Bénédicte Bonnet Saint-Georges
Articles
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A painting by Molenaer acquired by the Frans Hals MuseumSeated nonchalantly by a fireplace, a young boy stares at the viewer in an unassuming manner, with a pipe in his left hand and a mug in his right, and seems to be inviting him to join him. This…
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Bonham’s and Christie’s auctions in ParisAlexander the Great faced without trembling the elephant army of Porus, rajah of the Pauravas kingdom. The battle took place on the banks of the Hydaspe in 326 BC. The Macedonian king was…
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A bust by Spalla preempted by VersaillesThere is a great contrast between the two portraits of Étienne Vincent de Margnolas sculpted at the same time by two neo-classical artists: one, made in terracotta by Joseph Chinard and kept in…
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A bust of Aimé Octobre acquired by MontmorillonDigital photography has sadly changed the way we perceive works of art: seeing them "in real life" is sometimes disappointing. It is impossible to zoom in, to observe every detail closely. We…
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The National Gallery in Washington acquires a work by ter BorchJust for once, the attribution of this painting is based on the identification of the model. Exhibited at Tefaf in 2022 by the Salomon Lilian Gallery in Geneva, it was acquired by the National…
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Pastels. From Millet to RedonNo, blurring is not the essence of pastel. It would be absurd to consider that this coloured stick is only good for reproducing "anything pink, silk or gauze". And the landscape painter Camille…
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The Louvre preempts a drawing by DegasDegas était-il un peintre impressionniste ? Une exposition au musée de Giverny avait posé la question en 2015 (voir l’article). Car non seulement il ne peignait pas en plein air, mais il se forma…
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Corsica wants to acquire Madonna of BrandoThe Corsicans are mobilising to acquire Brando’s Madonna, estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000 euros. It will face the auction fire at Drouot on 31 March, put up for sale by De…
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Two exhibitions in Parisian galleriesFrom Bourdon and Buffon, Christian Le Serbon displays a diversity of portraits in his gallery in the rue de Penthièvre, in collaboration with the Galerie de Frise. Painters, scholars, publishers,…
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Three exhibitions of drawings in Parisian galleriesDelacroix was obsessed by Rubens. He mentioned him many times in his diary and in his correspondence, and never tired of admiring his genius, evoking for example The Flagellation in Antwerp: "On…