€5.6M for the Drawings & Old Master Art auctions, including a world record for a drawing by Jacopo Ligozzi
Artcurial’s Old Master & 19th Century Art department presented on March 25th and 26th, 2026, a remarkable selection of paintings, drawings, and sculptures which, under the hammer of Matthieu Fournier, achieved a total of €5,581,187.
Jacopo Ligozzi (1547-1627)
Dante and Virgil before the Tribunal of Minos
Pen and brown ink, brown wash and gold highlights
Sold €820,880
WORLD RECORD FOR AN ARTWORK BY THE ARTIST
At the Old Master & 19th Century Drawings auction, the standout result was achieved by Jacopo Ligozzi with Dante and Virgil before the Tribunal of Minos, which sparked an intense bidding battle and reached €820,880, eight times its estimate, thus setting a new world record for the artist.
Antoine-Jean GROS, dit baron Gros (1771-1835)
General Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 15 November 1796
Black chalk, stumping
Sold €225,080
The preparatory study by Baron Gros depicting Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, an unpublished drawing related to the Versailles painting and kept within the Camuccini family since the 18th century, was sold for €225,080.
The Paintings & Sculptures auction highlighted Augustin Pajou with a terracotta bust sold for €417,060, more than six times its estimate, as well as a painting by Jacob Savery, Orpheus Charming the Animals, which reached €423,680.
Augustin Pajou (1730-1809)
Portrait of Marie-Louise-Albertine Martin at 14, future Madame François-Nicolas Delaistre
Sold €417,060
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