The Guide Labreuche online is the reference tool
for the identification and dating of suppliers’ and makers’ marks on the back of paintings and drawings
New version of the Guide Labreuche to be launched January 15, 2020
www.guide-labreuche.com/enNew version
Designed with art market and museum professionals in mind
The site
is now bilingual
French / English
is now bilingual
French / English
Improved cross-referencing
and functionnality
More information / broader coverage
and functionnality
More information / broader coverage
New features
• Catalogue of marks •
By suppliers and other participants in the art market (inc. labels, stamps, stencils, imprints, watermarks, etc.)
(a unique number is provided for each type listed)
(a unique number is provided for each type listed)
• Map of Paris •
Showing the exact location of each business and artist (coordinates double-checked on the Paris land register)
Forthcoming new features
+ Extension to related categories
(Restorers, reliners, gallerists, art dealers, framers, shippers, packers, etc.)
+ Expansion of geographical coverage
(Suburbs, provinces)
+ Extension of period treated
(18th, then 17th century)