Deux ventes chez Bonhams à Paris
Bonhams has launched its annual "Classic Week" in Paris, featuring two distinct yet complementary auctions. The sales showcase a diverse range of works, most notably a previously unknown drawing of Marie Serre, the mother of the celebrated painter Hyacinthe Rigaud. This rare portrait adds a new dimension to the iconography of Serre, who was famously depicted by both her son and the sculptor Antoine Coysevox.
The discovery of this unpublished drawing is a significant moment for scholars of French Baroque portraiture, as depictions of Marie Serre are rarely seen outside of major institutional contexts like the 2021 Versailles retrospective. By bringing such high-quality, academic works to the Parisian market, Bonhams reinforces the city's status as a hub for Old Master drawings and classical European art history.