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What’s on view at Christie’s Paris

This September, Christie’s Paris brings an exciting programme of exhibitions, leading up to the opening of our autumn auction season.

Discover the elegance of evening dressing in A Vanity Affair, an exclusive look into the history and art of vanity cases from the 18th century to the 1960s by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and more. Alongside this, explore highlights from our upcoming Paris Avant-Garde and Splendors: Masterpieces from Africa, North America and Oceania sales, featuring an exceptional Tsimshian mask.

Elsewhere, delve into the musical mind of Alfred Cortot, the unparalleled Chopin player, conductor and teacher, in the preview of our sale of the pianist’s extensive library. Highlights include Matisse’s portrait of Cortot at the piano. The private collection of Eileen and I.M. Pei will also be on view, with works by Jean Dubuffet, Barnett Newman, Zao Wou-Ki, Henry Moore and other 20th-century artists who inspired the modernist designs of the buildings of this architectural icon.

Join us from 11 September onwards at 9 Avenue Matignon for an extended summer of art, music and luxury.



Highlights

  • Franz Kline (1910-1962)

    Untitled
    signed and dated 'FRANZ KLINE 1955' (on the verso)

    © ADAGP, Paris 2019

  • Zao Wou-Ki (1921-2013)

    27.3.70

    © ADAGP, Paris 2019

  • Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)

    The Wheelbarrow

    © ADAGP, Paris 2019

  • Art Deco onyx, turquoise, lapis lazuli, enamel and diamond cigarette case by Lacloche Frères

    Made by Strauss Allard Meyer, circa 1925
    9.2 × 6.8 × 1.5 cm
    Attributed to Lacloche Frères

  • Silver, enamel and eggshell cigarette case by Jean Trotain, circa 1930

    Signed “J. Trotain Paris, 608”

  • Art Deco enamel, mother of pearl, onyx and diamond vanity case by Cartier 1925

    Cartier New York, 1925
    7.6 × 4.5 × 1.1 cm
    Signed Cartier N.Y.

  • A Baule Portrait Mask

    Ivory Coast
    Height : 24.5 cm. (9 ⅝ in.)
    Related Sale
    Splendors: Masterpieces from Africa, North America and Oceania, Paris, October 2019

  • A Ligbi Mask

    Ivory Coast
    Height : 29 cm. (11 ½ in.)
    Related Sale
    Splendors: Masterpieces from Africa, North America and Oceania, Paris, October 2019

  • A Tsimshian Mask

    British Columbia, Canada
    Height : 24 cm. (9 ⅝ in.)
    Related sale
    Splendors: Masterpieces from Africa, North America and Oceania, Paris, October 2019

  • Henri Matisse (1869–1954)

    Alfred Cortot at the piano
    charcoal and estompe on joined paper
    Related Sale
    Collection Alfred Cortot, Paris, October 2019

    © Succession H. Matisse

  • Attributed to Giambettino Cignaroli (1706-1770)

    Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 13
    Veronese school, 1770, attributed to Giambettino Cignaroli
    oil on canvas, inscribed on the harpsichord to the right
    Related Sale
    The Exceptional Sale, Paris, November 2019

  • Marcel Proust (1871-1922)

    A l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs
    Deluxe edition copy, including two unrecorded Proust placards, one entirely handwritten recounting the first sight of Albertine by the narrator
    Related Sale
    Collection Alfred Cortot, Paris, October 2019


Exhibition information


A Vanity Affair: The Art of the Vanity Case

  • Viewing

    11 – 14 September
    16 – 17 September

  • Location

    Christie's Paris
    9 avenue Matignon
    Paris 8e

  • Contact

    Lyne Kaddoura
    lkaddoura@christiespartners.com
    +33 (0) 6 12 43 81 81


Highlights from Splendors: Masterpieces from Africa, North America and Oceania

  • Highlights

    11 – 14 September
    16 – 17 September

  • Auction

    30 October

  • Location

    Christie's Paris
    9 avenue Matignon
    Paris 8e

Highlights from Collection Alfred Cortot

  • Highlights

    11 – 14 September
    16 – 17 September

  • Auction

    7 October

  • Location

    Christie's Paris
    9 avenue Matignon
    Paris 8e

  • Contact

    Adrien Legendre
    alegendre@christies.com
    +33 (0) 1 40 76 73 74


Highlights from Collection I.M. Pei

  • Highlights

    11 – 14 September
    16 – 17 September

  • Location

    Christie's Paris
    9 avenue Matignon
    Paris 8e

  • Contact

    Vanessa Graff
    vgraff@christies.com
    +212 636 2367