Postwar and Contemporary Art
Eight to ten cataloged sales each year
When they joined Ader in the early 2000s, David Nordmann and Xavier Dominique were committed to championing their shared passion for 1950s abstract art. Thanks to their expertise and the relationships of trust they have built with art lovers and collectors, their auctions dedicated to this period and to postwar art are now considered benchmarks in the art market. These auctions bring together a wide variety of artistic movements and geographic origins: artists of lyrical abstraction appear alongside those of non-figurative painting, not to mention those of geometric abstraction and kinetic art. The quality and distinctiveness of the lots on offer confirm Ader’s key role within this specialty. Numerous sales records have been set worldwide, particularly for foreign painters from the Parisian art scene who were active in the second half of the 20th century—for whom the auction house is now the only one to hold dedicated sales.
A Message from the Department Heads
“Between the 1950s and the 1980s, many artists settled in Paris to find an environment conducive to the development of their art. Coming from all corners of the globe—Asia, South America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East—they rubbed shoulders in the capital, exchanging ideas and influencing one another. For several years now, we have been working to bring the spirit of this artistic exchange back to the forefront. With each auction, the works of these artists are increasingly sought after by buyers, such as those by the Chinese artists Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-ki, the Lebanese artist Huguette Caland, and the African-American artist Beauford Delanay...”
Contacts
Xavier Dominique
xavier.dominique@ader-paris.fr
Camille Maujean
camille.maujean@ader-paris.fr
Tanguy Faramin
tanguy.faramin@ader-paris.fr
Anna Gorska
anna.gorska@ader-paris.fr
3 Rue Favart, 75002 Paris
Phone: +33 (0)1 53 40 77 10
Past Sales
Successful Auctions
CHU Teh-Chun [Chinese] (1920-2014 )Clartés diaphanes, 1983-84Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. Signed, dated and titled on the back. 92 x 65 cmThe authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Chu Teh-Chun Foundation (https://chu-teh-chun.org) . A certificate from the Chu Teh-Chun Foundation will be given to the buyer.
Auguste HERBIN (1882-1960) Cloud, 1955 Oil on canvas. Signed, dated and titled lower left. (Craquelures). 89 x 116 cm Provenance : - Collection Larivière, Montreal. - Galerie Melki, Paris (label on back of stretcher). - Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Exhibitions : - Galerie Denise René, Paris, 1955, no. 14. - Galerie Melki, Paris, 1987. Bibliography: - Art International, n° 19, February 1975, reproduced pp. 42-43. - Réalités Nouvelles, no. 9, 1955, reproduced on cover. - Geneviève Claisse, Herbin. Catalog raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, Éditions du Grand-Pont - La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1993, reproduced p. 56.
Eugène LEROY (1910-2000) Sur la terre, 1977 Huile sur toile. Signée et datée en bas à droite. Signée et titrée au dos avec la mention « Comme au ciel » barrée. 195 x 130 cm Provenance : Collection Philippe Laloy.
Huguette CALAND [libanaise] (née en 1931) Composition, 1980 Huile sur toile. Signée et datée au dos. 100 x 100 cm Provenance : Ancienne collection Jacques Martineau. L’œuvre sera incluse au Catalogue Raisonné en préparation par Madame Brigitte Caland.
Maurice ESTEVE (1904-2001)Mechanic, 1949Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. (Small restoration). 50 x 61 cmProvenance : Collection Gaston Diehl. Exhibition: In Paris Now, The Leicester Galleries , London, 1950 .Bibliography : Robert Maillard and Monique Prudhomme Estève, Estève, Catalogue Raisonné, Neuchâtel, Ides et Calendes, 1995, reproduced in black and white p. 273 under no. 336 .
Jean-Paul RIOPELLE [canadien] (1923-2002) Composition n° 20, 1954 Huile sur toile. Signée et datée au dos. Signée, datée et numérotée sur le châssis. 35 x 27 cm Provenance : - Galerie Jacques Melki, Paris. - Collection de Monsieur et Madame X., région lyonnaise. Acquis auprès de cette dernière. Nous remercions Madame Yseult Riopelle d’avoir confirmé l’authenticité de cette œuvre, sur photo, et sous réserve d’un examen physique.
