Paris, Musée d’Orsay
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A Burial brought back to lifeThe restorers of a painting seek not so much to return it to its original appearance as to determine which state should take precedence: which format should be retained if it has had several? Should…
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The series of museum thefts continuesOnce again, a French museum has been hit by a theft: the one in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where two paintings by Renoir, on long-term loan from the Musée d’Orsay but also MNR works — that is, works still…
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Six gouaches by Maud Hunt Squire for OrsaySix delightful Parisian views, which one might already have imagined at the Musée Carnavalet, greeted visitors to Galerie Drylewicz’s stand at the latest edition of Fine Arts Paris: much admired,…
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A cachepot attributed to Jean-Désiré Ringel d’Illzach acquired by the Musée d’OrsayFor another ten days, it is on display as part of Sculpture and ceramics around 1900, a selection of recent acquisitions staged by the Musée d’Orsay to mark its fortieth anniversary. The Haviland…
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A gouache by Filiger for the Musée d’OrsayIt is indeed an essential work by a singular artist that has just enriched France’s public collections, even though one would initially have imagined it at the Musée de Pont-Aven. Charles Filiger’s…
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A Monfreid painting for OrsayWe had admired it among the gallery of effigies gathered in the final section of the memorable George Daniel de Monfreid retrospective at the Musée Hyacinthe Rigaud in Perpignan (see the article). On…
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Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange at the Musée d’OrsayThe very recent arrival of Red Scorpionfish and Lemons on the walls of the Paris museum is a significant event in itself. As Jean-Rémi Touzet has written, it is the very first Neo-Impressionist still…
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Fans: a donation to the Musée d’OrsayBrasser de l’air n’est appréciable qu’en deux circonstances : lorsqu’il fait chaud et lorsque l’accessoire est beau. En cette année 2026, le Musée d’Orsay célèbre ses quarante et n’est pas opposé aux…
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Two chairs by Mucha for OrsayReconstituée dans les salles du Musée Carnavalet, la boutique du joaillier Georges Fouquet est l’un des plus beaux décors Art nouveau parisiens, entièrement né de la fertile imagination d’Alfons…
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L’Art en une semaine n° 2 - Mardi 2 juin 2026Dans ce deuxième numéro de notre podcast "L’Art en une semaine", nous parlons de Mont-Saint-Michel et du CMN, du château de Versailles et du "lit de Louis XIV", et enfin du Musée d’Orsay et de…
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