6 Under-the-Radar Artworks from The Paris Sales to Bid on Now

Created in 1903, this refined ink drawing by Pablo Picasso marks the transition between his Blue and Rose Periods. Pierrot offering a flower to a seated woman evokes melancholy, tension, and theatricality. With elegant, fluid lines and a refined decorative style, Picasso transforms a simple café scene into a poetic reflection on vulnerability, ambiguity, and modern life.

Painted in 1894, Fleurs diverses reveals artist Henri Fantin-Latour’s poetic sensitivity to nature. In this intimate still life, flowers seem to breathe softly upon the canvas, their fragile beauty rendered with quiet precision. The composition unfolds as a meditation on light, harmony, and the fleeting grace of the natural world.

Completed during Laval’s stay in Martinique, Cavalier exemplifies early Synthetism with stick-like brushstrokes, flat areas of color, and forms outlined in blue. Pinkish whites, blues, and ochres convey the movement of a boy on horseback. Though brief, Laval and Gauguin’s time on the island produced a groundbreaking body of work, marking a pivotal moment in modern art.

A beautiful work by Leonardo Cremonini from 1980-82, La mise à nu du père evokes childhood memories and Italian summers. This work is truly museum-quality: it will soon be loaned to an exhibition called Le regard en miroir, taking place at the Lambinet Museum and the Espace Richaud in Versailles from 26 May to 5 October 2026.

Peter Halley's Powers Junction evokes an industrial landscape structured around intersecting forces. The work's impressive size and bright colors make it a perfect example of the artist's instantly recognizable oeuvre.

Painted in 1957, Profils by Jean-Paul Riopelle was shown that same year at Galerie Charpentier in the “École de Paris” exhibition, placing it immediately within a major artistic context. Its provenance is impeccable, recorded in the archives of Yseult Riopelle and held in the same French collection since its acquisition at the Palais Galliera in 1976. Works from Riopelle’s pivotal 1950s period are highly sought after today, and this vibrant composition is a striking example of his distinctive style.