Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Drawings

17th-19th Century European Schools, Studios, Great Artists & Petits Maîtres

We have been staging specialist catalogued sales of Old Master paintings and drawings since 2002.

Our success in this field mirrors the development of pre-20th century art in general at Artcurial, as shown by the exceptional results posted by our Fine Arts department in 2006, when overall sales doubled to reach €13.8m.

Some recent prices

: Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758-1823); Etude pour « Le rêve du bonheur », Amour tenant les rames, 1819; Crayon noir, estompe, rehauts de craie blanche, sur papier bleu passé; 26,4 x 20,3 cm; €59,482, 9 April 2008

: Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902); Baigneuse avant le bain; Bronze à patine brune, cire perdue Hébrard; 54 x 34,50 x 34,50 cm; €86,744, 18 March 2008

: Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765); Prédication d’un apôtre (detail) et prédication d’une sibylle; Pair; 68 x 57 cm Each; €148,704, 11 December 2007

: Attribué à Gillis Mostaert (1534-1598); Kermesse Flamande; €148,704, 11 December 2007

: Pieter Cornelisz Van Slingeland (1640-1691); Jeune femme à la partition; €44,611, 11 December 2007

: Paul-Emmanuel Peraire (1829-1893); L’étang à Mortefontaine; €14,870, 11 December 2007

: Jacques-Emile Blanche (1861-1942); Petite fille au chien, circa 1882; €42,133, 11 December 2007

: François Boucher (1703-1770); La demeure chérie; €210,664, June 2007.

: François Boucher (1703-1770); Aurore et Céphale - Neptune et Amymone; €73,113, June 2007

: Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806); Parc animé en Italie; €71,874, June 2007

Auction dates

At the Hôtel Dassault:

Two annual prestige sales in June and December, including works by leading of French, Flemish and European artists.

Two mid-season sales in March and October, dubbed 18th Century Interiors, appealing to collectors, private buyers, and decorators, and offering a vast range of pictures in the €500-€5000 range.