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Paul Destribats : une bibliothèque des Avant-gardes.
Paul Destribats : une bibliothèque des Avant-gardes.

Sale Overview

Suprematism, Constructivism, Neo-Primitivism or Cubo-Futurism are all major movements of the Russian Avant-garde that have inspired Western Art in a lasting and radical way. Artists have used books to spread their work and explain their artistic theories, making printed media works of art in their own right.  The Paul Destribats collection offers an unparalleled set of integrity and completeness.  It notably includes works by Goncharova, Kamensky,  Rozanova, Kruchenykh; Malevich, Mayakovsky, Chagall and El Lissitzky. The collection includes more than 600 volumes. In likeness to its owner and the great collector he was, this collection remains visionary, erudite - the result of a passion for books and art and the revolutions they cause, fuel, and unleash.

Suprématisme, constructivisme, néo-primitivisme ou cubo-futurisme sont autant de grands mouvements constitutifs de l’Avant-garde russe qui ont inspiré durablement et radicalement l’Art occidental.  Les artistes ont utilisé les livres afin de diffuser leur création et d’expliquer leur théorie artistique, faisant de ces supports imprimés des œuvres d’art à part entière.  La collection réunie par Paul Destribats propose un ensemble d’une intégrité et d’une exhaustivité inégalées. On trouvera donc des ouvrages de Goncharova,  Kamensky de 1914, Rozanova, Kruchenykh, Malevich, Mayakovsky, Chagall, El Lissitzky et Iliazd. La collection comprend plus de 600 volumes. Elle est, à l’image de son possesseur, visionnaire, érudite, fruit d’une passion pour le livre et l’art, et des révolutions qu’ils entrainent, dynamisent, et déchaînent.

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08 Mar 02:00 PM (CET)

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Adrien Legendre

Adrien Legendre

Head of Department | Books & Manuscripts

After graduating from the Sorbonne in 2005 with a degree in History, Adrien Legendre joined a prestigious Parisian book dealer, then the Books department of an international auction house, spending 5 years in Paris and 4 subsequent years in New York.

In July 2017, Adrien joined Christie’s as the Head of the Books and Manuscripts department in Paris. He led with success the sale the Baroness Thysen-Bornemiza collection in 2017, the Juan de Besteigui collection in 2018 (€1,970,625, with 100% of lots sold), the Marc Litzler collection in 2019 (€4,401,375), The Paul Destribats Bibliothèque des Avant-Gardes part 1 in 2019 (€8,116,812), The Alfred Cortot collection in 2019 (€1,839,000), The Library of Martine de Behague and the Counts of Ganay, part 1 in 2019 (€1,641,250), The Paul Destribats Bibliothèque des Avant-Gardes part 2 (€2,171,425, with 100% of lots sold).

Thanks to his international experience, Adrien secured major consignments for the London and New York sales, including the Declaration Of Independence (Stone, 1823), which sold for US$852,500 in 2018.
Vincent Belloy

Vincent Belloy

Specialist | Books & Manuscripts

Vincent Belloy is a Specialist in the Books and Manuscript department at Christie’s Paris. With two master's degrees from the Sorbonne where he studied Medieval History and Art, with a special focus on heraldry and the history of colours, he joined Christie’s in 2016. Since then, Vincent has contributed to major successes, including the sales of the collections of Juan de Beistegui (totalling €1,970,000 with 100% of lots sold for the books section), Marc Litzler (€4,400,000), Alfred Cortot, Martine de Béhague and the Counts of Ganay and Paul Destribats (with a running total of €13,900,000 after the first three parts).

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