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 Published on 29 November 2022

The Aristophil Journey Comes to an End

This 55th sale was one of the most eagerly awaited, as the final stage of a journey that began on December 20, 2017 at Drouot.
The Aristophil Journey Comes to an End - Lots sold
Cultural Heritage
 Published on 24 November 2022

La Vallée-aux-Loups: Chateaubriand's House

The writer lived in La Vallée-aux-Loups from 1807 to 1817. Two centuries later, the garden and the house (meticulously refurnished in period style)...
La Vallée-aux-Loups: Chateaubriand's House - Cultural Heritage
Lots sold
 Published on 10 November 2022

The Surrealist Dreams of Toyen and Bellmer

Toyen and Bellmer’s dolls featured in a session dedicated to the avant-garde of the 20th century, with great success.
The Surrealist Dreams of Toyen and Bellmer - Lots sold
Lots sold
 Published on 21 July 2022

Bergé’s Books, the Last Act: Woolf and Genet

It took six sales to disperse the contents of Pierre Bergé's 1,642-volume library. The greatest names in 19th and 20th-century literature were represented...
Bergé’s Books, the Last Act: Woolf and Genet - Lots sold
Lots sold
 Published on 02 May 2022

Chrétien de Troyes: Master of the French Medieval Romance

During this sale devoted to manuscripts and historical photographs, a few passages from the first French romances resurfaced, as did an album by French...
Chrétien de Troyes: Master of the French Medieval Romance - Lots sold
Lots sold
 Published on 19 April 2022

Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Maupassant and Others

The 48th Aristophil sale focused on great French 19th-century writers and their private letters.
Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert, Maupassant and Others - Lots sold
Pre-sale
 Published on 24 March 2022

The Aristophil Collection: An Immersion Into the Creative Lives of Authors and Artists

The next two sales of autographs from the Aristophil Collection include a few items that have never come up for auction before, but also a collection...
The Aristophil Collection: An Immersion Into the Creative Lives of Authors and Artists - Pre-sale
Exhibitions
 Published on 23 February 2022

Marcel Proust's Paris at the Musée Carnavalet

In a splendid exhibition, the Carnavalet Museum addresses the capital's importance, real or recreated, in the writer's work.
Marcel Proust's Paris at the Musée Carnavalet - Exhibitions
Exhibitions
 Published on 12 January 2022

The Dante Factory in Cologny

The Bodmer Foundation commemorates the anniversary of Dante's death with a new exhibition on the Florentine poet and mystic
The Dante Factory in Cologny - Exhibitions
Analyses
 Published on 02 December 2021

Dostoyevsky and Holbein at the Kunstmuseum in Basel

The Kunstmuseum in Basel looks back at the Russian literary icon's visit to the museum in 1867, when Dostoyevsky was dumbstruck by Hans Holbein's Dead...
Dostoyevsky and Holbein at the Kunstmuseum in Basel - Analyses
Lots sold
 Published on 28 June 2021

James Joyce Led the Kahn Collection’s Odyssey

Part three of the sale of Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn’s library lived up to expectations.
James Joyce Led the Kahn Collection’s Odyssey - Lots sold
Lots sold
 Published on 14 May 2021

Molière, Master of Ceremonies

At this sale for bibliophiles, the author of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman) delighted bidders with a first edition of his complete...
Molière, Master of Ceremonies - Lots sold
Lots sold
 Published on 09 October 2020

The Riddle of Stendhal’s Red and Black Remains Unsolved

Romantic bibliophiles did not let this rare edition featuring an enigmatic handwritten message slip out of their hands.
The Riddle of Stendhal’s Red and Black Remains Unsolved - Lots sold
Lots sold
 Published on 28 May 2020

When Doré’s Pencil Meets Shakespeare’s Text

If one painter epitomizes the spirit of Romanticism, it is Gustave Doré. He could not help but illustrate the tale of Macbeth, a medieval chronicle...
When Doré’s Pencil Meets Shakespeare’s Text - Lots sold
Lots sold
 Published on 28 November 2019

Aristophil Part Five: Charlotte, Victor and Charles

Nineteenth-century literature was in the spotlight, dominated by a miniature manuscript by the great Charlotte Brontë.
Aristophil Part Five: Charlotte, Victor and Charles - Lots sold
Pre-sale
 Published on 08 November 2019

Literature, Guest of Honour at the Fifth Aristophil Sale

This round of sales of the famous collection, featuring manuscripts, first editions, art bindings and drawings, will shed new light on great 19th-century...
Literature, Guest of Honour at the Fifth Aristophil Sale - Pre-sale
Lots sold
 Published on 25 November 2018

€8.8 M for Aristophil

It's in the bag! This new session in the Aristophil sales ended with an overview of literature incorporating French chanson and scientific writings....
€8.8 M for Aristophil - Lots sold
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