Author Archives: Laurie Hurwitz

On Oct. 22, Tajan auction house in Paris held an auction of works from the eclectic collection of Jorge de Brito, the well-known Portuguese banker and businessman, who passed away in 2006. Read More

The 38th edition of the FIAC (International Fair of Contemporary Art), held in Paris at the Grand Palais (Oct. 20–23), drew big crowds and major buyers. Read More

Sotheby’s Paris held two days of vibrant auctions May 31–June 1. Read More

At Christie’s Paris on May 20, the spring auction of Impressionist and modern art achieved strong results, bringing in a total of €5.7 million ($8.2 million). Read More

Thanks to two years during which Sotheby’s Paris photography sales have outperformed those held in London, the house has transferred its photography sales from London to Paris. Read More

The collection of Paul-Louis Weiller, a famous French war hero, aviator, engineer, industrialist and philanthropist, was sold at Drouot by the French auction house Gros & Delettrez in four events held April 5–8. By all accounts, the sale was a major success. Read More

From Old Masters to contemporary work, drawings were recently celebrated throughout Paris, where the Salon du Dessin, the Old Master drawing fair—now in its twentieth edition—ran from March 30-April 4 at the Palais de la Bourse-Palais Brongniart. Read More

On March 23, at Artcurial-Briest-Poulain-F. Tajan in Paris, an auction of works from the School of Paris, 1905–39, yielded a total of €1.4 million ($2 million) and established five world records for the 179 lots on offer, of which 93 percent found buyers Read More

French police seized some thirty artworks from the Wildenstein Institute in Paris last month, including pieces by Edgar Degas and Berthe Morisot, that were long considered to have disappeared or been stolen. Read More

On Jan. 27, Christie’s France successfully auctioned off art and art objects—including author-autographed books and rare music—from the collection of Jean Claude Abreu (1922–2006). Read More

Several December auctions at Drouot in Paris that were otherwise quiet included some unexpected results. Read More