Didier Rykner
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A sketch for one of its ceilings acquired by the LouvreThe preemption, for €6,560 (including fees), dates back almost two years, to 9 November 2022 at an Artcurial sale, but we did not mention it previously. Once again, it is due to the generosity of the…
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Henri Lehmann’s decoration at the Institut National des Jeunes AveuglesParis is full of little-known artistic wonders. The chapel of the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, with its decoration by Henri Lehmann, is one of them. A word about the institution, first of…
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Two sketches by Henri Lehmann donated to CarnavaletThe Musée Carnavalet recently received a gift from Mr and Mrs Caillot of two painted studies for figures of prophets in preparation for the spandrels of the dome of the chapel of the Institut…
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Notre-Dame stained glass windows: let’s help Sites & Monuments take the fight to the courtsIgnorant complètement l’avis de la Commission nationale du patrimoine et de l’architecture, s’asseyant sur les souhaits des donateurs de Notre-Dame de voir la cathédrale restaurée à l’identique et…
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News from the Château de Compiègne (1): the story of Don Quixote by CoypelThe Château de Compiègne is continuing its policy of presenting works that have been removed from its reserves and have not been visible for a long time, thanks to fairly long temporary exhibitions…
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The Master of the Canesso Peddler, a new painting in the MetMaurizio Canesso, an Italian art dealer based in Paris, told us in an interview that you can listen to in podcast here: a still anonymous painter has been named after him!
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A painting by Karin Bergöö Larsson bought by WashingtonA black man painted by a woman. This might as well be the Holy Grail for an American museum, especially one that now swears by acquiring works by women artists or those representing black people. The…
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Anne Hidalgo, the Lady of the RingsIt’s exhausting. There are few months, or even weeks, when Anne Hidalgo doesn’t take a decision that is harmful to our heritage and to Paris. Without any real opposition from the State or the…
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The Louvre Colonnade: an enchanted interludeYou have to see it to believe it. For the first time in at least twenty years, if not more, the Louvre colonnade, that masterpiece of classical architecture attributed to Claude Perrault - but in…
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A Michel Dorigny decoration at Port-Marly town hallLes décors peints du XVIIe siècle français conservés sont suffisamment rares pour ne pas signaler tous ceux que l’on peut encore voir, notamment lorsqu’ils sont conservés dans des bâtiments publics.
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