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  • Claude Lorrain. Drawings and etchings

    For specialists, this is no surprise, but for everyone else it’s a real revelation: thanks to the Duc d’Aumale, the Château de Chantilly conserves a collection of graphic works by Claude Lorrain of…

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  • Two new busts by Charles Cordier for Orsay

    Two new busts by Charles Cordier have been added to the fine collection of works by this pioneer of polychrome sculpture under the Second Empire already held by the Musée d’Orsay, which initiated…

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  • An unpublished drawing by Goltzius enters the Fondation Custodia

    Alors que va ouvrir dans deux jours une exposition consacrée aux douze années d’acquisitions faites par le regretté Ger Luijten, disparu il y a maintenant plus d’un an, celle-ci vient d’acquérir, en…

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  • Noël Coypel, painter to the King

    Following on from Versailles, the Noël Coypel retrospective is now on show at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rennes. But they are not the same exhibition, even though the two share a common catalogue.…

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  • A Mars by Giambologna crosses the Atlantic

    Très admiré à Londres en juillet 2023 puis à Maastricht en mars 2024, le très beau Mars de Giambologna que proposait Stuart Lochhead ne pouvait qu’intéresser les grands musées nord-américains et c’est…

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  • A Self-portrait by Émile Bernard preempted by Pont-Aven

    Émile Bernard’s Self-portrait was preempted by the Musée de Pont-Aven and fetched €50 400 at Christie’s sale in Paris on 10 April. It adds a first self-portrait to the group of around fifteen…

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  • A new Antigna pour Orléans

    These are blessed times for collectors and museums who are not afraid to think outside the box. While some exceptional works are selling for prices that are no less exceptional, and while a few…

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  • The Louvre buys a drawing by Jacques Bellange

    This is certainly one of the most beautiful sheets by Jacques Bellange to reappear on the market in recent years, and we mentioned it in article on the Christie’s sale on 20 March 2024. The Musée…

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  • A drawing by Laurent Guyot for the Mobilier national

    This sheet by Laurent Guyot, which took pride of place at the centre of the Madrid gallery owner José de la Mano’s stand at the opening of the last Salon du Dessin, could not fail to interest the…

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  • A terracotta by Pierino da Vinci for Cleveland

    In February, a complex and fascinating sculpture joined the rich collections of the Ohio Museum, which was able to acquire it from Stuart Lochhead thanks to funding from the Leonard C. Hanna Jr.…

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