ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS : 2022 SPRING SESSIONS
The auction houses Aguttes and Drouot Estimations are pleased to announce a new session of auctions of the Aristophil collections to be held on April 5 and 8, 2022, at Neuilly-sur-Seine for the former, and at Drouot for the later. These biding will see the return of the "Beaux-Arts" theme, under the gavel of Claude Aguttes and Sophie Perrine with , first of all, a selection of paintings and works on paper by the hand of great Masters of painting offering a breathtaking perspective of all the History of Art.
In the same "Beaux-Arts" theme, a second chapter will be dedicated to the letters and autograph manuscripts of painters. Specifically, the correspondence of artists from the major movements in the history of art will be discovered: the epistolary exchanges of the Impressionists (Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, Degas, Cézanne... with two rare letters from Van Gogh in particular) or the Surrealists (Dali, Magritte, Bellmer, Man Ray, not forgetting the letters from Nadja to André Breton...).
Giovanni Francesco BARBIERI, called LE GUERCHIN (1591 - 1666)
King David praying
Oil on canvas
77 x 64 cm
Estimate: €20 000 - 30 000
Paul GAUGUIN (1848 - 1903)
Album of captioned drawings and cartoons made by Paul Gauguin for the young Jacques Bousquet at Le Pouldu
Estimate: €20 000 - 40 000
47 • Beaux-Arts • Graphic and autograph works
Part I: Drawings, paintings and prints, Tuesday, April 5, 2022
In the same "Beaux-Arts" theme, a second chapter will be dedicated to the letters and autograph manuscripts of painters. Specifically, the correspondence of artists from the major movements in the history of art will be discovered: the epistolary exchanges of the Impressionists (Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, Degas, Cézanne... with two rare letters from Van Gogh in particular) or the Surrealists (Dali, Magritte, Bellmer, Man Ray, not forgetting the letters from Nadja to André Breton...).
Giovanni Francesco BARBIERI, called LE GUERCHIN (1591 - 1666)
King David praying
Oil on canvas
77 x 64 cm
Estimate: €20 000 - 30 000
Paul GAUGUIN (1848 - 1903)
Album of captioned drawings and cartoons made by Paul Gauguin for the young Jacques Bousquet at Le Pouldu
Estimate: €20 000 - 40 000
47 • Beaux-Arts • Graphic and autograph works
Part I: Drawings, paintings and prints, Tuesday, April 5, 2022
From the 15th century time-book box to Enki Bilal's contemporary profiles, the route is illustrated with names that resonate in the world's greatest museums: Giampetrino, Le Guerchin, Hubert Robert, Théodore Géricault, Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissaro and Henri Martin.
Giovanni Pietro RICCI, called IL GIAMPETRINO (active in Milano between 1480/1485 - 1553)
Virgin and Child
Oil on pannel
57 x 38,5 cm
Estimate: €40 000 - 60 000
Théodore GÉRICAULT (1791 - 1824)
The artist by himself, also called Géricault Self-Portrait, ca. 1812
Oil on canvas
27 x 22 cm
Estimate: €30 000 - 40 000
Camille PISSARRO (1830 - 1903)
The bog walnut tree in Éragny, autumn, sketch
Oil on canvas
38,5 x 46 cm
Estimate: €150 000 - 200 000
There are as many human representations as there are painters : rare prints of the 15th century depicting Christ, a very beautiful Virgin and Child reminiscent of the art of Leonard da Vinci or else the stunning realism of King David Praying from the late 17th century. Among the striking portraits is a stunning self-portrait of Théodore Géricualt, painted in 1812, which is surprisingly modern. Modernity again with this touching Head of a man wearing a hat by Vincent Van Gogh.
Henri MARTIN (1860 - 1943)
View of Labastide-du-Vert in spring from the park of Marquayrol, ca. 1910
Oil on canvas
60 x 75 cm
Estimate: €60 000 - 80 000
Henri MARTIN (1860 - 1943)
View of Labastide-du-Vert in spring from the park of Marquayrol, ca. 1910
Oil on canvas
60 x 75 cm
Estimate: €60 000 - 80 000
The selection concludes with Enki Bilal's Oxymore skin 1 and 3, highly coloured figures of astonishing pictorial strength.
Enki BILAL (1951)
Oxymore skin 1, 2012
Coloured acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
95 x 75 cm
Estimate: €12 000 - 15 000
47 • Beaux-Arts • Graphic and autograph works
Part II : Autograph manuscripts & letters, Tuesday, April 5, 2022
The second part of this 47th auction features hundreds of letters from various artists, from Vasari in 1563 or Rubens in 1607 (with a drawing), to Alechinsky in 1999. Some of these correspondences are illustrated with drawings: Delacroix to his mistress Joséphine de Forget, Daumier to his wife, Courbet to his parents and Victor Hugo, with an update on the destruction of the Vendôme column, Ingres to the engraver Calamatta, etc.
Pierre-Paul RUBENS (1577 - 1640)
Rare original drawing, on the reverse side of an autograph letters' fragment, 1607
Feather pen and brown ink
11,9 x 20 cm
Estimate: €30 000 - 40 000
In particular, there is a correspondence of 25 letters from Matisse to his friend Jean Puy, in which he encourages him, advises him and sometimes rebukes him harshly, as he works on his illustrated books and his chapel.
Paul GAUGUIN (1848 - 1903)
Signed autograph letter with drawings, ca. 1896
Ink and ink drawings with red pencil details
20,6 x 17 cm
Estimate: €100 000 - 120 000
Some hundred letters from Francis Picabia to his life companion Germaine Everling reveal the beginnings of their romantic relationship and the artistic life of the 1920s; they are coming with poems and drawings.
Francis PICABIA (1879 - 1953)
106 signed autograph letters, 26 autographe manuscripts, poems and original drawings, 1918 - 1920, to Germaine Everling
Estimate: €30 000 - 40 000
Dubuffet's 200 letters to his assistant Jacqueline Voulet chronicle the Compagnie de l'Art Brut. About fifty letters from Cocteau to the architect Jean Triquenot allow us to follow the work of the poet decorating his chapels.
Jean DUBUFFET (1901 - 1985)
182 autograph letters, signed « Jean Dubuffet » or « J.D. » (uone of them is not signed) et 21 signed letters, 1963 - 1966, to Jacqueline Voulet
Important correspondance regarding la Compagnie de l'Art Brut
Estimate: €15 000 - 20 000
All the Impressionists are there, often exchanging with each other: Manet, Monet (about la Cathedrale de Rouen), Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, Degas, Cézanne... and two rare letters from Van Gogh. Many surrealists too: Dali, Magritte, Bellmer, Man Ray, not forgetting the letters from Nadja to André Breton...
Of particular note is the exceptional collection of letters from Paul Gauguin, some illustrated with drawings or xylographs, from his early days with Pissarro. Then there is the stay in Pont-Aven, illustrated in particular by an amusing comic strip.
47 • ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • BEAUX-ARTS • GRAPHIC AND AUTOGRAPH WORKS
Part I : Drawings, paintings and prints
Estimate: €12 000 - 15 000
47 • Beaux-Arts • Graphic and autograph works
Part II : Autograph manuscripts & letters, Tuesday, April 5, 2022
The second part of this 47th auction features hundreds of letters from various artists, from Vasari in 1563 or Rubens in 1607 (with a drawing), to Alechinsky in 1999. Some of these correspondences are illustrated with drawings: Delacroix to his mistress Joséphine de Forget, Daumier to his wife, Courbet to his parents and Victor Hugo, with an update on the destruction of the Vendôme column, Ingres to the engraver Calamatta, etc.
Pierre-Paul RUBENS (1577 - 1640)
Rare original drawing, on the reverse side of an autograph letters' fragment, 1607
Feather pen and brown ink
11,9 x 20 cm
Estimate: €30 000 - 40 000
In particular, there is a correspondence of 25 letters from Matisse to his friend Jean Puy, in which he encourages him, advises him and sometimes rebukes him harshly, as he works on his illustrated books and his chapel.
Paul GAUGUIN (1848 - 1903)
Signed autograph letter with drawings, ca. 1896
Ink and ink drawings with red pencil details
20,6 x 17 cm
Estimate: €100 000 - 120 000
Some hundred letters from Francis Picabia to his life companion Germaine Everling reveal the beginnings of their romantic relationship and the artistic life of the 1920s; they are coming with poems and drawings.
Francis PICABIA (1879 - 1953)
106 signed autograph letters, 26 autographe manuscripts, poems and original drawings, 1918 - 1920, to Germaine Everling
Estimate: €30 000 - 40 000
Dubuffet's 200 letters to his assistant Jacqueline Voulet chronicle the Compagnie de l'Art Brut. About fifty letters from Cocteau to the architect Jean Triquenot allow us to follow the work of the poet decorating his chapels.
Jean DUBUFFET (1901 - 1985)
182 autograph letters, signed « Jean Dubuffet » or « J.D. » (uone of them is not signed) et 21 signed letters, 1963 - 1966, to Jacqueline Voulet
Important correspondance regarding la Compagnie de l'Art Brut
Estimate: €15 000 - 20 000
All the Impressionists are there, often exchanging with each other: Manet, Monet (about la Cathedrale de Rouen), Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, Degas, Cézanne... and two rare letters from Van Gogh. Many surrealists too: Dali, Magritte, Bellmer, Man Ray, not forgetting the letters from Nadja to André Breton...
Of particular note is the exceptional collection of letters from Paul Gauguin, some illustrated with drawings or xylographs, from his early days with Pissarro. Then there is the stay in Pont-Aven, illustrated in particular by an amusing comic strip.
47 • ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • BEAUX-ARTS • GRAPHIC AND AUTOGRAPH WORKS
Part I : Drawings, paintings and prints
Part II : Autograph manuscripts & letters
Auction
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Consultation by appointment starting Monday, March 28
Exhibition
Friday, April 1st: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm
Monday, April 4: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm
Tuesday, April 5: 10am - 12am
Aguttes Neuilly
AUCTION CATALOG
Expert
Thierry Bodin, french union of professional experts in works of art
Sophie Perrine
Licensed auctioneer
+33 1 41 92 06 44 • perrine@aguttes.com
Auction
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Consultation by appointment starting Monday, March 28
Exhibition
Friday, April 1st: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm
Monday, April 4: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm
Tuesday, April 5: 10am - 12am
Aguttes Neuilly
AUCTION CATALOG
Expert
Thierry Bodin, french union of professional experts in works of art
Sophie Perrine
Licensed auctioneer
+33 1 41 92 06 44 • perrine@aguttes.com