#Artcurial

[empirearchives]

Dolman de chasseur a cheval de la garde imperiale

First French Empire Style, Napoleonic era

(Artcurial — Sale Verly Family Collection - 18 december 2020)

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[gregdotorg]

ngl, I had a bit of a time wrapping my head around the idea of Cy Twombly preparatory sketches, but here some are.

[guy60660]

Karim Laghouag | Artcurial

[automaniafr]

La Légendaire Packard Super Eight Yacht : Une Pièce Unique Signée Chapron, Mise aux Enchères par Artcurial à Rétromobile 2025

Un chef-d’œuvre de l’histoire automobile sera sous les feux des projecteurs lors du Salon Rétromobile 2025 : la Packard Super Eight Yacht, une création unique réalisée par le célèbre carrossier français Henri Chapron pour Louis Réard, inventeur du bikini. Cette voiture exceptionnelle, alliant design automobile et inspiration nautique, sera proposée aux enchères par Artcurial Motorcars dans le…

[klemcoll]

A Winning Delage

We are at Donington Park for the running of the Tourist Trophy race on September 3, 1938. Seen above is the Delage D6-70 entered and driven by Louis Gérard. He won this 100 lap race, a distance of 503 km. in just under 4 hours and 32 minutes with a winning margin of just over three minutes. Unusually, the Delage seen above had been initially prepared for racing whereas most versions of this model…

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[gregdotorg]

TIL this sideboard is from the estate of Simone Prouvé, Jean's daughter, who passed away last year

A painted folded sheet steel, aluminum and oak "tout aluminium n.151" sideboard by Jean Prouvé - model designed around 1951-1952

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[annemarieyeretzian]

Things I was grateful for in July 2023: LUSH Happy Skin facial exfoliator, LUSH Gummy Bear shower jelly, LUSH Sympathy for the Skin body lotion, LUSH Soother toothpaste, LUSH Golden Pineapple lip scrub, LUSH Lip Service lip balm, Sour Patch Kids (my movie candy of choice), a showing of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with my family, the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack, mini golf at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s Buccaneer Bay with my family, a deep-fried Smuckers pb&j, a vegan corndog, ArtCurious by Jennifer Dasal, The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St. Clair, The Trouble with White Women by Kyla Schuller, a postcard from @parrnesan on vacation, Sprinkles Cupcakes s’mores cupcakes, Good Omens season 2, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Crowley and Aziraphale Funko Pops, Frostbeard Studios’ Bookstore candle, and Hozier.

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Serenissima Spyder, 1966, by Fantuzzi. Two specimens were built based of the 308 V Berlinetta but only one has survived. Powered by a 3.5-litre DOHC 90º V8 with twin-spark ignition and four twin-choke Weber 40 DCOE carburettors, it first appeared in "road-going" form. It was then race-prepared and entered, in the prototype category, for the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. The Serenissima Spyder was auctioned by Artcurial in 2019 for €4,218,800 ($4,556,300).

[empirearchives]

Antique biography Napoleon, by Alexandre Dumas (1849)

Source: Artcurial — Sale Alexandre Dumas - 27 september 2023

[frenchcurious]

René Lalique (1860-1945) Vase «Formose» - modèle créé en 1924. - source Artcurial.

[gregdotorg]

I have been to E-1027 and have walked past this mailbox multiple times, and yet I have to learn only years later that it's an Hermès replica of Eileen Gray's original mailbox, which she made from an Hermès saddle bag? And Hermès actually made two, and auctioned the other one in 2019?

by cutting a hole in the box, and positioning a mirror in the bedroom window, Gray could see whether the mail had been delivered without getting out of bed.

[womblegrinch]

Paul François Quinsac (1858-1929) - Druidesse

Oil on canvas. Painted in 1889.

27.2 x 19.9 inches, 69 x 50.5 cm. Estimate: €5,000-7,000.

Sold Artcurial, Paris, 11 Feb 2025 for €23,620 incl B.P.

[personnage-neutre]

Free to Borrow Books about Tintin and Hergé

The only requirement is to make an Internet Archive account. (If you already have an account, check if it was compromised in the recent hack and change your password.) Note that this is in no way a comprehensive list of works or an ideal Tintinology primer, just the books that have been made available on the archive, which also means that it contains everything from picture books to highly academic texts. However, I've marked with a * the books I think are best to start with.

Includes works in both English and French (plus a few in Spanish). Please don't hesitate to ask if you have questions!

General reference

Tintin and the world of Hergé Benoît Peeters, 1989*

Tintin, Hergé and his creation Harry Thompson, 1991

Tintin: The Complete Companion Michael Farr, 2001*

The Pocket Essential Tintin (1st ed.) / (2nd ed.) Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, 2002 / 2007

Les mystères du Lotus Bleu Pierre Fresnault-Desruelle, 2006

Captain Haddock Thompson and Thomson Professor Calculus Rastapopoulos (FR) Tchang (FR) Michael Farr, 2007

Figurines Tintin: La Collection Officielle Daniel Couvreur, Frédéric Soumois, & Dominique Maricq, 2012-2015

Hergé Dada magazine, 2016

Catalogues

Hergé, 1922-1932 : les debuts d'un illustrateur ed. Benoît Peeters, 1987

Hergé dessinateur ed. Pierre Sterckx & Benoît Peeters, 1988

The adventures of Tintin at sea Yves Horeau, 2004

Musée Hergé / Tintin : the art of Hergé Michel Daubert, 2013*

L'univers du createur de Tintin Artcurial, 2023

Biography

Hergé : portrait biographique Thierry Smolderen & Pierre Sterckx, 1988

Entretiens avec Hergé / Conversations with Hergé (excerpts) Numa Sadoul, 1989*

Hergé / Hergé: The Man Who Created Tintin (abridged translation) Pierre Assouline, 1996

Les Aventures d'Hergé / The Adventures of Hergé Jean-Luc Fromental, José-Louis Bocquet, & Stanislas, 1999

Hergé, fils de Tintin / Hergé, son of Tintin Benoît Peeters, 2002

The adventures of Hergé, creator of Tintin Michael Farr, 2007

Hergé: lignes de vie Philippe Goddin, 2007

Analysis

Le Monde de Tintin Pol Vandromme, 1959

Tintin chez le psychanalyste Serge Tisseron, 1985

Hergé écrivain Jan Baetens, 1989

L’archipel Tintin A. Algoud, J.-M. Apostolidès, D. Cerbelaud, B. Peeters, P. Sterckx, 2003

Tintin and the secret of literature Tom McCarthy, 2008

Les Secrets d'Hergé dessinateur Bruno Cassiers, 2022

Fiction & Novelizations

Ma vie de chien Ariane Valadié, 1994

Tintin in the new world / Tintin en el nuevo mundo François Tuten, 1996

La vie cachée de Tintin Henri Roanne-Rosenblatt, 2005

Petit dictionnaire énervé de Tintin Albert Algoud, 2010

The Adventures of Tintin: a novel / Les Aventures de Tintin: le roman du film / Las aventuras de Tintín Alex Irvine, 2011

The adventures of Tintin : the chapter book (print disability borrow only) / Les aventures de Tintin: l'album du film Stephanie Peters, 2011

Tintin's daring escape / Les évadés du Karaboudjan / Fuga temeraria Danger at sea / Peligro en el mar The mystery of the missing wallets Kirsten Mayer, 2011

Trivia

Êtes-vous tintinologue? François Hébert, 1983

Tintin and Snowy Big Activity Book Guy Harvey & Simon Beecroft, 2006