France

A 1613 painting of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens was discovered in Paris and now heads to auction. The painting was discovered last year in a mansion in the south of Paris by auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat, who had bought the property to…

France has returned three human skulls, obtained during the colonial era, to the government of Madagascar. One of the skulls is said to have belonged to King Teora, a Malagasy king who was killed by the French army in 1897. After his…

A petition filed to block the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry from France to the UK is now signed by over 50,000 people. The Bayeux Tapestry is an 11th-century piece of cloth that narrates the Norman conquest of William the Conqueror to win…

Part of the much-needed expansion plans, the Louvre has announced a design competition seeking plans for the project. The Musée du Louvre in Paris has launched an international architectural competition aimed at easing visitor congestion…

The Napoleon Bonaparte collection of French dealer Pierre-Jean Chalençon was sold on Wednesday at Sotheby’s Paris for $9.6 million. The 112 lots offered on the auction block included a variety of objects – from furniture and Old Master…

From next year, major French museums – including the Louvre – will charge non-European visitors $10 more to visit. The move comes as an effort to meet the ever-growing funds needed to repair major French institutions. Starting January…

A bronze sculpture by Camille Claudel, lost for over a century, was sold for €3.7 million ($3.8 million) in France. The sculpture is part of the series La Jeunesse et L’Age Mûr, or L’Age Mûr (The Age of Maturity). Camille Claudel created…

The new EU tax rules came into effect on January 1st, bringing some crucial impact for art markets in European nations. Titled “Directive 2022/542”, the new set of rules was first introduced in 2022 and member nations were given a…

Five years after a devastating fire, the iconic Notre Dame has finished restoration and will reopen this Sunday. In April 2019, a major fire broke out in the 11th century church in Paris. The fire ravaged a significant portion of the…

The Perrotin Gallery in France has joined hands with online marketplace eBay to sell select artworks online. The French domain of the Internet giant, ebay.fr, will introduce the Perrotin Store on the website. Here, users could purchase…