Franck Prazan

Franck Prazan (born 1966), is a French art-collector and the owner of Applicat-Prazan gallery in Paris.[1] He specialises in School of Paris, a Post-War abstract painting movement, whose main artists include Jean-Michel Atlan, Pierre Soulages, Serge Poliakoff, Nicolas de Staël.

photo Salim Bezaiou pour Studio Lenoir / © Applicat-Prazan, Paris

The Applicat-Prazan gallery regularly attends international modern art fairs, such as Frieze Masters, Tefaf Maastricht, Art Basel Basel, Art Basel Hong Kong, FIAC, Biennale des Antiquaires, Salon du Dessin.

Biography

Franck Prazan graduated from European Business School.[2] He then occupied managerial positions at Dior Couture, Cartier International and Philippe Charriol.[3]

In 1996, he joined Christie's France as Managing Director. As such, he oversaw its development from a simple representative office to a fully fledged auction house, moving the company to the Avenue Matignon in Paris.[4]

He succeeded his father, Bernard Prazan, in 2004 and has been running the gallery since then. In 2010, the gallery opened a second site on the Right Bank at 14 avenue Matignon.[5]

Exhibitions

References

  1. ↑ Balthazar Magazine, Mars-Avril 2008, Franck Prazan, l'homme sérieux
  2. ↑ L'Œil - No. - Janvier 2005, Bernard et Franck Prazan : le retour du fils prodigue
  3. ↑ L'Œil - No. - Janvier 2005, Bernard et Franck Prazan : le retour du fils prodigue
  4. ↑ Toutelaculture.com, Le salon du dessin a 20 ans, article de Amelie Blaustein Niddam, 30 mars 2011.
  5. ↑ Franck Prazan, Paris reste une école, Le Figaro/Beaux-Arts -Le guide de l'Art 2011
  6. ↑ Les œuvres d'Alain Delon, Expo : "Mes années 50", le Figaro Magazine, 12 mai 2007
  7. ↑ Google Books
  8. ↑ l'Officiel, galeries et musées


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