RÉGINE AND GUY DULON COLLECTION Paris—At Drouot on June 19, auctioneers Binoche et Giquello will offer some 100 works from the collection 30 of Régine and Guy Dulon, an important art collecting couple with a particular affi nity for non- European cultures, which they transmitted to their son, the renowned Parisian dealer Bernard Dulon. With his insatiable curiosity, Dr. Guy Dulon epitomizes the erudite and scientifi c ethnographic collector of his generation. His interest for “other” civilizations, which he shares with his wife, Régine, began in the 1950s with an infatuation with the art of Pre-Columbian cultures, particularly those that fl ourished in Meso-America. The gift of a Chimú whistling bottle from one of the physician’s patients, combined with the couple’s aesthetic appreciation for art objects, sparked fi ve decades of collecting artwork from this part of the world, resulting in the formation of an important collection with a particular strength in stone sculpture, which they were especially drawn to. Sixty of these treasures —many of museum quality—form the core of the Binoche et Giquello sale. Selected by expert Jacques Blazy, these works cover a vast chronological period, from the fi rst through the sixteenth centuries, and illustrate the extraordinary wealth of the iconography of the statuary that developed in Meso-America during that period. Highlights of the sale include a refi ned Aztec statuette of Chalchiuhtlicue, the goddess of water, and a grey andesite Hacha sculpted into the shape of a helmeted warrior’s head. Both of these important works have been sought out repeatedly for display in major exhibitions of international scope. LEFT: Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of water. Aztec. Central Highlands, Mexico. AD 1325–1521. Basalt, traces of cinnebar. H: 42.5 cm. To be offered by Binoche et Giquello, Paris, 19 June 2015. Est: 250,000–300,000 euros. BELOW LEFT: Corn goddess. Huastec, Gulf Coast, Mexico. AD 1200–1500. Limestone. H: 89.5 cm. Ex. Plouvier Collection, Brussels. To be offered by Binoche et Giquello, Paris, 19 June 2015. Est: 100,000–150,000 euros. The sale will also include paintings and Neo-Impressionist drawings, such as a portrait of Marie Vuillard by her brother Edouard, and a group of thirty works by Louis Hayet (an artist who was close to Seurat and Pissarro), with whose work Guy Dulon was fascinated. The works in the sale will be available for preview on Wednesday and Thursday, June 17 and 18, in rooms 1 and 7 at Drouot-Richelieu. ART in motion LEFT: Hacha in the form of a helmeted warrior’s head. Vera Cruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico. AD 450–650. Basalt. H: 32 cm. Ex Henri Kamer, Paris. To be offered by Binoche et Giquello, Paris, 19 June 2015. Est: 150,000–200,000 euros. RIGHT: Standing standard bearer. Aztec, Central Highlands, Mexico. AD 1325–1521. Basalt. H: 52 cm. To be offered by Binoche et Giquello, Paris, 19 June 2015. Est: 40,000–50,000 euros.
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