant: he was his last...

Claude-Siméon Passemant’s astronomical clock has been entirely taken apart, studied and restored for an autumn exhibition at Versailles featuring Louis XV’s interests and passions. Painstakingly arranged and numbered circles and spheres—the insides of the crystal ball that ordinarily crowns...

For its 67th edition, BRAFA is leaving Tour & Taxis for Brussels Expo, while maintaining its highly successful eclectic, across-the-board approach. In June 2022, Brussels is the place to be, especially at BRAFA! The reputation of the fair created in 1956 has grown so impressively in the last...

One of Rembrandt Bugatti's most iconic animals comes from the collection of René de Knyff, a racing driver and friend of his no less famous brother, Ettore. In 1926, Ettore Bugatti  chose as the radiator cap for his legendary Bugatti Royale a work by his brother Rembrandt (who had died...