The 6 Young Talents

Jonathan F. Kugel (Belgium)

Heir to a lineage of Parisian antique dealers of which he represents the seventh generation, Jonathan F. Kugel trained in London galleries, notably with the Tomasso Brothers, specialists in classical sculptures and Renaissance bronzes.

After pop-up exhibitions of contemporary art at antique dealers between Brussels, Paris and London, he settled in the Sablon district in 2019. In a building from 1888, his Cabinet of Contemporary Curiosities presents artists combining tradition and modernity, creating a fascinating dialogue between ancient and contemporary works.

Carolein SMIT (née en 1960)
Eros/Thanatos
Glazed ceramic
59 x 46 x 40 cm,
2024
Unique piece

Joël PERSON (né en 1962)
Le Pavillon des Passions humaines – study of the bas-relief by Jef Lambeaux
Black chalk on paper
30 x 200 cm

Giulia de Jonckheere (Belgique)

At 29 years old, Giulia de Jonckheere already has an impressive career. She developed a passion for design during an internship at Piasa in 2016. After creating an online platform, Giulia de Jonckheere participated in PAD and BRAFA, sharing space with major galleries.

Her favorite designers are Italians from the 50s to 70s such as Ettore Sottsass, or Americans like Paul Evans or George Nakashima.

At FAB Paris, she will exhibit a suspended cabinet by Clotilde Ancarani, a Belgian artist she represents, and a table by Ado Chale, a famous Belgian creator.

Clotilde ANCARANI (née en 1965)
Cabinet « Gunnera »
Bronze
Unique piece
130 x 110 x 45 cm

Cole Myers (USA)

Cole Myers, a young antique dealer in his thirties from Kansas City, promotes French antiques in the United States. His success with celebrities has led to his selection for a documentary series about the antique dealer profession, which will continue filming during FAB Paris.

A specialist in 19th-century pieces, Cole Myers has sold two remarkable items to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City: a mechanical desk by Fischer (1834) and a secretary by Barbetti (1851), the latter having been created for the Great Exhibition and bearing the Troubetzkoy coat of arms.

At FAB Paris, Cole Myers will exhibit a set of four rosewood armchairs attributed to Jeanselme (circa 1835) and an imposing carved Bordeaux armoire (circa 1780). The latter illustrates the exceptional quality of regional heritage, rivaling Parisian creations of the time.

Suite of four rosewood armchairs, attributed to Jeanselme,
dated to circa 1835
thanks to the remains of their original fabric.

A transitional style from the end of the first third of the 19th century.
The execution and marquetry remain in the spirit of Charles X,
while the exaggeration of the curves reveals the beginning of the Louis Philippe period.

Caroline Thieffry (France)

Passionate about late 19th-century art, Caroline Thieffry has specialized in Nabis and Symbolist painting. Her research at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne focused on Maurice Denis and Ferdinand Hodler.

Her experiences at Christie’s in the Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Drawings departments inspired her to establish the Artwins gallery in 2021. It is now located at 16 rue de la Grange Batelière in Paris, the former location of the Mathieu Néouze gallery.

Caroline Thieffry participated in the Rare Book Fair and received the first ‘Prix Marcus’ from SNCAO-GA in 2023. Presented by Stéphane Bern, this award honors young dealers for their contribution to the promotion and preservation of heritage.

Since 2021, several works selected by Caroline Thieffry have joined numerous private and public collections, notably those of the Musée de l’Oise (MUDO).

At FAB Paris, Caroline Thieffry is presenting a work by Austrian artist Erwin Stolz and a painting by Hyppolite Fournier that was exhibited at the 1910 Salon. Modern in its execution and with its revisited religious iconography, this work also heralds the renovation of religious art initiated in 1919 by Maurice Denis through the foundation of the Ateliers d’Art Sacré.

Hippolyte FOURNIER (1853-1926)
Va !…
1910
Oil on canvas
94 x 74 cm
Exhibition: Salon des Artistes Français in 1910

Louis Marteau (France)

Born in 1989, Louis Marteau began his career in classical dance at the Paris Opera and the Royal Ballet in London. He then transitioned into the art market, training with Parisian auctioneers and assisting renowned galleries. His artistic background gives him a strong taste for staging and the aesthetics of lines.

His color blindness, which requires him to focus on lines and shapes, naturally led him towards drawing, attracted by the delicacy of the line that reminds him of the sketch of a dance step. Louis Marteau appreciates this living art, taking interest in works from the 16th century up to modern animation drawings.

At FAB Paris, he will exhibit a watercolored etching by Louis-Jean Desprez depicting the great eruption of Vesuvius, of which two variants are held in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the National Museum in Stockholm.

Louis-Jean DESPREZ (1743-1804)
La grande éruption du Vésuve
Line etching by Francesco Piranesi, watercolour by Louis-Jean Desprez
Watercolour and gouache on engraved line
Signed lower left: ‘Deprez’,
titled on the mount lower centre
74,5 x 50 cm

Odilon REDON (1840-1916)
Centaure et Fleurs
Pastel on paper
signed lower right
22,5 x 14 cm

Victor Bonnivard
© Victor Stonem

The Curators of the “Young Talents” exhibition at FAB Paris

• Carole Blumenfeld, Art Historian
• Mathieu Deldicque, Director of the Condé Museum, Château de Chantilly
• Cécilia Hottinguer, Collector, patron of the Cabinet of Graphic Arts at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris and of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte