Géraldine TAILFER
FRENCH PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS (FROM 1850 TO 1950) AND PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES COMMITTEE

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[detail] Louis Hayet (1864 - 1940) Landscape, oil on canvas © UFE, Paris

Géraldine Tailfer, her specialty In the mid-19th century, Europe was undergoing profound transformation, artistic movements were multiplying, Paris held a major position in this new modern world, and radiated both architecturally with its new transformations under the Second Empire, and pictorially with one of the most prestigious movements of modern times: Impressionism. The dominant value was that of progress: industrial development, individual advancement, scientific progress; the artist himself gained individual recognition. The multitude of movements that followed one another, overlapped, and echoed each other, make this period fascinating: Realism, humanism, Symbolism, Naturalism, eclecticism, Impressionism... The necessity that artists felt to create a modern, even new art that transcended the aesthetic disputes of past centuries between colorists and advocates of drawing. Artists now sought to mark a rupture within art, between an official academic art that remained subject to rules defined by the past, and a "living" art that sought to be in harmony with the modern world. These positive values were nevertheless called into question by European and civil wars around 1870 and then by the two world conflicts of the 20th century. Certain artists expressed their anxiety and distress in the face of new ideologies, and paid a heavy price. The emergence of industrial art, photography, cinema and television soon condemned the academic genre and rendered it obsolete. It is in all its complexity, its modernism, its creativity and its liberation from established rules that this period inspires admiration, astonishment and renewed discovery, which is why she specialized in this period.   Géraldine Tailfer, and her expertise A graduate of the École du Louvre with a law degree, Géraldine Tailfer specialized particularly in French painting and drawing from 1850 to 1950. She acquired her expertise, in France and abroad, in art galleries and auction houses, having worked for ten years at the Brame and Lorenceau expert firm in Paris, conducting general appraisals; she worked more specifically within the Eugène Delacroix Committee. Géraldine Tailfer places her current knowledge at the service of appraising painted and graphic works created between 1850 and 1950 for private individuals as well as institutions and auction houses. For private individuals, this involves appraising paintings and drawings created in France between 1850 and 1950, estimating them for sale, estate/division, insurance, or advising them on the sale or purchase of works of art. For professionals, such as auctioneers and auction houses in general, this involves conducting general appraisals and preparing inventories. Assistance during appointments is often useful. Overall, precise valuations and detailed condition reports of works are important tools for a successful transaction; they guarantee insurance coverage at the right price. Museum institutions and foundations entrust her with inventories of collections, consult her on questions relating to the authentication of a work; she undertakes complete historical research at their request.

Géraldine Tailfer joined the Puvis de Chavannes Committee in 2024: please consult the relevant page of this site where the qualities of this Committee in terms of expertise are listed in detail.

   

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Géraldine TAILFER
geraldine@arte-misia.fr www.arte-misia.fr  

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