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Alexis Francis-Boeuf, Treasurer
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Results of the admission committees 2019–2026:
The Office and the jury gathered in the Winter Garden of the Musée Henner, on 29 June 2021
Admission committee 29 June 2021, Musée Henner, Paris © UFE, Paris 202
2019
Committee 1 of 22 March 2019 enabled us to welcome two new experts:
Bertrand Puvis de Chavannes, for « Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and his work »
Philippe Koutouzis, for « T’ang Haywen and his work »
Committee 2 of 10 October 2019 enabled us to welcome three new experts:
Virginie Cauchi, for « Eugène Delacroix, paintings and drawings »
Jean-David Jumeau-Lafond, for « Carlos Schwabe, his life, his work »
Raphaël Roux known as Buisson, for « Jacqueline Marval, life and work »
2020
The committee of 22 June 2020 enabled us to welcome four new experts:
Eric Justman, for « The Work of Chana Orloff »
Hervé Duval, for « Pictorial centres in Brittany from 1870 to 1940 »
Jean-Marc Poulin, for « Dolls and automata »
Xavier Mathieu, for « Antonio de La Gandara, life and work »
2021
The committee of 29 June 2021 enabled us to welcome three new experts:
Victoire de Latour, for « The painter Jean-Jacques Henner ».
Léonore de Magnée, for « Japanese netsuke and Chinese porcelain ».
Christian and Franck Bonnet, renowned tortoiseshell craftsmen, for « Working with genuine tortoiseshell ».
2022
Committee 1 of 14 June 2022 enabled us to welcome seven new experts:
Casimir Buisson for « Léonard Foujita, his life, his work »
Francis Alexis-Boeuf for « Horology and collectible watches »
Jany Jansem for « Jean Jansem, his life, his work (1920-2013)
Brice Leibundgut for « Painters from Franche-Comté »
Juliette Persilier for « Works by Anna-Eva Bergman and Hans Hartung »
Géraldine Tailfer for « Paintings and drawings in France between 1850 and 1950 »
Lynda Trouvé for « Arts of Indochina (1924-1950) – Student of the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine »
Committee 2 of 29 November 2022 enabled us to welcome five new experts:
Mathieu Caron for « Decorative arts and furniture of the 18th and 19th centuries »
Odile Emanuelli for « Historical jewellery and high jewellery »
Didier Gottardini for « Modern, collectible and Masonic watches »
Sophie Mounier for « Jewellery, jewels, gemstones and display objects from the 18th century to the present day »
Ugo Vasarely for « Victor Vasarely and Op Art »
2023
The committee of 20 June 2023 enabled us to welcome three new experts:
Geoffroy Ader for « Historical horology and watches »
Agathe Cabau for « Research and attributions of works from the official Salons in the 19th century, and the work of Julie Hugo »
Philippine Dupré La tour for « Natural pearls and jewellery »
2024
Committee 1 of 30 January 2024 enabled us to welcome three new experts:
Linda Goldman for « Charles-Théodore Frère (1814-1888) and Orientalist painters of the 19th and 20th centuries »
Thomas Schlesser for « Life and Work of Hans Hartung and Anna-Eva Bergman »
Elio Guérin for « Horology, collectible watches, diving watches »
Committee 2 of 21 May 2024 enabled us to welcome four new experts:
Amandine Dabat for « The Emperor of Annam, Ham Nghi, painter (1871-1944) »
Jean-Claude Baudot for « Copy Art – Xerox Art »
Olivier Magnan for « Sneakers and collectibles »
Thomas Morin-Williams « The American painter Norris Embry (1921-1981) »
Committee of 21 May 2024 Winter Garden of the Musée Henner, Paris. © UFE archives, 2024
2025
Committee 1 of 6 March 2025 enabled us to welcome six new experts:
Dominique Bert for GRAPHIC AND VISUAL WORKS BY JEAN COCTEAU
Elie Messagier for JEAN MESSAGIER, LIFE AND WORK
François Thierry for COLLECTOR CARDS AND SPORTS MEMORABILIA
Emmanuelle Vidal-Delagneau for MANAGEMENT OF ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Nadine Tarbouriech for VISWANADHAN, HIS PICTORIAL, CINEMATOGRAPHIC AND LITERARY WORK
Christian Sorriano for THE ÉCOLE DE NANCY, VICTOR PROUVÉ, ÉMILE FRIANT AND CAMILLE MARTIN
2026
Committee 1 of 13 January 2026 enabled us to welcome new experts: