The Facts
Christie's announced the forthcoming sale of the Mia Van Hool collection, titled 'L'audace à l'oeuvre', on December 2 in Paris. The approximately 60 works will be exhibited in Brussels from September 10 to 13 during RendezVous Brussels Art Week, and in Paris from November 28 to December 2. Highlights include Yoshitomo Nara's 'A Knock Down Out Dragged Fight' (1999), Luc Tuymans' 'Plates' (1993, estimate €150,000–250,000), and Marcel Broodthaers' 'Coupe avec coquilles d'œufs' (€150,000–250,000). The sale marks Christie's 50th anniversary of active presence in Belgium.
The Signal
This single-owner sale underscores the growing market demand for blue-chip Belgian contemporary art, particularly works by Tuymans and Broodthaers, whose museum retrospectives have boosted their international cachet. The collection's breadth—from post-war figures to emerging Belgian talents like Rinus Van de Velde—offers collectors a rare opportunity to acquire vetted, museum-lent pieces. For the Belgian art scene, the sale signals continued institutional and commercial confidence in Flanders' cultural heritage, while affirming Christie's strategic commitment to Brussels as a collecting hub.
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- Artists: Yoshitomo Nara, On Kawara, Marcel Broodthaers, Luc Tuymans, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Miriam Cahn, Marlene Dumas, Thierry De Cordier, Raoul De Keyser, Michaël Borremans, Rinus Van de Velde
- People: Mia Van Hool, Sylvie Descheemaecker
- Auction Houses: Christie's
- Museums: S.M.A.K., M Leuven, Wiels, MoMA, Museo Reina Sofía
- Locations: Brussels, Paris
- Prices: €150,000–250,000, €50,000–70,000
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