Didier Rykner
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An absolute masterpiece of French decorative art enters the Musée d’Orsay
We admired it at Sotheby’s New York and hoped that the Musée d’Orsay would be able to acquire it, without really believing it because of its estimate. However, the Musée Orsay won the wonderful cup…
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Rachida Dati’s hot heritage issues in Paris
France’s new Minister of Culture didn’t get off to a great start when she approved the ’relocation-reconstruction’ of the Institut Curie’s Pavillon des Sources... But while the future of this Parisian…
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The Met exhibits its English drawings
Le Metropolitan Museum, à gauche en haut de son escalier principal, dispose d’un large espace, qui conduit notamment vers la peinture française du XIXe siècle, où il expose des œuvres d’art…
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Pavillon des Sources: the reassembly trick!
As we like to give newcomers a chance, we’ll give Rachida Dati credit this time. She must sincerely believe that she has found the right solution to save Marie Curie’s Pavillon des Sources: move it…
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New York auctions in early 2024
The sales in New York at the end of January/beginning of February are very rich this year. The number of works for sale at Sotheby’s and Christie’s is colossal, and while not all are of optimum…
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New threats to the Place de la Concorde
The Anne Hidalgo-style transformation of the Place de la Concorde is underway! In other words, the continuation of the regular massacre to which this fully listed square is subjected by Paris…
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Madam Minister for Culture, don’t let yourself be fooled by Vianney d’Alançon
In an article posted online yesterday on the Figaro website, the director of the Rocher Mistral theme park (whose co-shareholders are the Dassault, Michelin and Montagne families) made a…
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Notre-Dame: archaeological digs sacrificed to meet deadlines
Has the Établissement public in charge of Notre-Dame, under pressure to meet the deadlines imposed by the French President, who wants the monument to reopen on 8 December 2024, vandalised precious…
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Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet. A rediscovered talent
Alexandre Dubois-Drahonet has already been the subject of several articles in La Tribune de l’Art, notably on the occasion of gallery exhibitions and museum acquisitions. We hoped that one day he…
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Rachida Dati appointed Minister of Culture
As with all appointments of a new Minister of Culture (we’ve had twelve since La Tribune de l’Art was created, in April 2003, less than twenty-one years ago), we will welcome - albeit with much…
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