Philippe Saunier

Philippe Saunier (born 1972) is a French art historian who is chief curator at the Bureau de l'inventaire des collections et de la circulation des biens culturels at ministry of culture.

From 2004 to 2006, Saunier was a curator at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris.

From 2006 to 2007, he was personal advisor for archeology and museums in the office of Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, a French Minister of Culture and Communication.

Saunier is now chief curator at the Bureau de l'inventaire des collections et de la circulation des biens culturels at ministry of culture.

The book was described by the publishers as "The only comprehensive history of pastel art".