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ABOUT

THE COLLECTION

CATALOG EXCERPTS

CREATING THE COLLECTION

EVENT PHOTOS

NEWS

The Love & Art Children’s Foundation, Les Arts Décoratifs and Christie's Paris joined together in 2006 to bring Love & Art's unique program to the children of Les P’tits Cracks. During the summer of 2006, Love & Art worked with twenty-one children (2-17 years old) of Les P'tits Cracks, a Paris based association dedicated to caring for children with cancer. Ten of the artworks were created with hospitalized children at the Hospital Armand Trousseau in sterilized rooms. These children, isolated from the world for months at a time to undergo their chemotherapy treatments, welcomed the escape that these colorful art workshops brought into the hospital environment.			Céleste (age 6) creating LA FRANCE at Hospital Armand Trousseau, 2006.

EL AMOR by Ophélie T. (age 14)

The remaining eleven pieces were created by children in remission in an art studio generously donated by Les Ateliers du Carrousel located in the heart of Paris' art mecca at the renowned Palais du Louvre.

The collection was displayed at Les Arts Décoratifs, Hall des Marechaux, Palais du Louvre in May 2007. Following the exhibition, the collection was auctioned by François Curiel, Chairman of Christie’s Europe, during a dinner gala hosted by Emmanuelle Seigner.

The auction of the artwork raised over $350,000USD for the children of Les P’tits Cracks.

This adventure allowed the children to project onto canvasses their lives, their dreams and their fears. It also gave the children a chance to fight for their cause, by empowering them through the auction proceeds, to help other children in the same medical circumstances.

A special thanks to the following individuals who
generously donated their time to this project.

Francois Curiel, President of Christie’s Europe
Emmanuelle Seigner, Actress, Hostess of the evening
Edouard Baer, Actor, Host of the evening
Mélanie Ghannoudi-Courbet, Art Publicity & Event

Live Auction Jurors:
François Pinault, Art Collector
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Actress
Julian Schnabel, Artist, Filmmaker
Marc Levy, Author

Collection on exhibit at Les Arts Décoratifs, Hall des Marechaux,
Palais du Louvre, May 2007.

Palais du Louvre

LIVE AUCTION BY

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