Sotheby’s Turns Rue de Rivoli Apartment Into 'Chez Sotheby’s' for Art Basel Paris Week
Sotheby’s will host a selling exhibition in a private residence at 242 Rue de Rivoli, Paris, from October 19 to 24, 2026, perfectly timed with Art Basel Paris week. The event will feature art from famous names like Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, and Pablo Picasso, alongside pieces by Joan Miró, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, and Pierre Soulages. Attendance requires a reservation. Curated by David Rothschild, who leads Contemporary Art Private Sales in the UK for Sotheby’s, the exhibition will focus on smaller works on paper by Matisse and Calder. The setting will include elements of Parisian decor, with hospitality from Erika Blu and Colin Field, sparking discussions about art's value versus auction trends. Laurent Moïsi wrote the article for Whitewall.
Key facts
- Chez Sotheby’s runs October 19–24, 2026, at 242 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
- The selling exhibition is staged in a private apartment overlooking the Tuileries during Art Basel Paris week
- Works by Matisse, Calder and Picasso are shown alongside pieces by Miró, Braque, Léger and Soulages
- David Rothschild, Sotheby’s Head of Contemporary Art Private Sales in the UK and Global Lead for Private Sales Exhibitions, led the selection
- Picasso’s Deux nus couchés (1968) is among the works on view
- Erika Blu of Atelier Renata created the dining menu; Colin Field, described as former head bartender of the Hemingway Bar at the Ritz Paris, created the cocktails
- Entry is by reservation only, booked through Sotheby’s
- Interior references include the salons of Marie-Laure de Noailles and Charles de Beistegui and the nightlife of Le Palace and Le Mathis
Entities
Artists
- Henri Matisse
- Alexander Calder
- Pablo Picasso
- Joan Miró
- Georges Braque
- Fernand Léger
- Pierre Soulages
- Marie-Laure de Noailles
- Charles de Beistegui
- David Rothschild
- Erika Blu
- Colin Field
- Laurent Moïsi
- Lucio Fontana
- George Condo
- Andy Warhol
- Gerhard Richter
- Wayne Thiebaud
- Tarek Shamma
- Valerio Polimeno
- Anna Rontani
- Pietro Annigoni
- Antonio Mirabelli
- Cecilia Carlstedt
- Francis Bacon
- Man Ray
- Luis Buñuel
- Alberto Giacometti
- Salvador Dalí
- Carlos de Beistegui
- Hubert de Givenchy
- Vincent Darré
- Olivier Fau
- Florian Perlot
- François-Xavier Lalanne
- Alexander Iolas
- Hernan Bas
- Jean Dubuffet
- Edgar Degas
- Cecily Brown
- Ed Ruscha
- Tracey Emin
- Paco Rabanne
Institutions
- Sotheby’s
- Art Basel Paris
- Atelier Renata
- Hemingway Bar
- Ritz Paris
- Le Palace
- Le Mathis
- Whitewall
- Sotheby's
- _POLIMENO
- Maison Bibelot
- Grand Palais
- Artribune
- Le Montana
- Le Jonchet
- CULTURED
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Rue de Rivoli
- Tuileries
- United Kingdom
- Florence
- Italy
- Milan
- Villa La Capponcina
- Castello di Marignolle
- Villa di Maggiano
- Lucca
- Villa Piatti
- Jardin des Tuileries
- London
- New York
- United States
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés