Breton’s £20m collection for sale in Paris

One of the 2003 saleroom highlights in Paris promises to be the auction of the Collection of André Breton (1896-1966). The 5000-lot collection, consigned by Breton’s daughter and granddaughter, is expected to bring around £20m and will be sold in 24 sessions under the Calmels-Cohen hammer at Drouot from April 1-18.

Breton’s collection, hitherto kept in his studio in Rue Fontaine at the foot of Montmartre, is said …

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