Classicism

The art of classicism is based on the ideal image of Greek and Roman antiquity. In painting, sculpture and architecture, the rules and visual language of classical antiquity are drawn upon.

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JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON, 1778

Lot 25 Bust of François Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire (1694-1778)

and inscribed: "M.F. AROUET / DE VOLT AIRE / BUSTE DONNÉ PAR LUI. MÊME/ AU MAL PRINCE DE BEAUVAU"

€ 695,000 - 1,200,000

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LOUIS-LÉOPOLD BOILLY

Lot 9 Thirty-five expressive heads ( Réunion de 35 têtes diverses )

oil on canvas

€ 464,000 - 695,000

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BERNARDO BELLOTTO

Lot 31 Venice, the Bacino di San Marco from the Canale della Giudecca

oil on canvas

€ 4,600,000 - 7,000,000

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THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A.

Lot 34 Portrait of Dorothea, Lady Eden, née Johnson (1742-1792), seated half-leng...

oil on canvas

€ 232,000 - 348,000