Latest News Articles by Anne Crane
Clouet record sealed by French royal approval
04 December 2017A red and black chalk portrait of a Renaissance French prince soared to a multi-estimate price of €810,000 (£736,365) when it went under the hammer in Monaco last month.
Museums home in on Claudel works
04 December 2017Plaudits were deserved in Paris on November 27 for Camille Claudel (1864-1943) when Artcurial’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) dedicated sale of 20 of the sculptor’s works were offered direct from her family.
Trio of Madrid auction previews
04 December 2017Paintings and an unusual form of 17th century entertainment are potential highlights at three Madrid suctions.
Wholesale evidence of Emile Zola’s photography talent offered at Paris auction
01 December 2017Famed as a prolific author, art critic, and champion of French Impressionism, Emile Zola (1840-1902) had yet another string to his bow. He was, it transpires, an early adopter of the art of photography and a keen practitioner.
Flash sales: Paris Photo joined by photograph auctions in France
17 November 2017Le Mois de la Photo in Paris celebrated the art of photography with the city’s annual fair Paris Photo at the Grand Palais from November 9-12 plus a slew of accompanying photograph auctions.
Fanfare for Fine Arts Paris as five thousand visit new fair
16 November 2017Five thousand visitors attended Fine Arts Paris, the new fair devoted to the disciplines of painting, drawing and sculpture held in the French capital at the Palais Brongniart from November 8-12.
French design fits the zeitgeist at Paris auction
13 November 2017A sale devoted to pieces by French designers and held in the French capital proved to be a winning formula for Sotheby’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) latest auction in this category on October 31.
Nobel gold medal awarded to British scientist Cyril Hinshelwood up at auction in California
13 November 2017A Nobel prize-winner’s gold medal awarded to a British scientist is to go under the hammer in Hollywood as part of Julien’s Auctions sale on November 17.
Rediscovered Sebastien Bourdon oil painting features in Marseille sale
13 November 2017A newly discovered, hitherto unpublished painting by the French master Sebastien Bourdon is coming up for auction in Marseille at Maison R&C on November 16.
Comic book characters raise a chuckle in Ohio
13 November 2017A 700-lot sale devoted entirely to one single-owner collection of comic book character artefacts is to be offered on November 18 by Milestone Auctions of Willoughby, Ohio.
French athletes race into Louisiana auction
13 November 2017A large three-day, various-owner multi-discipline sale will be held by Crescent City Auction Gallery from November 17-19 in New Orleans.
Chinese hair ornaments are among Norie collection lots in Copenhagen sale
13 November 2017This collection of late Qing dynasty Chinese hair ornaments fashioned as bats, flowers and foliage and set with kingfisher feathers, coral, jade and pearls is part of a group of 30 lots from the collection of Evelyn Williams Medows Norie (1862-1915) which is on offer at Bruun Rasmussen on November 29.
Sandro Botticelli at Paris auction – how much of this painting is by the hand of the master?
08 November 2017Sandro Botticelli is one of the best-known names in the lexicon of art history and his Birth of Venus in the Uffizi is one of the world's most famous art images. Later this month a painting by the Renaissance master and his studio goes under the hammer at the Drouot auction centre in Paris.
All lots sold and record set in auction of 20 lots by designer Charlotte Perriand
06 November 2017Artcurial’s (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) auction focus on Charlotte Perriand, the celebrated 20th century French designer and a current hot ticket in the design market, took the form of a select sale of just 20 lots chosen to showcase her strengths and versatility.
Diana as huntress leads trail of Drouot highlights
06 November 2017Among recent highlights at the Drouot in Paris, Beaussant- Lefèvre’s (21.53% buyer’s premium inc VAT) classic sale of Old Masters, furniture and works of art on October 18 produced a substantial €265,000 (£240,910) for a modestly estimated bronze of the goddess Diana.
Csaky head crowns sale
06 November 2017Masters of Design are very much in the spotlight in Paris at the moment. A week after Artcurial’s Charlotte Perriand sortie on October 31, Sotheby’s Paris (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) was mounting its traditional autumn sale devoted to major works from the Art Nouveau, Art Deco, post-war and modern design periods.
Dealer Shapero hosts Danish saleroom during Asian Art in London
04 November 2017Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen is taking part in the ‘Asian Art in London’ event by staging a viewing of upcoming highlights at a London dealership.
Gold leaf from Napoléon’s laurel crown to be auctioned in Fontainebleau
30 October 2017It weighs just 10gms and measures only 4in (9cm) in length, but this gold laurel leaf is heavy with historical associations.
Paris Photo clicks into the autumn line-up
30 October 2017Paris, like London, is in full fair swing in the autumn. Once Frieze closed in the UK capital, contemporary art galleries move across the Channel to the French capital for FIAC.
Highlights focus from auctions timed to coincide with Paris Photo
30 October 2017Paris Photo also serves as an opportunity for Paris auction houses to mount their own photo fest. Sales taking place during early November to coincide with the event at the Grand Palais include dedicated auctions at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and various firms at Drouot. Like the fair itself, the material on offer will range from contemporary works by living photographers through to pieces by some of the earliest pioneers.