Post-war
& Contemporary Art

In a constantly evolving market, contemporary art, from the post-war period to the present day, has experienced explosive growth. Aguttes’ Post-War & Contemporary art department has achieved a turnover of 5 million in this segment and is contributing to the setting of new records. Our department assists collectors, art lovers, and investors with appraisals, expert evaluations, purchases, and auctions of contemporary and post-war artworks.

The booming contemporary art and auction market

Ophélie Guillerot, director of the department, takes care to organize her sales in conjunction with current events in the french cultural scene or in conjunction with major fairs and events in the international art market, thereby offering numerous art lovers the opportunity to fully appreciate works from the contemporary art market, whether paintings, drawings, prints, or sculptures, with visibility in Paris. While she enjoys providing personalized advice and is highly responsive to selling clients, she acts as a true advisor to assist them with their purchases and investments. With dynamism and enthusiasm, our Post-War & Contemporary art department presents both individual works and private collections. Building on numerous world records and strong results achieved for these works, the department created a Women in Art section in 2025 to highlight female artists. Among them are Fabienne Verdier, Shiley Jaffe, as well as Anna Eva Bergman, Etel Adnan, and Parvine Curie.

Contemporary art auction: Aguttes’ records and successes

Works by Niki de Saint Phalle, Georges Mathieu, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Claude Viallat, Pierre Soulages, and many others have achieved exceptional sales and set historic records.
Recently, the department sold a painting by Pierre Soulages for €1.22 million, the first work by this major figure of 21st-century art to be auctioned following his passing in October 2022. This event has cemented Aguttes’s place in the history of contemporary art and on the international art market.

Among the auctions organized by this department, you will find the names of other artists from the contemporary scene: Aboudia, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Fernando Botero, Alexander Calder, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Robert Combas, Tony Cragg, Olivier Debré, Peter Doig, Jean Dubuffet, Sam Francis, Hans Hartung, JonOne, Yves Klein, André Lanskoy, Sol Lewitt, Henri Michaux, Gerhard Richter, Pierre Soulages, Walasse Ting, Maria Elena Vieira Da Silva, Bernar Venet, Bram van Velde, Geer van Velde, Claude Viallat, Tom Wesselmann…

Buy and sell contemporary Asian works at auctions

Ophélie Guillerot specializes in particular on contemporary Asian artists. His experience as a gallery manager in Singapore and his knowledge of the market and collectors in Asia are now a real asset in this challenge. The department is proud to contribute to the recognition of these painters in France and to the evolution of this market worldwide. We set the world auction record for Huang Yong Ping with his installation Xuan Wu, which was awarded €411,920.

Moreover, we have obtained remarkable results with works by modern and contemporary masters from all over China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia, such as Chu Teh Chun, Zao Wou-Ki, Kim En-Joong, Lee Bae, Taro Hokamoto, Qiu Deshu...

We are looking for the signatures: Yan Pei-Ming, Kazuo Shiraga, Chu Teh-Chun, Zao Wou-Ki, Huang Yong Ping...

Access international buyers through our promotion program

The promotion program is based on modern tools and a network of trust established between the house, collectors and professionals for many years. The company has a unique communication force and provides sellers with modern, targeted tools for effective international distribution. Our specialists and experts are at your disposal to estimate your properties and provide you with professional expertise as well as sales or investment advice. They travel in France and throughout Europe in collaboration with our regional offices to carry out estimates and assessments.
Our Post-War & Contemporary Art department organizes 4 auctions in Paris per year. These are often organized near the dates of major international and local fairs: Art Basel Paris, PAD, ART3f, Paris Internationale, Asia Now, Moderne Art Fair, AKAA, Outsider Art Fair, Paris photo etc...

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