About

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Louis Soulard is an art and design historian, art market specialist, and writer focusing on postwar and contemporary design, architecture, and cultural heritage. Integrating rigorous academic research with elite commercial expertise, his work focuses on globalization, cross-cultural exchanges, and the preservation of 20th-century design legacies.

He serves as a Membre Expert du Patrimoine with ICOMOS France and acts as an independent advisor for private collections, foundations, and legacy archives. His market experience includes six years with Sotheby’s 20th Century Design department in New York as Assistant Vice-President and Specialist, as well as serving as Director at Galerie Christophe Gaillard in Paris. His comprehensive art market capabilities span collection management, provenance research, USPAP-compliant appraisals, and international sales.

A global perspective shapes his practice, backed by professional and academic tenures across China, Canada, Australia, the United States, and France. As a critic and researcher, Louis is a regular contributor to leading international publications, including Domus Magazine, ArtAsiaPacific, designboom, Apollo, and Aesthetica.

Louis holds a Master’s degree in Art History from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts and a Bachelor’s degree from McGill University.