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A tapestry by Gerhard Munthe acquired by OrsayPurchased from the Oscar Graf gallery, a large tapestry by the Norwegian Gerhard Munthe joins the collections of the Musée d’Orsay, which is continuing its active policy of acquiring Scandinavian…
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Hélène Duret to succeed Bruno GaudichonOne of France’s most endearing and unique museums is about to undergo a change of leadership with the announced departure of Bruno Gaudichon for a well-deserved retirement: as revealed by La Voix…
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A Manfredi for the GettyIt’s a happy company, at least at first sight. A group of men are drinking wine around an improvised table that looks like an ancient Roman altar, while listening to one of them play the lute.…
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Marie and Félix Bracquemond on sale at ArtcurialFirst and foremost, this is an exhibition not to be missed under any circumstances, even if it is unfortunately only open this Friday, Saturday and then Monday before the sale of the entire…
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Two new busts by Charles Cordier for OrsayTwo 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An unpublished drawing by Goltzius enters the Fondation CustodiaAlors que va ouvrir dans deux jours une exposition consacrée aux douze années d’acquisitions faites par le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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A work by Rebecca Solomon for two English museumsIt is a painting that has everything to please today’s museums, presented as ‘a complex reflection on gender, race, religion and education in mid-nineteenth-century London’. Painted in 1861 by a…
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Marie-Madeleine classified as a National TreasureHere is a work of immediate appeal, whose rarity and historical importance for medieval sculpture have often been hailed by specialists: proposed at Azur Enchères in Cannes on June 14th,…
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Orsay acquires a work by Georges de FeureSiegfried Bing played a leading role in the revival of the decorative arts. In 1895, he opened his shop "L’Art nouveau" in Paris, which gave its name to the famous artistic movement that…
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A sumptuous "classic week" at Christie’s in ParisShould this be seen as a tribute to the famous Rothschild taste, to which the auction house strives to pay homage? Christie’s seems to have opted for accumulation, compiling up to seven (!) sales…
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Sculptures for sale at Sotheby’sNeptune and Juno emerge from the marble. These reliefs, attributed to the entourage of Jean Goujon and dated between 1550 and 1570, were part of a set depicting the four elements. Juno on her…
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Two paintings by Jacques Dumont le Romain for VersaillesIf there will probably never be an exhibition devoted to Marie-Josèphe de Saxe (1731-1767), it’s not just because she never ascended the throne : the mother of the last three kings of France was…
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A first 15th-century drawing for LeuvenThis is the very first drawing to join the fifteenth-century collection held by the Museum Leuven. Done by an artist in Rogier van der Weyden’s circle, this Swoon of the Virgin, executed in brown…
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The Sorolla Museum acquires a new paintingSorolla was not always the "painter of light" appreciated for his dazzling beach scenes). One example of this is the Head of Saint Anthony, which was preempted by the Spanish State and sold for…
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A new Chardin soon at the LouvreNever two without three? This formula rarely works for the beloved ’French national treasures’, who have all too often got into the habit of taking flight abroad, but both the Musée du Louvre and…
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A painting by Bonnefond donated to AmiensA new painting that belonged to Bruno Foucart’s collection has just made its way into a museum, the Picardie Museum in Amiens, this time donated by Vincent Foucart, another of his brothers, who is…
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A Vallayer-Coster exhibition at the Galerie CoatalemSi Anne Vallayer-Coster a fait l’objet d’une rétrospective en France, c’était à Marseille, en 2003. Mais Paris n’avait jamais eu la chance de voir réunies en un même lieu un grand nombre de ses tableaux.…
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Cimabue’s panel finally acquired for the LouvreHonour to the regional daily press: it was Oise Hebdo that had the luxury of announcing the arrival in the French collections of the now famous panel by Cimabue discovered during an inventory in…
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The Oberkampf Pool finally listed as a historic monumentFortunately, it’s not all bad news. We reported a year and a half ago on the threats hanging over the Molitor Pool, a fine example of Art Deco, a style that has been vandalised too often in recent…
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A pastel by Alexandre Hesse for LyonWhile the dozens of sheets assembled during the Salon du Dessin were eagerly flown to faraway lands, others were content with a more modest journey, and thus the splendid Head of an Oriental by…
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A masterpiece by Victor Hugo enters the LouvreIt is a majestic, mythical and major sheet - accumulation is possible here - that has recently joined the French collections after more than three years of suspense leading to fears that it would…
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The Prado buys a painting by Paolo de San LeocadioIn the foreground, John, Peter and James are dozing, while Christ is praying: "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not my will but yours be done". An angel appears…
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A new Monfreid preempted by MontpellierAs we have already mentioned on several occasions, since 2017 the Musée Fabre has been building up a collection of works by Georges Daniel de Monfreid, the latest addition to its collections…
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A masterpiece by Émile Bernard for the Musée d’OrsaySome collections appear to be inexhaustible, despite decades of varied sales: Christie’s was thus able to play it safe by announcing yet more Josefowitz sales this autumn, several years after the…
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Three recent Quimper acquisitions« Elles n’ont pas, en ce moment, de rivales à l’Exposition Universelle. Aucun spectacle n’est plus inattendu ni plus curieux, et nos yeux d’Occidentaux blasés sont hypnotisés par ce troublant…
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A Portuguese Renaissance painting for the LouvreA year ago, the Louvre organised a small but magnificent exhibition devoted to the Portuguese Renaissance. We explained that many works had been lost in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, and that…
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Two drawings by Honthorst acquired by the British MuseumAll lovers of old master drawings will remember the exceptional set of twenty-seven sheets by Gerrit van Honthorst that were the subject of an exhibition at Nicolas Schwed almost nine years ago,…
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