Mathieu Matégot (1910-2001)

On Thursday, July 8, Laval Enchères auction house put forward this pair of 1960s black lacquered iron and brass sofa ends with glass tops in a sale specializing in 20th-century decorative art

Summing up the international reputation of Georges Mathieu (1921-2012) with his Antenne 2 and Air France logos or the ten-franc coin would be highly reductive.

Georges Mathieu's “Tubism”, Victor Vasarely's pure hues or Willy Aractingi's bold aesthetic... the choice is yours.

With Juan Genovés (1930-2020), one must look beyond the surface to grasp the world’s complexity.

On Thursday July 21 in Laval, an estimate of only €300/500 is announced for this mixed media by Georges Mathieu (1921-2012). Dated 1949, it is titled Faisceau abstrait sur fond jaune (Abstract Cluster on Yellow Background: Laval Enchères auction house).

In their 30-year career, Gabriela and Mathieu Sismann have become the go-to dealers in the antique sculpture market. In June, they are taking part in BRAFA, and, for the first time, in TEFAF Maastricht.

His works from the 1980s, like Haine d'orgueil (Hatred of Pride), are the most expressive examples of the French painter's lyrical abstraction.

Great modern classics, including a bronze athlete, a Provencal landscape and a lyrical abstract painting, achieved outstanding results in Marseilles.

The new director of the Condé Museum of Chantilly has clear, coherent and ambitious plans to revive the period of the Duke of Aumale.

Mathieu Deldicque, 35, who joined the museum in 2015, will head the 2nd largest collection of Old Master paintings in France (after the Louvre). He replaces Nicole Garnier who held the position for 30 years. Deldicque was responsible for the exhibitions on Eugène Lami, The Nude Mona Lisa and Albrecht Dürer.