Théodore Géricault (1791-1824)
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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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Exhibitions in Parisian galleries (1)Drawing Week, the highlight of which is the eponymous Salon that opens next Wednesday, traditionally begins a little earlier in the galleries (sometimes even with paintings). We will visit these in…
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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 museum without art historyThe fact that the catalogue of the exhibition ‘Géricault’s Horses’ contains no text relating to the works exhibited is not the only problem with this scandalous retrospective, but it is an essential…
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The ‘Géricault’ horsesAn exhibition presented in a museum must be exemplary, and even more so when it shows many works from private collections. A ‘gallery’ is not a ‘private collection’, and while it is perfectly…
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Géricaults rediscovered in museums? Really?The discovery or rediscovery of paintings attributed to great masters is a regular occurrence in art history. Attribution is not an exact science, and the identity of the authors of certain works has…
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A new Géricault for the Metropolitan MuseumThanks to a gift from Christopher Forbes, this major American museum has just acquired a new painting by Théodore Géricault. The small-scale work is not an easy subject, since it depicts General…
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Upcoming Sotheby’s sales in ParisSotheby’s is offering an exceptional set of six works by Théodore Géricault for sale on 23 March. They have remained in the same family to this day, held by the descendants of Adam Elmore, who hosted…
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Salon du Dessin 2022, un retour à la normale, et en pleine formeAprès une édition annulée en 2020 et une autre privée des marchands et des acheteurs étrangers en 2021, le Salon du Dessin renaît au palais de la Bourse, comme aux plus beaux jours, à la nuance que,…
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Le retour tant espéré du Salon du DessinQuel bonheur de pouvoir enfin se rendre dans un salon ! C’est donc le Salon du Dessin qui ouvre le bal cette année, plus tard que d’habitude bien entendu, un peu moins longtemps, mais qui permet…
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