30 March – 2 April 2026 Live auction

They can’t cancel Spring
Modern vs. Classic

Viewing Days: 26 to 29 March 2026, 10 AM to 6 PM

Catalogue online Live auctions: 13 March
Catalogue online Timed Online auctions: 25 March

In the spring auction, some 1000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, bibliophile editions and applied arts were presented, of which 80% found a new owner. Below a brief account with hammer prices (excl. buyer’s premium).

The top results from the ‘Modern vs. Classic’ sessions nicely showcase the variety in this spring auction. A Janssonius atlas (lot 2, res.: € 38000), jewelry, (lot 40, a precious table clock, res.: € 15000 and lot 199, an Audermans Piguet Royal Oak Quart gent’s watch, res.: € 16000), as well as romantic paintings all changed hands with ease. A Belle Epoque interior titled ‘Billet de faveur’ by Jean de la Hoese (lot 12) was auctioned at € 17000, while an outdoor scene titled ‘La croisière,’ quite unusual in Fernand Toussaint’s body of work, drew a bid of € 28000 (lot 13). It was one of the windfalls for classical figurative work among 20^th-century art on offer. An impressive view of the Norwegian Lofoten by Gunnar Berg (lot 14) realised € 40000, which proved indeed that there are still international buyers for the classical genre. Or, in other words, “They can’t cancel spring.”

However, an equally large appetite was to be observed for works from the 20^th century. For instance, a 1936 occasional drawing by James Ensor (lot 17) changed owners for double the estimate (res.: € 18000), a triptych by Ulay & Marina Abramovic (lot 52) was sold for € 15000, and a bid of € 50000 for ‘Je suis légume’ by Thierry de Cordier (lot 51) formed the crowning achievement of this catalog.

From that very same Dutch collection originated the works ‘Four American Artists’ (lot 49, res.: € 8000) and a ‘Voting booth’ by Guillaume Bijl (lot 48, res.: € 6000), by the way.