Vive la France

FINE ARTS PARIS, established as an Old Master paintings fair five years ago, is gently expanding into other disciplines to fill the gap left by the long-running Biennale des Antiquaires, which has essentially given up the ghost. The new fair (November 6–11) will bring together 50-plus exhibitors in the Carrousel du Louvre, including a number from outside Paris and abroad. Antiquities, Oriental and non-Western works of art will be represented, as well as Old Masters, 19th-century and some 20th-century paintings and drawings. There will also be