Major international auctions

Christie's (Paris, New York, London):

Christie's Paris: Venue of the major exhibition "A French Expressionist, Gen Paul" (March 30 – April 7, 2023) organized with the assistance of the Gen Paul Committee/ Galerie Offenstadt, as well as several sales of works (especially in April 2024).

Christie's New York: Historic sales of Henri-Edmond Cross, including the Paul G. Allen collection (Rio San Trovaso, Nov. 2022) and Canale Ponte Lungo (Nov. 2023).

Christie's London: Sale of works by Cross (Study for Nymphs, March 2024).

Armor Auctions / Study Maître Borel (Saint-Brieuc):

Sale of a 1928 painting by Gen Paul (Newsletter 2020/1).

Sotheby's (London):

Henri-Edmond Cross auction (Pins, lot 35, March 2024).

The painting Pins (executed around 1897-1899) by Henri-Edmond Cross was sold on 6 March 2024 at Sotheby's in London (lot 35 of the Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction).

This oil on canvas (60 x 81 cm) was auctioned for the sum of £723,900.

Artwork Details

ArtistHenri-Edmond Cross (1856-1910)

TitlePins

Creation dateAround 1897-1899

TechniqueOil on canvas

Dimensions60 x 81 cm

ReferenceNo. 122 of the artist's catalogue raisonné

Context of the sale

Auction HouseSotheby's (London)

SessionModern & Contemporary Evening Auction featuring The Now (March 6, 2024)

Batch numberBatch 35

Auction price£723,900 (for an initial estimate between £500,000 and £700,000)

Bonhams (London):

Auction of an oil on major canvas by Albert Dubois-Pillet (Queens-Marguerites in a Vase, October 11, 2024).

On October 11, 2024, Bonhams sold in London the oil on canvas by Albert Dubois-Pillet entitled exactly Queens-Marguerites in a jar on the edge of a window (August 1885) for £102,000 including costs.

Artwork Details

Artist: Albert Dubois-Pillet (1846-1890), co-founder of the Salon des Indépendants.

Exact title: Queens-marguerites in a pot on the ledge of a window (painted in August 1885).

Technique and dimensionsOil on canvas, 81.5 x 64.8 cm.

Initial estimateBetween £20,000 and £30,000.

Result of saleAwarded at £102,000 (premium included).

Origin and context: Vacation "Impressionist & Modern Art" at Bonhams New Bond Street in London.

History: The work had a direct and uninterrupted provenance, having been originally acquired by its first owner, Augustin Durastel de Rocheblave, directly from the artist.

Hotel Drouot — SVV Delon-Hoebanx (Paris):

Sale of an unpublished landscape by Albert Dubois-Pillet included in the catalogue raisonné (November 2019).

On November 8, 2019, the Delon-Hoebanx auction house sold to the Hôtel Drouot a Forest Landscape (painted around 1884, oil on canvas, 81.2 x 65.4 cm) by Albert Dubois-Pillet.

This unpublished work then became part of the artist's catalogue raisonné directed by Pascal Offenstadt.

Artwork and sale details

ArtistAlbert Dubois-Pillet (1846-1890), a key figure in the Neo-Impressionist movement and close to Georges Seurat.

TitleForest Landscape (sometimes listed as Forest Landscape in Vigouroux).

Creation dateAround 1884.

Dimensions81.2 x 65.4 cm.

Date of saleNovember 8, 2019 (Lot 64 at Delon-Hoebanx).

Initial estimate€5,000 – €8,000.

Achieved price€13,860.