Modern Art
Leader of the modern art market in Paris
Under the experienced and highly respected Violaine de La Brosse-Ferrand, assisted by researcher and auction specialist Bruno Jaubert, the department continues to progress and consolidate its position as French market-leader, a status it has held since the firm was founded in 2002.
The impetus provided by Francis Briest, the man behind the launch of auctions at Artcurial, is another key factor in this succes
The department has a wealth of experience in handling major inventories and estate sales (cf the Ambroise Vollard, Henriette & André Gomez and Matarasso sales, and Geneviève Laporte’s Picasso collection).
Some recent prices
- Victor Brauner (1903-1966)
- Eventail du poète, 1946
- Cire sur carton fin
- 81 x 59 cm
- €559,507, 9 April 2008
- Léonor Fini (1908-1996)
- Casta diva, 1974
- Oil on canvas
- 128 x 89 cm
- €142,508, 4 December 2007
- Claude Monet (1840-1926)
- Iris jaunes, 1924-1925
- Oil on canvas
- 150 x 130 cm
- €3,235,344, 20 October 2007
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Dioscuri con i compagni in riva al mare, 1935
- oil on canvas
- €1,156,975, a record for a 1930s painting by the artist, sold to the international trade on 7 June 2006.
- Charles Lapicque
- Destroyer aux régates, 1952
- oil on canvas
- €92,500, a record for the artist, acquired by a French collector on 11 December 2006 (Collection d’un Amateur).
Collection de Madame X, le 29 octobre 2006
- Jean Dubuffet
- Personnage rouge cerné de bleu, 1953
- oil on canvas
- €552,800, sold to the U.K. trade on 29 October 2006 (Collection de Madame X)
- Fernand Léger
- Nature morte au profil, 1928
- oil on canvas
- €528,000, acquired by a Greek collector
Auction Dates
At the Hôtel Dassault:
two prestige evening sales
- - in April during ArtParis
- - in October during FIAC
Mid-season sales are also staged in February, June and December. On average each auction contains around 300 works.
Upcoming Auctions
- 23 October 2008
- Modern Art
- 23 October 2008
- Hans Richter
- Alexandre Iacovleff (1887-1938)
- Nu Féminin, 1931
- Sanguine sur carton
- 73 x 55 cm
- €80,548, 30 June 2008
Spécialists
- Violaine de La Brosse-Ferrand
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 32
- Bruno Jaubert
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 35
- Nadine Nieszawer, consultant pour les œuvres de l’École de Paris, 1905-1939
Contact
- Tatiana Ruiz Sanz
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 34
- Jessica Cavalero
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 08
- Pamela de Sevin
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 63
- Priscilla Spitzer, catalogueur
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 20
- Constance Boscher, recherche et authentification
- Phone: +33 1 42 99 20 37