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The latest news in the History of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the 1930's
Reopening, Acquisitions, Appointment : An Update on the Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie in Senlis 09/10/2012
The director of the museums in Senlis, Bénédicte Pradié Ottinger, who passed away last 18 July, experienced the joy, a few days earlier, of attending the reopening of the Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie in Senlis to which she had devoted all her energy. (...)
The Louvre Purchases a Painting by David Wilkie 08/10/2012
Since last 3 October and until 5 November, the Département des Peintures at the Louvre is featuring a work by David Wilkie as the Painting of the Month. The Parisian museum thus continues to pursue its policy of extending its collection of (...)
A Saint Roch by Guy François Acquired by the LACMA 08/10/2012
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has just purchased a painting by Guy François depicting Saint Roch , from the Galerie Terrades in Paris. Despite at least two exhibitions and a publication, more or less in the recent past, entirely devoted (...)
The French Heritage Society Celebrates its 30th Anniversary 08/10/2012
It is difficult to pin concrete numbers on the activities of various groups of "American friends" working in favor of French heritage ; the matter however, deserves to be studied more closely, especially in the current economic doldrums. Among (...)
A New Look at the Collections of the Musée Cognac-Jay 04/10/2012
A masterpiece is above all an object which undergoes the wear and tear of time, the changes in taste and scholarly findings. The Musée Cognac-Jay is inviting visitors to rediscover their collections by taking a close look at the patina of time. (...)
Pre-Emption of an Ariane by Pierre Julien for the Musée Crozatier in Puy-en-Velay 02/10/2012
If the auction of the furnishings in the château de Varvasse has been widely covered in the media these past few days it is mainly due to the name of the owner, that is the former president of France, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. Art lovers did not (...)
An Exhibition and a Book on the Goldsmith Johann Christian Neuber 01/10/2012
In 2010, the Kugel gallery celebrated the taste for the antique ; this year, it is highlighting an 18th century goldsmith and mineralogist : Johann Christian Neuber, who distinguished himself between 1762 and 1795 at the court in Dresden, (...)
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Two New Internet Websites for Rembrandt and Goya 27/09/2012
Two monographic sites devoted to two of Europe’s greatest painters, Goya and Rembrandt, were recently posted almost simultaneously (on 17 and 19 September). They are slightly similar in design and scope. The Rembrandt Database : the "Rembrandt (...)
Closing of the Barockmuseum in Salzburg 27/09/2012
The times are indeed not conducive to art and culture in general, both in France and the rest of Europe. Thus, in Salzburg, the Barockmuseum, located in the south wing of the Orangerie at the Mirabell Palace, which held the Rossacher collection (...)
Unveiling of a Painted Décor at the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec 27/09/2012
When the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec reopened we had pointed out (see the article in French) that, among the discoveries made during the extensive restoration work on the premises, a gallery (known as the Galerie d’Amboise) was being restored, occupied (...)
The Bulletin of the Association des historiens de l’art italien now ArtItalies 27/09/2012
The Association des historiens de l’art italien (AHAI) comprises specialists in Italian art of all nationalities, not only Italian art historians. Created in 1993, it publishes an annual bulletin offering studies dealing with the many aspects of (...)
Pre-emption of a Portrait by Alexandre Roslin for the Musée Cognac-Jay 26/09/2012
Last Saturday, 22 September 2012, the Hôtel de Ventes in Troyes (Boisseau, Pomez, Boisseau) auctioned off the furniture from the château de Plancy-l’Abbaye, a sad event as always in this type of sale which leaves a residence bare, particularly so (...)
Recent Acquisitions by the Museo Poldi Pezzoli 26/09/2012
In 1881, the Milanese aristocrat Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli transformed his wealthy residence into a museum in order to present his extensive collections of paintings and decorative arts to the public. This example was instrumental in the (...)
A Study by Antonio González Velázquez for the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux 25/09/2012
A Spanish painter influenced by late Italian Baroque art, Antonio González Velázquez spent part of his career in Rome alongside Corrado Giaquinto and produced a certain number of frescoes like the one on the vaulted ceiling of the Santissima (...)
A Drawing by Baron Gérard for the Metropolitan 20/09/2012
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has recently acquired a drawing by Baron Gérard, Daphnis Running after Chloé, an illustration project which was never used for The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloé, from the Terrades Gallery in Paris. This (...)
The FRAMs Faced with Threat of 50 to 60% Cuts 19/09/2012
Apparently, we will now have to inaugurate a series of articles tentatively entitled "I promise that the cultural budget will be entirely protected during the next presidential term". In fact, a few days ago the Directions Regionales des (...)
Opening of the Département des Arts de l’Islam at the Louvre 19/09/2012
Islamic arts and contemporary architecture do not fall into The Art Tribune’s field of study. However, the opening of a new department at the Musée du Louvre and the construction within the establishment of a new exhibition space justifies our (...)
Several Sculpture Exhibitions in Parisian Galleries 19/09/2012
Sculpture has long been one of the weakest sectors of the Parisian art market. Except for notably Patrice Bellanger who every other year participates in the Biennale des Antiquaires and also Ratton-Ladrière , there are very few art dealers (...)
The Biennale 2012 Confirms its Trend in Decorative Arts 19/09/2012
The 2012 edition of the Biennale des Antiquaires is, as usual, generally dominated by furniture and art objects. Many beautiful stands also present non-Western antiques or arts which do not fall into our field of study here as is the case for (...)
A Nude with Mauve Shirt by Charles Camoin Acquired by Grenoble 18/09/2012
The Musée de Grenoble recently acquired a painting by Charles Camoin, Nude with Mauve Shirt, from the Mendes Gallery in Paris, shown during the exhibition on nudity in November-December 2011. The work was exhibited in 1908 at the Kahnweiler (...)
Musée des Beaux-Arts in Brest : A New Director and an Ozanne Drawing 18/09/2012
The new director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Brest, Pascal Aumasson, arrived last 1st June, replacing Françoise Daniel who has now retired. After spending some years teaching, this historian participated in the creation of the new Musée d’Art (...)
Jacques Moulin Appointed Architect of the Gardens at Versailles 18/09/2012
We had announced it on 24 July, expressing our indignation. The appointment of Jacques Moulin as chief architect of historical monuments (ACMH) in charge of the gardens at Versailles went into effect on 15 August, after being signed by the (...)
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon Launches a Fundraiser for an Ingres 17/09/2012
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon has just launched a fundraising drive to acquire a magnificent painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres representing Aretino and Charles V’s Envoy At the 1855 Salon, corresponding to the Exposition Universelle, (...)
A Canvas by Thérèse Moreau de Tours Acquired by the Musée de Bretagne 17/09/2012
"I cannot change stones into bread ; but if my blood can nourish you, it is yours." A legend was born ! Jean Leperdit, a master tailor, was mayor of Rennes from February 1794 to October 1795, little more than a year during which he (...)
The Four Paintings from the Grand Salon in Marly Reunited for the First Time in almost Two Centuries 17/09/2012
The presentation of the four canvases painted in 1699 by Jean Jouvenet, Antoine Coypel, Louis de Boullogne and Charles de La Fosse for the Grand salon in the château at Marly (until 4 November in Marly le Roi, then at the château of Versailles (...)
Fundraising Drive for the Restoration of the Turkish Boudoir at Fontainebleau 17/09/2012
Marie Antoinette’s Turkish boudoir at Fontainebleau was created in 1777 . Since then its decor has been entirely preserved and will soon be restored. The furniture, separated and scattered elsewhere during the Revolution, was replaced by other (...)
Acquisition of a Jan Lievens Painting by the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm 14/09/2012
The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm recently acquired a painting by Jan Lievens, Saint Paul, dating from 1627-1629, the period when the artist worked in Leiden alongside Rembrandt. The painting in fact reveals a strong influence by the master as (...)
A Fra Angelico Panel To Be Auctioned in Marseille 14/09/2012
Works by Fra Angelico are rarely if almost never found on the art market. By chance, two have recently appeared in France. The first, Saint Dominic and Saint Francis of Assissi Receiving the Stigmata was listed as a national treasure in August (...)
A 19th century Allegory for the Spanish Romantics Museum 07/09/2012
Last 24 May the Spanish government pre-empted an Allegory of Industrial Progress, produced in Paris in 1852 by a Spanish artist who left only his initials : "MMA pintó en Paris en 1852". Sold for 6,000€, the canvas will join the collections of (...)
A Stolen Picabia Painting Returned to the City of Nevers 05/09/2012
Stolen from the Musée de la Faïence in Nevers on 12 January 1974, a painting by Francis Picabia entitled The River : Banks of the Douceline at Munot near La Charité-sur-Loire resurfaced in June 2011 during an auction in London. After joining the (...)
A Portrait of Count Potocki Purchased by the Royal Palace in Warsaw 05/09/2012
The Foundation of the Royal Palace Museum in Warsaw recently purchased a portrait of Count Jan Potocki, by the German painter Anton Graff on the French art market from F. Baulme Fine Arts. The model, born in Poland of a noble and very wealthy (...)
The French Minister of Culture Opposes Destroying the BnF Staircase 04/09/2012
While the previous Minister of Culture had finally authorized, as we wrote here, the destruction of the staircase at the Bibliothèque nationale , rue de Richelieu, Aurélie Filippetti, speaking before the personnel at the Cultural Ministry, has now (...)
An Update for the Musée Départemental Gustave Courbet in Ornans 04/09/2012
Reopened in 2011 after a three year renovation, the Musée Courbet in Ornans launched a fundraising drive a few weeks ago to purchase a painting by the artist representing The Oak at Flagey from a Japanese collector, Michimasa Murauchi. The price (...)
The Refurbishing Project for the Saint Saturnin Choir Suspended 04/09/2012
At the end of the mass on Sunday, 2 September 2012, Father Couhert, pastor of the Saint-Saturnin parish stated : "in the interest of ecclesiastical peace, I have decided, in agreement with the archbishop, to suspend any projects for interior (...)
A Painting by Emmanuel Leutze Donated by the American Friends of the Louvre 03/09/2012
The "Painting of the Month" n° 192 at the Louvre (in fact exhibited for three months this summer until 3 September) highlighted a recent donation made by the American Friends of the Louvre. This is a painting by Emmanuel Leutze, representing (...)
The BnF Is Launching a Fundraising Drive for Jeanne de France’s Book of Hours 03/09/2012
Museums are now increasing their direct appeals to help in acquiring works. Even if only to provide the final push completing a budget put together by more conventional methods - the museum’s own funds, heritage funds, regional acquisition funds (...)
Two Paintings Acquired Thanks to Acceptance in Lieu Assigned to the National Gallery in London 30/08/2012
We often pass on to our readers announcements concerning recent acquisitions by British museums through the system of Acceptance in Lieu and will soon provide a thorough update on works secured thanks to this fiscal method since 2010. These (...)
Christophe Leribault Appointed Head of the Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris 29/08/2012
Deputy director of the Département des Arts Graphiques du Musée du Louvre which he joined in 2006 and Director of the Musée Delacroix since 2007. Christophe Leribault, 48, will take over on 1st November as head of the Petit Palais in Paris. The new (...)
Latest Acquisitions by the Musée de la Vie Romantique 24/08/2012
The Musée de la Vie Romantique, a setting for the works and souvenirs of Ary Scheffer and George Sand, recreating an atmosphere and a period, continued to enrich its collections in 2011 and 2012 thanks to donations from the Société des Amis of the (...)
Two Portraits by Rembrandt Peale Join the Columbus Museum 22/08/2012
The Columbus Museum recently received a donation, by Dan and Kathleen Amos, of portraits of George and Martha Washington painted by Rembrandt Peale. Still presented in their original frames, these companion pieces were commissioned in 1855 by (...)
Laurent Pécheux Works Recently Acquired by Museums 21/08/2012
A look at the catalogue of the Laurent Pécheux retrospective enables us to discover several acquisitions made since 2008 of works by this artist which we had not learned of earlier and thus had not mentioned here. The exhibition now provides us (...)
A Painting by Juan Comba Pre-Empted by the Spanish Government for the Patrimonio Nacional 17/08/2012
he Spanish government pre-empted a painting by Juan Comba for the Patrimonio Nacional, illustrating a reception organized on 2 June 1906 at the Palacio Real to mark the wedding of Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie of Battenburg. Celebrated two (...)
A Terracotta from the Buen Retiro Factory for the Museo Arqueológico Nacional 16/08/2012
Made famous by Goya’s portrait, Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol (1746-1828) directed the Royal Porcelain Factory of Buen Retiro, created in 1760 in Madrid by Charles III, in the style of the one the king had opened in Capodimonte - he even brought (...)
The Fitzwilliam Museum Looking to Acquire Poussin’s Extreme-Unction 16/08/2012
Since the sale of Nicolas Poussin’s Ordination to the Kimbell Art Museum we now know alas that the Seven Sacraments painted for Cassiano del Pozzo will inevitably be scattered far and wide. The dispersion first started over 70 years ago with the (...)
A Painting Attributed to Pierre Mignard Donated to the Musée Calvet 16/08/2012
Every once in a while, we have an extraordinary story to tell. We are referring to the acquisition last month, by the Musée Calvet, of a very beautiful painting attributed to Pierre Mignard. The news might surprise otherwise observant visitors. (...)
Death of Dewey F. Mosby 14/08/2012
Dewey F. Mosby left us last 1st August at the age of 70. This American art historian, born in Texas and a Harvard graduate, Officier des Arts et Lettres, a longstanding member of the Société de l’Histoire de l’Art français was well known by French (...)
The Staircase at the BnF still in Grave Danger 14/08/2012
A little over two years ago, we wrote that the staircase at the BnF, by the architect Jean-Louis Pascal, would "no doubt be saved". However, when speaking about anything concerning national heritage and involving the French Minister of Culture, (...)
Two Portraits by Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen Acquired by the Catharijneconvent in Utrecht 14/08/2012
Born in London of Flemish or Dutch parents (documentary sources vary on this point), no doubt trained in Holland before returning to settle in England around 1618, the portraitist Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen left the country in 1643 when he moved (...)
The Portrait of Fanny Claus by Manet Finally Acquired by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford 14/08/2012
The information was posted on the Ashmolean Museum website. The British Museum succeeded, thanks to the fundraising drive launched last year but especially the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Art Fund which contributed respectively 5.9 (...)
The Future of the Musée de l’Assistance Publique in Doubt again 14/08/2012
Roselyne Bachelot had made the decision a few months ago while she was still Minister under the former President before the May elections and a new government was formed. The Hôtel de Miramion housing the Musée de l’Assistance Publique was to be (...)
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