The emptiness has been incredible since Juliette Gréco disappeared on September 23, 2020. Aged 93, she finally joined her husband and great love Gérard Jouannest, who had left before her. A few months after the tragedy, some people had the opportunity to keep a nice memory of the artist, performer of Under Paris Skies. An auction was organized on November 18, 19 and 20, 2021, in Drouot, Paris. 750 lots, in total, disappeared under the hammer blows of the auctioneer, under the supervision of Fabien Lecoeuvre.
These objects were sold by Julie-Amour Rossini, Juliette Gréco’s granddaughter. Among these many possessions, trinkets, furniture and other crockery, there are several works of art that covered the walls of its interior. A drawing by Foujita, a great painter of Japanese origin, went for 72,000 €. But the centerpiece of this day was undoubtedly another painting. The one made by Serge Gainsbourg while he was still trying to break into the song, titled Children in the square, which represents him and his sister in their tender youth – and which was signed Gisburg, the artist’s real last name.
Gainsbarre had offered this painting to Juliette Gréco in 1959, he who had studied at the Beaux-Arts before launching into the song. He had, just before, burned all the rest of his plastic production. Only five coins would have survived this burst of destruction and are still in circulation. A real rarity, the painting painted by the hands of Serge Gainsbourg set fire to the auction. Estimated between € 30,000 and € 50,000, it finally sold for € 105,000 – around € 134,000 including fees … more than twice the expected price. The sale of Juliette Gréco’s souvenirs brought in a total of 1.2 million euros, Crait-Müller announced on Saturday, November 20, 2021.
It is therefore surprising that his granddaughter Julie-Amour Rossini was able to advertise in the magazine Gala a few weeks ago that the missing singer was ruined … According to our information, Juliette Gréco owned sumptuous jewelry offered at the time by Darryl Zanuck and, in order to continue to have a comfortable life in recent years, she was selling according to his needs, the most beautiful pieces. Since the singer’s death, her property in Ramatuelle has also been sold by her sole heir and beneficiary, her granddaughter Julie.