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Gustave Cariot (1872-1950), an uncertain exponent of pointillism, was represented by 17 works, all dated 1899, that totalled €40,500 (£28,100) hammer.

Just two subjects were involved - Paris roof tops and Notre Dame - each re-interpreted with a Monet-style concern for light effects at different times of day.

The seven identical oil-on-canvas rooftop views were all in pointillist style, measured 18in x 2ft (46 x 61cm), and were observed from an identical vantage point. Five of them sold, led by Les Toits de Paris à Midi on €6200 (£4310).

Ten smaller, oil-on-panel views of the back of Notre Dame seen from the Left Bank, this time with slight differences in viewpoint and format, and painted in a more fluid style, all sold, led by Notre Dame vu du Port aux Vins à 3h30 l'Après-Midi, 9 x 12in (21.5 x 30cm), at €2100 (£1460).

Of 22 works by André Marchand (1907-98), all but three sold, totalling €79,600 (£31,300), with a top price of €13,000 (£9030) for his sombre-toned 1935 naïve portrait of La Paysanne et Son Fils, 4ft 7in x 3ft 7in (1.4 x 1.1m).