The 2026 Edition of the Salon du Dessin

The 2026 edition of the Salon du Dessin, a specialized drawing fair, is underway at the Palais Brongniart in Paris. The fair features a new 'young collectors' pathway designed to appeal to those not spending hundreds of thousands, alongside the traditional stand for anonymous works. Major pieces, like two allegorical drawings by Grégoire Huret, sold immediately at the opening, and the event maintains its characteristic scholarly yet warm atmosphere with notable new exhibitors.

The fair's dynamics highlight the robust market for drawings, where top-tier works sell rapidly, and its evolution reflects broader art market trends. The increasing prominence of 19th and 20th-century works, alongside the successful integration of new, specialized galleries like Lowet de Wotrenge, demonstrates the fair's ongoing adaptation and vitality within the niche but active sector of Old Master and historical drawings.