The most significant collection of French 17th and 18th century paintings at auction for the past 20 years comes up in Paris on March 26. Sotheby’s, in association with Artcurial and the Cabinet Eric Turquin will offer the Louis Grandchamp des Raux Collection.
Built up over more than 25 years, this magnificent group of 50 paintings provides an overview of 17th and 18thcentury French painting with works from the greatest masters of the period, such as François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, François Desportes and one of the very few acclaimed female painters of the time, Anne Vallayer-Coster. The auction is expected to fetch over €5 million.
Anne Vallayer-Coster
Portrait of a sitting woman with a violin
Signed and dated Melle Vallayer / 1773 (300,000-400,000).
Louise Moillon
Still life with peaches in a pewter charger, on a shaving wood box
Signed and dated on the box Louyse Moillon 1634 (400,000-600,000).
Pierre-Antoine Lemoine
Still life with dish of peaches, grapes and chinese potiche on a stone ledge (150,000-200,000).