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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART DESIGN Including the Léon Lef Forster collection 21 November 2025 at 14:00 - Hôtel Drouot - Room 10 ALL LOTS, WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF WEIGHT, SIZE, PRICE OR METHOD OF ADJUDICATION (Telephone order, Drouot Live, Interenchères and in the auction room) ARE LIKELY TO DESCEND AT DROUOT'S WAREHOUSE ACCORDING TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE DROUOT HÔTEL DES VENTES : -Administration fee per lot, incl. VAT: €5 / €10 / €15 / €20 / €25, depending on the nature of the lot*. -From the 2nd day, storage costs per lot: 1 € / 5 € / 10 € / 15 € / 20 €, depending on the nature of the lot*. There is a maximum handling fee of €50 (incl. VAT) per withdrawal. A 50% reduction on storage fees is granted to foreign customers and art market professionals in the provinces (on presentation of proof). The Hôtel Drouot shop is open from Monday to Friday from 1:30 pm to 7:00 pm. 6 bis, rue Rossini - 75009 Paris - France Tel. +33 (0)1 48 00 20 18 [email protected] Léon-Lef FORSTER Collection: Singular, raw or naive? A leading criminal lawyer born in 1947, Léon-Lef Forster is known for his commitment to defending leading political figures and for his ongoing commitment to anti-racist causes. A leading barrister and Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, he is also a passionate art collector, cultivating an eclectic and abundant vision of creation. An advocate of sometimes radical forms of expression, he does not dwell on artists' quotations, fashion or speculation: Léon-Lef Forster buys according to his instinct and desire. With glasses on the tip of his nose and a stick of liquorice screwed to the corner of his mouth, Maître Forster welcomes me to his home, which looks like a twentieth-century cabinet of curiosities. In the large, richly decorated and moulded salon, the light from the imposing basket chandelier diffuses through the vaporous scent of tobacco. In this atmosphere of light torpor, visitors are spied by the eyes of the masks of primitive arts or Guanyin. Carved ivories and other antiques are displayed on the secretary, the fireplace and the cabinet. On the walls, large drawings by Micha Laury and Hervé Télémaque sit side by side with works by Philippe Pasqua and Agata Siecińska, alongside a refined selection of 18th-century portraits and a superb painting from Poussin's studio. "I'm a compulsive collector," he tells me, his eyes bright and laughing. A euphemistic statement, given that only a tiny part of his collection adorns his flat. A small Louvre, in fact: a few works on display, the rest hidden from view. A full inventory by the auctioneer would take several days. A lover of contemporary art and keen to discover new talent, Léon-Lef Forster acquired works both in galleries and at auction. He befriended Éric Dupont, founder of the eponymous gallery, and Frédéric Roulette of Les Singuliers. "Singular, raw or naive": this phrase comes to mind spontaneously when describing the spirit of the collection. The expression echoes an emblematic exhibition at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris in 1988, which aimed to give a platform to young artists and redefine emerging forms of creation. The exhibition featured Mickaël Bethe-Sélassié (1951-2020) and Jaber (1938-2021), two artists who are also represented in the collection. The name of the exhibition recognises these trends, without reducing them, and gives them the place they deserve in the history of contemporary art. At the same time, artists from diverse backgrounds coexist: a drawing by Albert Bitran (1931-2018) with works by Marine Joatton (born 1972) and Yazid Oulab (born 1958), while canvases by Anne van der Linden (born 1959) meet those by Gérard Guyomard (born 1936) and Pierre Bettencourt (1917-2006). "There's a very artistic side to my collection," he says. If, by "artistic", Léon-Lef Forster means profusion, plastic research or that subtle dissonance that grows within us when we fall in love with a work, then yes, this collection is profoundly artistic. It's up to the flâneur, the dreamer, the collector and the connoisseur to find their own coherence. Ugo LEVOYER

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ALL LOTS, WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF WEIGHT, SIZE, PRICE OR METHOD OF ADJUDICATION (Telephone Order, Drouot Live, Interenchères and In-House) ARE SUBJECT TO DESCENDATION AT DROUOT'S WAREHOUSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE DROUOT SALES HALL: -Administration fee per lot, incl. VAT: €5 / €10 / €15 / €20 / €25, depending on the nature of the lot*. -From the 2nd day, storage fees per lot: 1 € / 5 € / 10 € / 15 € / 20 €, depending on the nature of the lot*. There is a maximum handling fee of €50 (incl. VAT) per withdrawal. A 50% reduction on storage fees is granted to foreign customers and art market professionals in the provinces (on presentation of proof). The Hôtel Drouot shop is open from Monday to Friday from 1:30 pm to 7:00 pm.

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Catalog November 21st, 2025 at 2:00 PM 75009 Paris - France

Catalog

November 21st, 2025 at 2:00 PM

75009 Paris - France