MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026 
A standout lot is Lucio Fontana’s Concetto spaziale, natura (1967), featuring an elegant arrangement of two bronze spheres. Numbered 301/500 and signed on the reverse, it is estimated at €80,000–120,000.
Also estimated at €80,000–120,000, Chu Teh-Chun’s Point d’orgue (1992) demonstrates the power of the Franco-Chinese artist’s abstract painting. This signed and dated oil on canvas, measuring 73 × 60 cm, comes from a French private collection.
Aponem is also presenting a selection of works from Yves Carcelle’s collection, paying tribute to a leading figure in the French luxury industry and his strong interest in contemporary art.
As President of Louis Vuitton for more than twenty years, Yves Carcelle played a major role in transforming the house into an international luxury brand. With a passion for art history, he maintained close relationships with artists and developed a particular interest in contemporary Asian art, which he discovered during his travels to China from the 1980s onwards.
Among the works from his collection is Untitled by Mohammed-Said Baalbaki (born 1974), a large-scale oil on canvas painted in Berlin in 2011 and estimated at €8,000–12,000. The selection also includes Poing serré (Catch) (2009) by Liu Bolin (born 1973), a resin sculpture painted and engraved with Chinese text, estimated at €15,000–30,000. The sale on 26 October offers an opportunity to rediscover part of this collection and pay tribute to a man whom Bernard Arnault described as a “pioneer and tireless traveller.”
Lucio Fontana, Chu Teh-Chun and the Yves Carcelle Collection at Hôtel Drouot
F or its 20th Century Art sale, Aponem brings together a selection of modern and contemporary artworks, including two major works by Lucio Fontana and Chu Teh-Chun, as well as a selection from the private collection of Yves Carcelle, former President of Louis Vuitton and a passionate collector of contemporary art.
A standout lot is Lucio Fontana’s Concetto spaziale, natura (1967), featuring an elegant arrangement of two bronze spheres. Numbered 301/500 and signed on the reverse, it is estimated at €80,000–120,000.
Also estimated at €80,000–120,000, Chu Teh-Chun’s Point d’orgue (1992) demonstrates the power of the Franco-Chinese artist’s abstract painting. This signed and dated oil on canvas, measuring 73 × 60 cm, comes from a French private collection.
Aponem is also presenting a selection of works from Yves Carcelle’s collection, paying tribute to a leading figure in the French luxury industry and his strong interest in contemporary art.
As President of Louis Vuitton for more than twenty years, Yves Carcelle played a major role in transforming the house into an international luxury brand. With a passion for art history, he maintained close relationships with artists and developed a particular interest in contemporary Asian art, which he discovered during his travels to China from the 1980s onwards.
Among the works from his collection is Untitled by Mohammed-Said Baalbaki (born 1974), a large-scale oil on canvas painted in Berlin in 2011 and estimated at €8,000–12,000. The selection also includes Poing serré (Catch) (2009) by Liu Bolin (born 1973), a resin sculpture painted and engraved with Chinese text, estimated at €15,000–30,000. The sale on 26 October offers an opportunity to rediscover part of this collection and pay tribute to a man whom Bernard Arnault described as a “pioneer and tireless traveller.”
