Didier Rykner
Articles
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A (final?) opportunity to save the decor of the Roman Bar
In 2011, we published a news item to express our indignation at the sale of a set of thirteen paintings by Gustave Surand, which formed the décor of the Bar Romain, next to L’Olympia, after these…
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Houston buys a painting by Marguerite Gérard and Fragonard
The story of this painting, acquired by The Museum of Fine Arts from the galerie Éric Coatalem, is surprising and fascinating. We can summarise it here from the note written by Carole Blumenfeld,…
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From Pisano to Rembrandt...
It is sometimes difficult to write an article about the entry into the collections of a work that we have already spoken about extensively here and that is finally acquired through a fundraising.…
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Tefaf 2023, a great vintage
In 2020, the fair was shortened due to the pandemic. In 2021, it was cancelled for the same reason. In 2022, it was held in June in a slightly reduced form. In 2023, Tefaf returned to its…
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Theodoor Rombouts, Virtuoso of Flemish Caravaggism
When one thinks of Caravagesques, Italian, Spanish, French or Dutch painters come to mind. Flemish painters are often overlooked, sometimes forgotten. This is probably a consequence of the…
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Grand séminaire of Besançon: call for fundraising and vote
A major restoration is always a failure. It means that the monument has not been maintained when it should have been, that is to say regularly. And when you see the state of the "pavillon de…
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Import VAT: another solution is possible
The French Ministry of Finance and the French Ministry of Culture held a press briefing today on the issue of VAT on works of art which, for some days now, following the article published by Les…
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Renovation of the Musée Lambinet in Versailles
Crushed by the château, which attracts the vast majority of tourists visiting Versailles, the Musée Lambinet, a municipal museum, is having trouble making itself known, and that is a great pity,…
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L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art n° 8 - 28/2/23 : Pierre Ouzoulias
For the first time, in our program "L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art" we receive a politician, Pierre Ouzoulias, communist senator of the Hauts-de-Seine, vice-president of the Commission of culture,…
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A painting by Édouard Odier offered to the Musée de la Vie romantique
After the numerous recent donations to the Musée d’Orsay, Élisabeth and Jacques Foucart have once again shown their generosity, this time to the Musée de la Vie romantique, by offering it - still in…