Fine Arts Paris and Hotel Drouot Auctions Draw Collectors to Paris
The Fine Arts Paris fair took place from November 6 to 11, 2021, at the Carrousel du Louvre and online, showcasing 60 galleries. Established in 2017, this year's event featured primitive arts, jewelry, Asian art, and rare books. A stage set designed by Jacques Garcia drew inspiration from a 14th-century fortification. Prominent exhibitors included Galleria TANAKAYA, De Jonckheere, Steinitz, Robilant + Voena, De Bayser, Enrico Frascione, Ratton Ladrière, and LAOCOON GALLERY & W. APOLLONI. Simultaneously, the Hotel Drouot operated 15 salerooms, hosting 800 events annually. Noteworthy pieces included Jusepe de Ribera's "Saint Peter" (estimated at €200,000-300,000) and artworks by Andy Warhol, René Lalique, and Ingres, with prices from €40 to several hundred thousand.
Key facts
- Fine Arts Paris ran from November 6 to 11, 2021 at Carrousel du Louvre and online.
- The fair hosted 60 galleries and expanded to primitive arts, jewelry, Asian art, and rare books.
- Jacques Garcia designed a monumental stage set inspired by a 14th-century defense system.
- Hotel Drouot is the world's largest auction center, founded in 1852, with 15 salerooms and 800 events per year.
- Jusepe de Ribera's 'Saint Peter' from the Chigi family is estimated at €200,000-300,000.
- Andy Warhol's portraits of Mick Jagger were among auction highlights.
- René Lalique Medusa pendant estimated at €200,000-300,000.
- Ingres drawing 'Studio di bambino' estimated at €5,000-7,000.
Entities
Artists
- Hokusai
- Hiroshige
- Utamaro
- Hasegawa
- Frans Francken the Younger
- Peter Brueghel the Younger
- Andrea Appiani
- Paolo Scheggi
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Louis Finson
- Pietro della Vecchia
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Antonio d'Este
- Aristide Maillol
- Roger Godchaux
- Jusepe de Ribera
- Andy Warhol
- Mick Jagger
- René Lalique
- François-Joseph Kinson
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Jacques Garcia
Institutions
- Fine Arts Paris
- Carrousel du Louvre
- Galleria TANAKAYA
- De Jonckheere
- Steinitz
- Robilant + Voena
- De Bayser
- Galleria Enrico Frascione
- Galerie Ratton Ladriere
- LAOCOON GALLERY & W. APOLLONI
- XAVIER EECKHOUT
- Hotel Drouot
- Gros & Delettrez
- Sotheby's
- Christie's
- Artribune
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Carrousel du Louvre
- Louvre Pyramid
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Carcassonne
- Rome
- Italy