the fondation gandur pour l'art

A taste for art, the pleasure of collecting and a desire to share collections

The Fondation Gandur pour l’Art was established as a not-for-profit organization by Jean Claude Gandur in 2010, in order to ensure public access to his world-class collections.

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archaeology

Made up of over 1200 objects

this rich collection consists of Egyptian, Greek and Roman bronzes, of outstanding quality, and an ensemble of amulets, one of the world’s richest collections of its kind.

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decorative arts

Nearly 400 art and decorative objects

many of which are examples of 18th-century French furniture and sculpture, dating from the Middle Ages to the baroque art.

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fine arts

More than 750 artworks from the 20th and 21st centuries

with a special focus on abstraction from the Second School of Paris, the CoBrA movement, the Narrative Figuration, the New Realism and Supports/Surfaces.

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ethnology

200 objects from Latin America, over 50 artifacts from other parts of the world

Pre-Columbian objects, Colima, Nayarit or Diquis cultures, Olmec, Aztec and Mayan civilisations: a collection characterised by the complementarity of its themes.

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Guided visit September 2019

European Heritage Days 2019

For the second time, the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art is opening the doors of its archaeological collections, by participating in the Heritage Days 2019, on the theme of Colours, on 14 and 15 September.

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Conference August 2019

Exclusive Collector Forum 2019

What to look for when buying a work of art ? This is the theme of the Exclusive Collector Forum, which will bring together art market specialists in Bangkok on 2nd August 2019, under the auspices of UNESCO and the Thai National Commission for UNESCO.

loan July 2019

Antony Donaldson

The exhibition dedicated to Antony Donaldson is the first retrospective in Paris of the British artist. It presents fifty years of creation, from the 1960s to the 2000s, which allow us to understand the evolution of the work of one of the founders of pop art in England.

Hanging July 2019

The Fondation Gandur pour l’Art connects painting and music at Saint-Germain

The Fondation Gandur pour l’Art is joining forces with the parish of Saint-Germain to exhibit two major works from its collection of abstract art. Two large format paintings, one by Léon Zack and another by Georges Mathieu, will be on display for three months in the nave of the Gothic church.

Artwork of the month July 2019

Apouéma costume and mourning mask

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