After training in pictorial techniques at the Atelier des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (1985-1990), a master's degree in general history of European art (BA /MA - 1995), a doctorate in Classical archeology (2001), researcher and archeologist acitivities at the French School of Athens (1992-2005) and university teaching (European art history, Greek archeology, History of Roman art and Taste of antiquity), and after training in methods of expertise in the art market (Drouot Formation, 2005), Laure Chevalier founded the small company AGALMATA (Art advisory) in 2006. As expert, she studied and authenticated unique items of high heritage value, orphaned, unattribuated orindeterminate works, in various fields of European art. She did the inventory of private collections (one of them came from the former estate of the painter Charles Georges Dufresne (1876 - 1938) composed of more than 1200 works of art, paintings and antiques). Between 2016 and 2019, she helped shaping two private collections as art advisor.
The diversity of the missions carried out in collaboration with scientists, historians or highly specialized technicians, the specific nature of orphan art objects (uncharacterized, unattributed; unicum without market or museum referent), the volume of works and the diversity of the fields of collection invested for more than 18 years allow Laure Chevalier to build ambitious projects for the recovery of artistic treasures.
At the same time, Laure Chevalier has maintained a teaching and academic research activity (art history, traceability and expertise methods).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS 2019-2021 - NETCHER H2020, (European Commission, coordination Conseil National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France. 2018 - POLAR MERSI (ANR) coordination École Nationale Supérieure de Police (ENSP), France. 2007 - 2021 - French Union of Experts specialized in Antiquités and Works of art (UFE), certified member n°448 (France) 2003 - Centre d'archéologie générale (Anthropology of Art) - at Sorbonne University, France. 2002-2006 - CNU Section 21 - Qualified to the duties of Lecturer (Maître de conférences) in History, Civilisations, Archaeology and Arts in Ancient and Medieval Worlds (National Council of Universities, France).
ACADEMIC REFERENCES (TEACHING & RESEARCH) Ephorie d'Edessa (Greece), Centre d'Études Chypriotes (Louvre museum - department of oriental antiquities -, Pr. Olivier Masson / Annie F. Caubet), University of Nanterre, university of Thessalonique (Greece, Pella museum), university of Nancy II, Drouot Formation, university of La Rochelle, Archaeological French School at Athens (Delos), Sorbonne University, Centre d'archéologie générale, university of Paris-Panthéon-Assas, Institut National du Patrimoine (INP), École du Louvre