The Marcel Marnat Collection: Japan, India, Oceania and Modern Art
Published on
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by
Claire Papon et Sophie Reyssat
Auction on
30 September 2022 - 13:30 (CEST) -
Salle 10 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Musicologist, journalist and radio producer Marcel Marnat was an assiduous visitor to the Hôtel Drouot for a long time. The 250 lots being sold today, from tribal art to prints, modern paintings and Indian miniatures, attest to his eclectic tastes.
Marquesas Islands, wooden stilt step with a tiki forming a caryatid, traditional striated decoration, h. 36 cm/14.17 in. Estimate: €4,000/6,000
Marquesas Islands, wooden stilt step with a tiki forming a caryatid, traditional striated decoration, h. 36 cm/14.17 in. Estimate: €4,000/6,000
Born in Lyon in 1933, Marcel Marnat was heading towards a scientific career before he began writing articles on current affairs, art, cinema, literature and music for newspapers and cultural magazines. Secretary of the Ravel Foundation for many years, he wrote…
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