Christie's Paris to Auction 500-Lot Personal Collection of Dealer Waring Hopkins

Christie's will hold a live auction in Paris on 10 December for the personal collection of Waring Hopkins, an American dealer based in Paris. An online sale will follow from 4 to 15 December. The approximately 500 lots span Symbolism, the Nabis, Surrealism, contemporary art, classical furniture, decorative arts, and design. Hopkins is described as having a free-spirited eye and a taste unconstrained by convention, with a sensibility that transcends periods. Highlights include works by Édouard Vuillard, whose intimate poetry resonates with the organic fantasy of Claude Lalanne and a specially commissioned ceramic wall composition by Fabrice Hyber. Delft faience is juxtaposed with Jean Dubuffet's raw materiality and armchairs stamped by Jacob Frères. The sale is a tribute to Hopkins's personal choices.