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A Mars by Giambologna crosses the AtlanticTrès admiré à Londres en juillet 2023 puis à Maastricht en mars 2024, le très beau Mars de Giambologna que proposait Stuart Lochhead ne pouvait qu’intéresser les grands musées nord-américains et c’est…
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Sylvain Amic appointed head of the Musée d’OrsaySince the announcement of Christophe Leribault’s departure for Versailles last February, this was one of the most eagerly awaited appointments. Although a short list of candidates had been…
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Restorations at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in RennesThe DJ (or disc-jockeys) of electro music - the Shindi collective - asked the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rennes to shoot a video clip in the heart of the permanent exhibition. There was no danger to…
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A Self-portrait by Émile Bernard preempted by Pont-AvenÉmile Bernard’s Self-portrait was preempted by the Musée de Pont-Aven and fetched €50 400 at Christie’s sale in Paris on 10 April. It adds a first self-portrait to the group of around fifteen…
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The Musée de Vizille hangs one of its recent acquisitionsA large canvas by the painter Hippolyte Pierre Delanoy, The Desk of Citizen Carnot or The Table of Citizen Carnot, has just been hung in the Musée de la Révolution Française in Vizille. Passed…
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A new Antigna pour OrléansThese are blessed times for collectors and museums who are not afraid to think outside the box. While some exceptional works are selling for prices that are no less exceptional, and while a few…
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The Louvre buys a drawing by Jacques BellangeThis is certainly one of the most beautiful sheets by Jacques Bellange to reappear on the market in recent years, and we mentioned it in article on the Christie’s sale on 20 March 2024. The Musée…
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A Donatello for the BargelloIt is very rare to find works by Donatello in private hands. In Italy, a Madonna and Child declared to be of "national cultural importance" in 2011 could not leave the country. Put up for sale by…
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The Getty buys a portrait by Anton Raphaël MengsThe Getty Museum recently acquired a portrait painted by Anton Raphaël Mengs, the first painting by this artist to enter the museum, which until now had only held a drawing and a pastel. It was a…
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News from the Château de Compiègne (2): the reopening of the Musée de l’ImpératriceThe Musée de l’Impératrice in Compiègne, which has been closed for many years, reopened its doors in 2022 and its museography has been redesigned. We didn’t know about it before it closed, but the…
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A Neapolitan Baroque sketch for Beauvaishe Musée départemental de l’Oise has recently revived a policy it largely followed a few decades ago. Under the impetus of Louvre curators such as Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnée and Jacques Foucart, the…
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A Gerard David for the GettyIn 2023, the Getty Museum acquired a Holy Family by Gerard David, purchased directly from a private collector. The painting had previously been sold twice at Christie’s, first in 2003 - its…
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A new Tiffany stained glass window for the Metropolitan MuseumA new monumental stained glass window has been added to the Metropolitan Museum’s reference collection of pieces produced by Tiffany Studios. From the collection of Alan Gerry, it was purchased…
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A painting by Nicolas Loir and Jean I Cotelle for Vaux-le-VicomteWith the support of its Friends association, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte wanted to acquire a Gobelins tapestry for which it had launched a fundraising campaign. The tapestry was eventually…
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News from the Château de Compiègne (1): the catalogue of paintings on lineWe haven’t written much about the Château de Compiègne since Rodolphe Rapetti took over the helm. We had a distorted view of his work because of the two exhibitions devoted to cars. Not that the…
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A new drawing by Degas donated to OrsayA new drawing by Edgar Degas has joined the Musée d’Orsay’s reference collection of the artist’s graphic work. A gift from Françoise Heilbrun, the museum’s emblematic curator of the photographic…
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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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Two Parisian sales: Tajan and Sotheby’sIt is a great pity that the two Pietro Lorenzetti paintings to be auctioned by Tajan on December 13 are being sold separately (ill. 1 and 2). They come from the famous collection of Alfred Ramé,…
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Several sculpture sales at Paris in DecemberSculpture lovers are in for a treat this November, with no fewer than three sales featuring sculptures, particularly 19th-century bronzes. The first will take place tomorrow, Friday 8 December at…
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This Pichon was none other than an Ingres...Pierre-Auguste Pichon was a close pupil and collaborator of Ingres. An interesting religious painter, he painted decorations for the churches of Saint-Eustache, Saint-Séverin, Saint-Sulpice and…
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Grenoble gets a fine Dandré-BardonFièrement signé en bas à droite par l’artiste, ce tableau inédit de Michel-François Dandré-Bardon nous transporte du Salon de 1737 jusqu’aux tous premiers temps du christianisme grâce à sa composition…
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A painting by Melchior de la Mars for GandThe works of Melchior de la Mars combine the influence of Caravaggio with late Mannerism. Almost nothing is known about this Flemish painter, except that he was active in Ghent around 1620,…
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A new Monet for OrsayAcquise par dation, une nouvelle toile de Claude Monet rejoint la collection de référence d’œuvres de l’artiste conservée par le musée d’Orsay. Restée en mains privées depuis son départ de l’atelier de…
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A drawing by La Fosse for LilleA late painting by Charles de La Fosse, The Handing over of the Keys to Saint Peter is kept at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. It was recently joined by a preparatory drawing, which sold for…
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Stijn Alsteens appointed director of the Fondation CustodiaThe information was to remain confidential until midday so that the news could first be announced to the employees of the Fondation Custodia. But we learned of it yesterday through indiscretions,…
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A great Le Barbier for StockholmA harmonious combination of large format and seductive composition, The Triumph of Flora painted around 1777 by Jean-Jacques François Le Barbier the Elder was bound to interest a museum, and it…
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A work by the Master of the Corsi Crucifix for FlorenceThis Christ on the Cross took pride of place on dealer Fabrizio Moretti’s stand at the 2022 Florence International Biennial of Antiquities. The Florentine gallery owner, based in London, Monaco…
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