Artcurial to Auction Louis Grandchamp des Raux Collection During Art Basel Paris 2026
Artcurial is set to auction Louis Grandchamp des Raux's collection, A shared Modernity, on October 24, 2026, at Art Basel Paris. This collection comprises nearly 75 pieces created by 44 artists, showcasing French and Belgian paintings from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. Notable works include Maurice Denis's L'île Chevalier (estimated at €700,000–1,000,000) and Sancta Martha (estimated at €600,000–800,000), as well as Pierre Bonnard's La petite fenêtre (estimated at €550,000–750,000) and Édouard Vuillard's Misia Natanson dans les bois (estimated at €450,000–650,000). Additionally, it features pieces by Berthe Morisot, Théodore Géricault, and Jean-François Millet. Grandchamp des Raux began collecting at age ten, initially focusing on 17th- and 18th-century artists before embracing modern art in 2010.
Key facts
- Artcurial will auction the Louis Grandchamp des Raux collection on October 24, 2026, during Art Basel Paris
- The sale, titled A shared Modernity, brings together nearly 75 works by 44 artists
- Maurice Denis's L'île Chevalier is the star lot, estimated at €700,000–1,000,000
- Jean-François Millet's Barque de pêche is estimated at €500,000–800,000
- Théodore Géricault's Cheval alezan is included among the Pre-Impressionist works
- Pierre Bonnard is represented by La petite fenêtre (est. €550,000–750,000) and La baignade (est. €150,000–250,000)
- Édouard Vuillard's Misia Natanson dans les bois is estimated at €450,000–650,000
- The collection spans Impressionism, Symbolism, the Pont-Aven School, the Nabis, and Bonnard's chromatic freedom
- Louis Grandchamp des Raux began visiting Parisian museums at age ten and inherited his grandfather's collection
- From 2010 his focus shifted to the transition to modernity, from Corot to the Nabis
- In 2015 the first auction of his collection was organised with Artcurial and Sotheby's
Entities
Artists
- Louis Grandchamp des Raux
- Théodore Géricault
- Jean-François Millet
- Corot
- Courbet
- Boudin
- Berthe Morisot
- Henri Martin
- Armand Guillaumin
- Henry Moret
- Maurice Denis
- Pierre Bonnard
- Édouard Vuillard
- Vallotton
- Laval
- Sérusier
- Paul Ranson
- Louis Anquetin
- Forain
- Raffaëlli
- Fernand Khnopff
- Léon Spilliaert
- Odilon Redon
- Puvis de Chavannes
- Lévy-Dhurmer
- Lacoste
- Boucher
- Fragonard
- Hubert Robert
- Greuze
- Félix Vallotton
- Charles Laval
- Paul Gauguin
- Paul-Élie Ranson
- Nicolas de Staël
- Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
- François Boucher
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard
- Jean-Baptiste Greuze
- Misia Natanson
- Bruno Jaubert
Institutions
- Artcurial
- Art Basel Paris
- Sotheby's
- Millon Riviera
- Musée d'Orsay
- Musée départemental Maurice Denis
- Connaissance des Arts
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Belgium
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Pont-Aven