Contemporary Aboriginal art has the wind in his sails in France

After the opening of the Quai Branly Museum, some exhibitions in galleries such as Galerie Luc Berthier and some auctions Gaïa and Artcurial, the market of aboriginal art has the wind in the sails.

I have no doubt that this market will develop and grow year after year. Art is a very interesting way for Aboriginal artists to introduce their culture to the rest of the world. French connaisseurs seem to be inrested in this art and that is only a beginning. We’ll see !!

Aboriginal art in France - The Peter Los Collection: Journey through “Time of Dreams”

On July 7 the first-ever sale of Aboriginal Art at Artcurial | Briest - Poulain - F. Tajan. It will be the most important ensemble ever to come to auction outside Australia.
Some sixty works from the personal collection of Peter Los will be offered, with an overall estimate of €600,000. The collection, amassed over a 20-year period through ties of friendship and common experiences shared with Aboriginal communities in the Outback, constitutes a unique, pioneering look at Aboriginal art.

Gabriella Possum Nungurayi painted at the Hotel Dassault a few days before the auction. Her presence in Paris marks a desire to share her work and spread knowledge of contemporary Aboriginal art, now admired in every corner of the globe…