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Neo-Gothic furniture acquired by Strasbourg
A fine collection of neo-Gothic furniture recently joined the collections of the Musée des arts décoratifs in Strasbourg. Commissioned in the mid-1860s for a Strasbourg doctor’s surgery, that of Dr…
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The Getty buys a self-portrait by Elena Luksch-Makowsky
Elena Makowsky-Luksch’s fear of abandoning her art to take on the role of wife and mother can be seen in her work throughout her career. After much hesitation, she finally married the Viennese…
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Two drawings for the Musée de la Marine
Full of life, these two large sheets greeted visitors to the exhibition organised by Artcurial ahead of last week’s sales and seemed so destined for the Musée de la Marine that we were surprised…
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A new 18th-century biscuit for Sèvres
Visitors to the excellent exhibition "La Manufacture des Lumières" will no doubt not have forgotten the fine collection of terracotta models, many of which were little known because they were…
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The "Semaine du Dessin" in Paris galleries (5)
This is the fifth and final article in a long marathon that has taken us to all the galleries in Paris (or at least we hope we haven’t missed any) that are holding exhibitions to mark the Semaine…
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The "Semaine du Dessin" in Paris galleries (4)
Rarely has drawing week seen so many exhibitions in Parisian galleries. We need the time to see them and write the articles, which sometimes explains why publications are spread over several…
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The "Semaine du Dessin" in Paris galleries (3)
Elle fut représentée par les portraitistes les plus recherchés de la cour, mais parce qu’on n’est jamais aussi bien flatté que par soi-même, la duchesse de Montpensier ne ce contenta pas de ces…
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Seventy-five Sèvres pieces donated in lieu of taxes to Versailles
Accustomed to proceeding in small steps, according to the opportunities offered by the art market and the goodwill of collectors, the teams at Versailles have learnt to be patient when it comes…
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Some online art history journals (1)
As we’ve often written, online art-history journals - we’re talking here about journals publishing in-depth articles, not art-history and heritage information websites - are numerous, but complex…
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The Frans Hals Museum buys a painting by Cornelis Van Haarlem
This kitchen scene is an exception in the work of Cornelis van Haarlem. Along with Karel Van Mander and Hendrick Goltzius, he was one of the leading figures of Haarlem Mannerism, producing mainly…
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Fundraising to restore the Bulliot Virgin
The hoped-for sum has almost been raised! Last June, a fundraising campaign was launched to finance the restoration of the so-called the Bulliot Virgin, a Gothic masterpiece from the Musée d’Autun…
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A Liotard for Chicago
Noticed at the last TEFAF, where it was exhibited on the stand of the London gallery Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker, this portrait by Jean-Étienne Liotard has finally joined the collections of…
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The Studio of Alphonse de Neuville by Marie-Désiré Bourgoin acquired by Orsay
Although Marie-Désiré Bourgoin is a little known artist, the fame of Sarah Bernhardt, to whom the Musée du Petit Palais devoted an exhibition that has just ended, helped to make some of his works…
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Apollon finally returns to Versailles
In many respects, some of the jewels in the national collections are like survivors, having outlived both natural disasters and the upheavals of history, not to mention the harmful consequences…
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A new Géricault for the Metropolitan Museum
Thanks to a gift from Christopher Forbes, this major American museum has just acquired a new painting by Théodore Géricault. The small-scale work is not an easy subject, since it depicts General…
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A painting by Aimée Brune-Pagès for the Musée de Picardie
Visitors to the Amiens institution, as well as readers of La Tribune de l’Art, know how proud this museum can be of its dense 19th-century collections, where the greatest names cohabit…
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A painting by Stanzione donated to Washington
Paintings that do not depict slaves or that are not painted by women can enter the National Gallery in Washington, but this is now quite rare. Fortunately, there are still donors who are not…
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Death of General Jean-Louis Georgelin
The information comes from the newspaper L’Opinion and was tweeted less than an hour ago, and we have been able to confirm it. General Jean-Louis Georgelin, who had been appointed to head the…
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A 17th-century chess set donated to the Grünes Gewölbe
Some birthday presents are more amusing than others: all visitors to the 2022 edition of Tefaf Maastricht (see article) will remember this marvellous ebony and ivory chessboard that seemed to…
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A painting by Rochegrosse acquired by the Petit Palais
It is difficult to know whether this Japanese from Workshop is really Sarah Bernhardt. The painting is by Georges Rochegrosse, who represented the actress on several occasions. It was bought by…
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A Letourneur sculpture donated to Cherbourg
Flesh that you cut, old chap, it’s a disturbing thing, you love it and you’re afraid of it, it vibrates so much. But it’s very difficult to work, it’s as hard as a donkey and the tools only go…
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A painting by Pietro Ricchi for Venice
A painting acquired by the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice brings to mind an artist who is difficult to pin down: Pietro Ricchi, nicknamed "il Lucchese". The work, bought on 16 November 2022 at…
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A drawing by Jacob de Wit for Cleveland
Always well present in the aisles of the Salon du Dessin, North American museums rarely miss an opportunity to enrich their collections: quickly reserved on the beautiful stand of the Dutch…
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Three new Eugène Boudins for Giverny
A precursor of Impressionism, close to Jongkind and Monet, Eugène Boudin entered the Musée des Impressionnismes in 2020. Acquired from the Galerie de la Présidence, his panel Deauville, le bassin…
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Boston buys the Saint Cecilia by Diana Di Rosa
In our review of the last Maastricht Fair, we wrote that a painting presented by the Porcini gallery, Saint Cecilia with an Angel, had been acquired by an American museum. We can now give its…
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A witness to Marie-Antoinette’s taste enters the Louvre
The highly mechanical precision of certain revolutionary inventories sometimes leaves considerable room for the imagination, and thus - until recently - we had to be content with dreaming when…
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A terracotta by Vinache donated to the National Gallery of Art in Washington
Largely forgotten nowadays, Jean Joseph Vinache was nevertheless one of the fine sculptors of eighteenth-century France, even though he first made his career in Saxony, where his most famous work…
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