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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An unpublished drawing by Goltzius enters the Fondation CustodiaAlors que va ouvrir dans deux jours une exposition consacrée aux douze années d’acquisitions faites par le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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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 new exhibitions of drawings in galleriesWhile the Salon du Dessin closes its doors this Monday evening, the party continues for lovers of fine sheets as new sales are planned during this week while several gallerists are very happily…
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Two purchases from the Musée de Fécamp at the Talabardon & Gautier saleDans la vente Talabardon & Gautier déjà largement évoquée dans nos colonnes, le Musée de a donc pu s’enrichir de deux œuvres comme nous le disions dans l’une de nos précédentes brèves. La première…
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Three sales at the Hôtel DrouotOn Tuesday 28 March (and on 29 March for one of them as well), three sales at the Hôtel Drouot will present a number of notable works, following on from those we described this week and which we…
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A copper by Lubin Baugin preempted by the LouvreWe were able to see the painting at the expert Éric Turquin’s, where it was presented before being sold in Toulouse last Thursday by SVV Fournié-Cortès. The work was unpublished, and according to the…
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Three other exhibitions in Parisian galleriesWhile the Salon du Dessin is in full swing, as every year, in addition to auctions devoted to graphic art, many galleries also present exhibitions, making the whole of Paris a great drawing fair.…
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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…
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A painting from Rembrandt’s entourage for the Nationalmuseum in StockholmCarel Fabritius ? Willem Drost ? Neither of these two painters, to whom it was successively attributed, is probably the author of this fascinating painting. It was therefore offered for sale in…
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A drawing attributed to Robert Lefèvre acquired by the GettyWe admired it last spring in the abundance of exhibitions in Parisian galleries, the large portrait attributed to Robert Lefèvre presented by Alexis Bordes has joined the Getty Museum. A fine…
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A painting by Gretchen Woodman Rogers for WashingtonWe underlined it again last autumn, the entry of works by women artists in its collections has been a priority axis of the acquisition policy of the National Gallery of Art in Washington in…
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Upcoming Sotheby’s sales in ParisSotheby’s is offering an exceptional set of six works by Théodore Géricault for sale on 23 March. They have remained in the same family to this day, held by the descendants of Adam Elmore, who…
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A bust of Dumas by Fauginet offered by the Friends of the LouvreThe first Talabardon & Gautier sale, at Ader, Hôtel Drouot, went well this afternoon, with very few unsold items and many museum preemptions. We will be talking about this in the next few…
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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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An auction by Artcurial in ParisSeveral still lifes, of different origins but forming a coherent whole. This is what strikes you first in the sale of old paintings, drawings and sculptures at Artcurial which will take place…
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Talabardon & Gautier sales at AderIn a first article, we announced that we would review the Talabardon & Gautier sale organised by SVV Ader. The sale will finally take place in two sessions on Tuesday 21 and Thursday 23…
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A pair of paintings from Joseph Vernet’s studio acquired by LangresAs it prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary on 1 April, the Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot in Langres is adding several new works to its collections. We will come back to each of them,…
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Database and restorations: news from the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes (1)The Brittany museum is often in the news, and we will soon come back to some recent additions (long-term loans and acquisitions) and to a major restoration campaign it is conducting on large…
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A masterpiece by Evaristo Baschenis joins the Accademia CarraraIt is an unforgettable painting that has finally reached the Bergamo collections, while its author was triumphing in Paris, where the Canesso Gallery dedicated a wonderful retrospective to him:…
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Fontainebleau restores the cartoons of Oudry’s Royal Hunts"You will never be anything but a painter of dogs", Nicolas de Largillière is said to have laughingly predicted to Jean-Baptiste Oudry, admiring his pupil’s gift for rendering the animal "with such…
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A new drawing by Victor Prouvé for Issy-les-Moulineauxn the wake of the exhibition devoted to Victor Prouvé a few months ago (see article), the Musée français de la carte à jouer is adding a new sheet to its collection of works by the artist. Acquired…