Gerard Depardieu auctions 250-piece art collection at Hôtel Drouot
Actor Gerard Depardieu is auctioning his 250-piece art collection at Hôtel Drouot in Paris through Ader on September 26-27, 2023. The sale includes works by Rodin, Picasso, Miró, Hartung, Hockney, Serrano, and Duchamp, with estimates totaling at least €5 million. Highlights include three Rodin bronzes (one valued at €80,000), a David Hockney portrait study from 1962, and a Marcel Duchamp collage from 1958. Depardieu, who played Rodin in the 1988 film Camille Claudel, is keeping only one piece: a Rodin bronze homage to Claudel. The collection, mostly stored haphazardly in his Paris home, was assembled over decades. The sale follows a similar auction of Alain Delon's collection in June 2023, which fetched €8 million at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr.
Key facts
- Gerard Depardieu auctions 250-piece art collection at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, via Ader on September 26-27, 2023.
- Collection includes works by Rodin, Picasso, Miró, Hartung, Hockney, Serrano, Duchamp, Léger, Braque, Calder, Michaux, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Eugene Leroy.
- Highlights: three Rodin bronzes (one valued at €80,000), a David Hockney portrait study (1962), a Marcel Duchamp collage (1958), and a Niki de Saint Phalle collage (estimate €30,000).
- Depardieu keeps only one piece: a Rodin bronze homage to Camille Claudel.
- Expected total revenue: at least €5 million.
- Collection was stored haphazardly in his Paris home; some works were on the floor facing the wall.
- Depardieu cited economic reasons for the sale, following scandals.
- Follows Alain Delon's auction in June 2023, which raised €8 million at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr.
Entities
Artists
- Gerard Depardieu
- Auguste Rodin
- Pablo Picasso
- Joan Miró
- Hans Hartung
- David Hockney
- Andrés Serrano
- Marcel Duchamp
- Fernand Léger
- Georges Braque
- Alexander Calder
- Henri Michaux
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Eugene Leroy
- Camille Claudel
- Alain Delon
- Luchino Visconti
- Paolo Veronese
- Eugène Delacroix
- Jean-François Millet
Institutions
- Ader
- Hôtel Drouot
- Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
- Artribune
Locations
- Paris
- France
- rue du Cherche Midi
- Le Fontaine Gallon