Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755)
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The "Semaine du Dessin": two sales at ArtcurialOn foot, on horseback and by car, art lovers began the ritual procession between galleries and auction houses this weekend, with the Champs-Élysées roundabout being an unmissable stop: Artcurial even…
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Jean-Baptiste Oudry, peintre de courreUnfortunately, the cartoons of the Royal Hunting Wall Hanging, which have been enshrined in the Bellifontaine panelling since the reign of Charles X, are not the best-known treasures of the "House of…
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The King’s horsesYou had to "be there", you had to have your name on the guest list to show that you were in the king’s favour. Louis XIV invited only his friends to Marly, at least at first. Later, invitations to…
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Oudry/Oudrymania. Fables, hunts, fightsKnown more for its stables - and its antics - than its kennels, Chantilly was also a great hunting estate, and its Musée Condé was duty-bound to welcome Jean-Baptiste Oudry, who spent most of his…
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The "Semaine du Dessin" in Paris galleries (5)This is the fifth and final article in a long marathon that has taken us to all the galleries in Paris (or at least we hope we haven’t missed any) that are holding exhibitions to mark the Semaine du…
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The Regency in Paris (1715-1723). The dawn of the EnlightenmentOne Christmas evening at Versailles, the Duc d’Orléans appeared to be absorbed in reading a book that the congregation mistook for a prayer book; the chambermaid of the Duchesse d’Orléans later…
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A drawing by Jean-Baptiste Oudry for the Château de FontainebleauThe third day of the Festival de l’histoire de l’art was brightened by some excellent news: just as the event was drawing to a close, the Château de Fontainebleau sent an emissary to the sale…
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Fontainebleau restores the cartoons of Oudry’s Royal Hunts"You will never be anything but a painter of dogs", Nicolas de Largillière is said to have laughingly predicted to Jean-Baptiste Oudry, admiring his pupil’s gift for rendering the animal "with such…
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Non-acquisition : l’album des Fables de La Fontaine par OudryLors de la vente Christie’s de la collection Safra, l’un des lots phare était incontestablement l’album de dessins de Jean-Baptiste Oudry pour l’illustration des Fables de La Fontaine. Les deux…
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Des ventes aux enchères importantes à New YorkSi les ventes de Londres sont en chute libre, on ne peut certainement pas en dire autant de New York qui profite manifestement, tout comme Paris, de ce déclin du marché britannique. Alors que…
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