Didier Rykner
Articles
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February 2025 auctions in New YorkShifted by almost a week from their usual dates, the New York auctions at the start of the year are rather weak for old master drawings, and we will be highlighting very few works on paper. Although…
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Drawings (and more) at Master Drawings Week in New YorkEvery year, at the end of January and beginning of February, a week devoted to old master drawings is organised by New York galleries, with foreign dealers also taking part. This event takes place at…
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A first legal action to save Viollet-le-Duc’s stained glass windowsThe Act of 29 July 2019 for the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral has the advantage of being clear on one point, which is contained in its title: it is about conservation and…
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Emmanuel Macron’s little grand LouvreEmmanuel Macron’s speech at the Louvre, in which he wished to appear as the savior of a museum he has never cared about until now, was sewn with white thread. We had already known for two years that…
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Is the Louvre in danger? If so, whose fault is it?In September 2024, we met with Laurence des Cars to ask her about the pharaonic works that were being prepared at the Louvre, in particular the Perrault colonnade entrance project, which we were told…
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In the studio of Guido ReniIn the Guido Reni retrospective in Frankfurt, which we were lucky enough to visit and about which we wrote and produced a video, a painting in the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans, David Contemplating…
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Notre-Dame’s stained glass windows: an example to followThe petition against the removal of Viollet-le-Duc’s stained glass windows at Notre-Dame has just passed the 275 000 signature mark, and it contains many names of people belonging to the Ministry of…
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French historical monuments: another fire and still no legislationA few days ago, the Manoir de Kernault in Brittany, a classified historic monument, fell victim to fire. While its roof and framework were completely destroyed, the chapel was saved, and the…
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Convictions in the case of Grignon’s historic pieces of furnitureIn 2022, the French State sold a number of pieces of furniture that were part of the public domain and that once adorned the Château de Grignon. It was La Tribune de l’Art, at the same time as Le…
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Sèvres/Gobelins merger and renovation of the Musée de la CéramiqueLe projet était en cours depuis quelque temps et il vient désormais de se concrétiser. Un nouvel établissement public est né, de la fusion de deux autres établissements publics : celui de Sèvres, et…
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