The auction of Asian paintings has its address in Paris: it is the house Aguttes which organizes on a regular basis exhibitions of Asian art objects and paintings for sale in the catalog of its next auctions. Even if you can't afford it, it's the perfect place to "hunt" with your eyes and spot inspiring pieces. The choice is vast and the themes of the collections elaborated with care. This is an opportunity for beautiful discoveries for experienced amateurs and novices. So do not deprive yourself of this pleasure, and maybe you will eventually crack?
Asian painters: a promising investment
To find Asian paintings for sale in Paris, the essential address is the Maison Aguttes. Indeed, the attraction aroused since the early 2010s by modernist painters from Asia, and in particular by those who arrived in France at the dawn of the 20th century, has prompted this prestigious house to institute four annual sales on the basis of cleverly constructed catalogues that attract an ever-increasing number of international buyers. The selections offered are therefore at the top of what the market offers in this artistic niche, and the Parisian offices of the house Aguttes offer you to see these works of art with both eyes.
Artists and their favorite subjects
Paris has always attracted artists from all over the world. Either they came to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, or exercise their talent in the famous workshops of Montmartre or Montparnasse, or they roamed fervently the galleries of the Louvre to find inspiration and this real nursery as well as "hive" of artists was a powerful factor of emulation. Of course, painting in black or sepia ink, colors or oil on silk and lacquers from the Asian tradition naturally found their place but paintings on canvas or isorel are also productions present in these artists. The female figure is one of the most frequently addressed themes in their full-length sculptures and busts. Maternal figure and children, sometimes accompanied by old men, are also favorite subjects, in the pure Asian tradition of filial piety. Still lifes and floral arrangements are also in the spotlight. Finally, nature, fauna and landscapes are widely represented.
The provenance of the proposed works
Individuals in possession of a painting, lacquer or sculpture have most often had it in their own way for a very long time. Their ancestors may have met the artist at random at an exhibition or in his studio and sometimes even befriended him. The work will have been chosen in the painter's own studio or in a gallery. Some will always have seen these Asian paintings hanging on the walls of the family home, a survival of past encounters. Finally, others brought back in their luggage relics of their stays in Asia of the last century and naturally transmitted them to their heirs. Over the years, the identity, talent and rarity of its artists have been diluted over time. Westerners do not always have the keys to decipher the culture and arts of Asia, many families keep paintings, lacquers and sculptures from Asia by pure sentimental attachment or taste.
