BAYA So unique

SO UNIQUE: BAYA in Paris! The artist whose first exhibition in Paris, in 1947 at the age of 16, was prefaced by André Breton and organized by Aimé Maeght, is the prestigious and unique guest of honor of this new "SO UNIQUE" sales format developed over the past 3 years by La Maison MILLON. Exceptionally, several works, and not just 1, from a single private collection, will be on the program for this sale, which will be held - another highlight - live from the rooftops of Paris, above the Place du TROCADÉRO facing the Iron Lady! From 1931 to 1998, Baya, the "queen" with the "flowery gaze" celebrated by André Breton and Assia Djebbar each in their own time, spanned a large part of 20th-century history. Since the beginning of the 21st century, audiences have been rediscovering BAYA, née Fatma Haddad (1931-1998). After New York in 2017 and Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) in 2021, Paris is once again devoting an eponymous exhibition to the artist ("Baya, Femmes en leur jardin. Œuvres et archives 1944-1998", Institut du monde arabe, November 8, 2022 - March 26, 2023). At the same time, the MILLON auction house presents a sale dedicated to this artist, who belongs to the founding generation of modern Algerian painting.