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On September 9, 2026, Lempertz announced a white glove auction of traditional African art from the collection of Jean-Jacques Rotthier, held jointly with Artcurial in Paris on September 8, 2026.
Aguttes announced it will auction the collection of African art assembled by Pierre Redouin, an engineer and École du Louvre graduate, on September 24, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Limbo Museum has announced Alvaro Barrington as its next Artist-in-Residence, a program that will culminate in the artist's first solo presentation on the African continent.
On August 19, 2026, Lempertz and Artcurial announced the joint auction of the African and Oceanic art from the Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection. The first part will be presented at Artcurial in Paris on September 8, 2026, as part of Parcours des Mondes.
Lempertz will hold an auction of Central African art on July 1 in Brussels. The top lot is a 19th-century royal Ngongo figure from northern Kasai-Occidental in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, estimated at 120,000 to 150,000 euros.
Artcurial, in partnership with Lempertz, will present the African and Oceanic art collection assembled by Belgian collector Jean-Jacques Rotthier from the 1970s in Paris on 8 September during Parcours des Mondes.
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