Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
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Drawings and sculptures at DrouotTwo sales of drawings are currently on show at Drouot, at Ader and Millon, as are two previously unseen sculptures by David d’Angers at Daguerre. Finally, as part of the auction house’s "Temps…
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A sculpture by Gustave Doré for Orsay"It was not the least of the Salon’s astonishments to find G. Doré authoritatively marking his place among the sculptors with a large and highly poetic group: La Parque et l’Amour The public is…
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A watercolour by Gustave Doré for the Musée Paul-DupuyGoing against the grain, Gustave Doré painted grandiose landscapes inherited from Romanticism at a time when Realism and Impressionism had established themselves on the artistic scene. The…
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The Bilbao museum acquires a painting by BouguereauA history painter first and foremost, William Bouguereau knew how to "complete a great mythological ceiling and make a whole Olympus stand up in the air - which is not as easy as it seems". But…
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Fantastic animalsCould we have been lied to? The mummified dragon’s head on display in a curiosity cabinet looks an awful lot like a crocodile’s (ill. 1). It may come from the Musée du Doudou, but it’s sure to fool…
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The Goya Museum reopens after a three-year construction periodThe work on the Goya Museum began in 2020 just after the first containment and took only three years. Three years is a remarkable timeframe for restoring a building and completely redoing a…
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Drawings for sale at Christie’s Paris"There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions." Three other preparatory drawings for The Raven are known, one in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in…
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Expositions de dessins dans les galeries parisiennesEn cette semaine du dessin, plusieurs galeries parisiennes proposent un florilège d’œuvres graphiques. Rive Gauche, Nathalie Motte Masselink entraine ses visiteurs de l’humeur libertine d’une femme…
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Actualité de Brou (5) : du XIXe au XXeLes arts décoratifs ne sont pas non plus oubliés - il convient de le saluer - et l’association des Amis du Monastère royal de Brou a également offert au musée deux beaux vases en porcelaine (ill. 26)…
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Tableaux, dessins et estampes : une collection offerte aux Musées de StrasbourgC’est un événement de plus en plus rare dans la vie des musées, notamment dans celle des musées français. Strasbourg vient en effet d’annoncer le don remarquablement généreux et important d’une…
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