Chambord (France) (AFP)
Forty-two works of art including two manuscripts of Alain Souchon were auctioned Sunday at Château de Chambord (Loir-et-Cher) for a total of more than 43,000 euros for the benefit of Notre-Dame Cathedral , noted an AFP journalist.
The two manuscript texts of Alain Souchon, the first of "sentimental crowd", released in 1993, and the second of "Hello mom, bobo" in 1977, were awarded 2,200 euros.
A painting by the painter Grégory Cortecero, "On the road to reconstruction" (Indian ink, gold paint, gold leaf, Xuan paper) made according to the sumi-e technique, a traditional Japanese painting movement in ink and with the water, was awarded 2,600 euros by the auctioneers Philippe and Aymeric Rouillac.
The proceeds of the auction, which attracted some 500 people, must be donated to the Georgian sculptor and goldsmith Goudji, who has a workshop near Vendôme (Loir-et-Cher), to create a cult object for the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris.
In total, 21,690 euros were collected, matched at the same height by the County Council of Loir-et-Cher. The works were donated by about thirty artists from the Val-de-Loire.
"This sum will allow Goudji to realize the evangelistic of Notre-Dame de Paris, a cover in which we place the liturgical book of Christianity which contains all or part of the Gospels read during the celebrations," said AFP. Aymeric Rouillac. "We did not expect so much success," said Nicolas Perruchot, chairman of the county council. "Val-de-Loire artists have always produced works for Notre-Dame de Paris, and we wanted to offer a religious object that will remain and will be visible at the time of the event. all the offices, "he added.
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