Gérard Depardieu does not like, as we know by reputation, superfluity. “To lighten up a bit”, therefore, he will put his collection of 20th century art on sale at Drouot on September 26 and 27. This news was announced by Ader, responsible for this spectacular auction.
The collection includes bronzes by Rodin, an artist he played in the cinema alongside Isabelle Adjani, five works by Calder, a canvas by Hans Hartung, as well as works by Miro and Duchamp. This fall sale could bring in 3 to 5 million euros.
The best known of the French actors still in activity separates from some of the works acquired during his life. At 74, “he had bypasses, motorcycle accidents. He is a character who has been through a lot and who needs to lighten up a bit, ”said David Nordmann, auctioneer of the Ader house, during the presentation of this sale. At home, “there are no paintings hanging on the wall. He lives with. There are strata, piles that are placed against the walls. He moves them as he goes, ”he said. Depardieu never stopped filming but was caught up recently by 13 new testimonies of sexist and sexual violence which would have been committed on eleven shoots between 2004 and 2022. He has been indicted since 2021 for suspicion of rape and assault sex on the actress Charlotte Arnould. He was dropped in May from the promotion of the last film in which he appeared, Umami, and several performances of his singing show around Barbara were disrupted by feminists. Optimist David Nordmann wants to believe “that people will make a good difference between legal news and the quality of this collection.”
