Alexandre Lafore
Articles
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An unpublished sanguine by Bandinelli acquired by the GettyIt was one of the most important sheets on offer at last year’s Salon du Dessin (see article), where it took pride of place on the stand of Jean-Luc Baroni & Marty de Cambiaire, who will…
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17th-century embroidered masterpiece being acquired by AmiensThere are sometimes - often - acquisition projects that La Tribune de l’Art can only endorse, and invite its esteemed readers to do likewise: the exceptional antependium embroidered at the end of…
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A Bonzanigo and a Cartellier for the Château de MalmaisonThe effigy is recognisable at first glance, despite the overloaded decor of military trophies paying homage to the new master of Italy, even though Napoleon has not yet emerged from Bonaparte:…
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BRAFA 2024 opens its doorsThe 69th edition of the Brussels art fair has just opened its doors to the public in a joyous atmosphere of surrealist celebration, with a highly successful décor inspired by the paintings of Paul…
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Versailles completes the refurbishment of Marie-Antoinette’s bedroomWhile some rooms in the former residences of French sovereigns are doomed to remain empty due to the certain disappearance of the objects that originally furnished them, or the impossibility of…
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Two new Ransons join the Musée de Pont-AvenAt last year’s TEFAF in Maastricht, we had of course noticed the fascinating pastel by Paul Ranson offered by dealer Jean-François Heim, and it was therefore with great pleasure that we learned of…
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A new Rembrandt for the British MuseumEvery year, Arts Council England’s rich report on works acquired by British museums through the Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) Scheme or the Cultural Gifts Scheme (CGS) - the UK equivalent of our…
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Gustave Moreau. The Middle Ages rediscoveredC’est un Moyen Âge syncrétique, souvent fantasmé mais avant tout ornemental que de dévoile la passionnante exposition du Musée Gustave Moreau, qui organise avec une régularité de métronome…
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A new Boucher for BesançonAll eyes were on the Franche-Comté region at the auction organised by Audap & Associés at Hôtel Drouot on 13 December: its star lot, a seductive Chinese painting by François Boucher sold for…
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A Peruzzi for BelfastThere are Christmas tales that last a whole year: in December 2022, we thus learned that a superb painting by Baldassare Peruzzi had been assigned to the Ulster Museum in Belfast after being…
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