Exceptional ensemble of nearly 200 works from the Library of R. & B. L. for sale at Sotheby’s

PARIS.- Paris auctioneers Binoche & Giquello, in association with Sotheby’s, announced the sale of Part II of the Library of R. & B. L. in Paris on 28 March 2012. Expert Yves Lebouc (Bouquinerie de l’Institut) will team up with Sotheby’s specialists for the sale – to be held at the Galerie Charpentier – with the gavel wielded jointly by both firms. The sale features an exceptional ensemble of nearly 200 works, with an overall estimate of €3-4 million ($3,9-5,2 million), and abounds in illustrations by a host of 20th century masters – Bonnard, Braque, Chagall, Delaunay, Dufy, Giacometti, Gris, Laurencin, Léger, Maillol, Masson, Matisse, Miró, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec and Wols – and also features sophisticated bindings by such internationally renowned bookbinders as Rose Adler, Bonet, Creuzevault, Madeleine Gras, Hugnet, Leroux, Martin, Mercher,

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