The Sculpture Garden Created by Paul and Jeannette Haim | Christie's

In the garden of their home in the south of France Paul Haim and Jeannette Leroy assembled a collection of sculptures by some of the great figures of 20th-century art — and planted it so that they were hidden, discoverable only ‘one after the other’. The garden dates from the late 1960s, when Paul Haim (1921-2006) — a Parisian art dealer and collector known for introducing Japanese audiences to Impressionist and Modern art — bought a small farm on the Basque coast with his wife, the painter and photographer Jeannette Leroy (1928-2020). Within a few years, the garden had grown and become a magical backdrop to a private collection of monumental sculpture, which will be offered for sale at Christie’s in Paris on 22 October. Titled The Secret Garden of Paul Haim, the sale follows an exhibition of the works at Kering’s historic headquarters on the rue de Sèvres from 15-22 October. Produced by Marian Lacombe -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: https://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: https://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: https://ift.tt/2elCafM