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Newsletter 14/04/2009
The Newsletter in english is not yet available. You can subscribe to the Newsletter of La Tribune de l’Art, in French. Send us an e-mail to be informed when the English Newsletter will be (...)
Frans Hals. Eye to Eye with Rembrandt, Rubens and Titian 19/04/2013
Comparing is not enough. The Haarlem exhibition on Frans Hals, an "adoptive" native son, which attempts to associate the artist with 16th century Venetian painting and also with some of his contemporaries, is a perfect illustration of these (...)
The Duke of Luynes’ {Surtout} by Froment-Meurice Acquired by the Louvre 14/06/2013
During the remarkable exhibition at the Musée de la Vie Romantique, in 2003, highlighting the Froment-Meurice family, the Surtout commissioned by the Duke of Luynes from François-Désiré Froment-Meurice was included in the catalogue but not (...)
A San Giovannino Attributed to Michaelangelo Reconstructed 10/09/2013
Rarely a year, even a month, goes by without the discovery of a so called Michelangelo, be it Buonarroti or Merisi ! The readers of The Art Tribune are well aware as we regularly denounce these media scoops, often concerning works where an (...)
The restoration of the Hôtel Lambert goes to court before the Tribunal Administratif 06/09/2009
Louis Le Vau Hôtel Lambert, courtyard Photo : SCI Hôtel Lambert / M. Lombard This summer the Hôtel Lambert case took a surprising legal turn. The authorization permit issued by the Ministry of Culture (see news item of 23/6/09) was appealed (...)
Contact 02/11/2008
The Art Tribune / La Tribune de l’Art Tél : 00 33 (0)1 53 40 82 93 Email : contact[at]latribunedelart.com To contact directly : Didier Rykner : didier.rykner[at]latribunedelart.com Tél : 00 33 (0)1 53 40 89 82 Cell phone : 00 33 (0)6 18 90 72 (...)
The Acquisitions of the Louvre Abou-Dhabi 27/04/2013
We will soon be able to see the exhibition currently showing in Abou-Dhabi here in Paris but a glance at the accompanying catalogue already gives us a good idea of the acquisitions policy pursued by France-Museums. We said it before : whether (...)
ADMICAL Launches a Petition for Patronage 14/06/2012
We had passed on the information revealed by Vince Noce in Libération here on our site, concerning the French Budget Ministry’s wish to cut fiscal deductions for patronage by half. The news was confirmed today in the same newspaper by Aurélie (...)
Links to art history websites 14/04/2005
SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS (see also in assorted sites by art historians containing articles) Apollo : The current issue of the journal is free online (must sign up) The National Gallery of Canada’s Bulletin and Annual Bulletin (1963-1985) : All the (...)
Péristyles, the Journal of the Amis du Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nancy 13/05/2013
An art history journal, especially one which has been around for some time, is so rare that we would like to point out a very discreet bulletin founded in 1992 which has appeared since then at regular intervals, twice a year. The title of the (...)
The destruction of France’s churches 24/05/2007
In November 2006, we spoke out against the demolition of the church in Saint-Georges-des Gardes, in Maine-et-Loire. An article in Le Figaro May 18, 2007 informs us that two other religious buildings are to be destroyed just a few kilometres away (...)
The "Inexpensive" Beaubourg Circus Is finally... too Expensive 21/05/2013
The Beaubourg Circus is finally over. Alain Seban had once stated that "the structure of the ’Centre Pompidou mobile’ which he [had] set up [was] ’not expensive’". Today he explains that the experiment is ending "for lack of funding needed to (...)
Acquisitions by the Crystal Bridges Museum 08/06/2007
1. Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand, 1874 Oil on canvas - 152.4 x 121.9 cm Bentonville, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Photo : Crystal Bridges Museum 8/06/2007 — Acquisitions — Bentonville, Arkansas, (...)
Real ? Fake ? The Italian Primitive Was almost Perfect 14/08/2012
"Raphael did not just suddenly fall down from the sky to honor the century of Julius II and Leo X.". With this assertion taken from his Considérations sur l’état de la peinture en Italie, dans les quatre siècles qui ont précédé celui de Raphaël (...)
The Roman Baroque Museum in Ariccia 03/12/2008
Visitors to Rome have so much to see in the Eternal City that they don’t necessarily think of going to Ariccia, a small town located less than an hour by train from the StazioneTermini
A study by Henri de Favanne for the château de Chanteloup 23/06/2007
On Tuesday, June 19th, the museum in Tours preempted a sale at Sotheby’s in Paris of a painting by Henri de Favanne for 28,800 € (including charges). It is a preliminary study for a section in the gallery of the château de (...)
Félicie de Fauveau (1801-1886), the Amazon of Sculpture 08/05/2013
We have already spoken on two occasions about the exhibition at the Historial de Vendée on Félicie de Fauveau, one of the best French sculptors of the 19th century. Everyone knows how cinema has helped to make Camille Claudel, another great woman (...)
Geneva Purchases a Panorama des Alpes by Gustave Courbet 20/05/2014
The Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Geneva recently purchased a large painting by Gustave Courbet representing a Panorama des Alpes, produced late in his life after his exile in Switzerland. The view showing the mountain ranges of the Dents du Midi (...)
To Save the Church, Press 1 ; to Destroy It, Press 2 12/09/2013
Last Sunday, the village of Plouagat, in the Côtes d’Armor, held a vote asking residents whether or not they wanted their church destroyed or restored. The result is very clear since 80% of those who participated chose the restoration, despite a (...)
A New Feudal System 18/05/2013
Does an elected official have the right to do whatever he likes ? This is in any case the impression given by more and more mayors who deliberately ignore the law and court decisions. The State seems to have patently resigned itself to this (...)
Charles Mellin 27/07/2007
This is decidedly a rich year for lovers of French XVIIth C. painting. After Jacques Stella and Philippe de Champaigne, it is Charles Mellin’s turn to enjoy the honor of a retrospective currently in Nancy and which will then travel to (...)
The Troglodyte Church of Haute-Isle and its 17th century Furnishings 01/10/2012
We often find fault with mayors who disregard their heritage but do not wish to overlook the many who fortunately assume their responsibilities and fight to protect and restore the historical monuments in their towns. We will attempt to present (...)
Henry de Triqueti (1803-1874) 01/11/2007
About twenty years ago, when visiting the Musée Girodet, we could see the building outside housing the pieces from the artist’s workshop. The collection was at the time in precarious shape. A rehabilitation of XIXth C. sculpture was just beginning (...)
Mexico at the Louvre. Masterpieces from New Spain, 17th and 18th centuries. 09/05/2013
Among the positive actions exerted by Henri Loyrette as head of the Louvre there is the undeniable effort to extend the scope of the painting and sculpture collections to previously unexplored territories. This was notably the case first for (...)
Symposia 14/04/2006
The ISF and Art Works : A (Poisonous) Sea Serpent 10/10/2012
A bit like the question of deaccessioning museum collections, the proposal on including art works as part of the wealth tax comes up periodically for discussion. This proves, once more, the absolute incompetence of some of our leaders in the (...)
The Jabach Family by Charles Le Brun Joins the Met 16/05/2014
This fundamental painting, still lacking seriously at the Louvre, has just joined the Metropolitan Museum. However, the Parisian establishment is not to blame in this case since it was never given the opportunity to purchase this work which (...)
Michelangelo : The Real Artist behind the Mona Lisa 01/04/2012
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) Oil on panel - 76.8 x 53 cm Paris, Musée du Louvre Photo : C2RMF Gianfranco Salvatori is well aware that he is about to set loose a veritable bomb which will go far beyond the confines of the museum world. (...)
An interview with Guy Cogeval, president of the Musée d’Orsay 14/10/2009
A little over a year and a half after his appointment at the head of the Musée d’Orsay, Guy Cogeval organized a press conference a few days ago to present the project for reorganizing the collections. He granted us an interview at this time (...)
Boston Purchases a Masterpiece by Frans Francken II 20/03/2012
On 28 April 2010, a painting by Frans Francken had caused quite a sensation when sold for 7,022,000€ at the Dorotheum in Vienna. Exceptional in every way within the artist’s production, for its size, ambition and quality, it had gone to the (...)
What Lies in the Future for the Hotel-Dieu in Lyon ? 01/08/2012
The Hotel-Dieu in Lyon, built by Soufflot in the 18th century, though founded in the 12th, is one of the most beautiful and most important monuments in this city but also one of the least well known. The reason for this is that it was (...)
Fra Angelico, the French Wealth Tax and the Collector 03/11/2012
The Musée Thomas-Henry which was attempting to acquire the panel by Fra Angelico auctioned off last Saturday in Marseille by SVV Leclère failed to purchase the work. The painting fragment in fact sold for 445,000€ (552,000€ including charges) and (...)
The Rijksmuseum Reopens after a Ten-year Renovation 25/04/2013
After closing for ten years, due to various delays in the renovation project, the Rijksmuseum finally reopened its doors to the public on 13 April. Fortunately, it was well worth the wait. When first learning that Wilmotte was in charge of the (...)
A Saint Jerome Attributed to Jean Ducamps Acquired by Cambrai 24/12/2011
Jean Ducamps, a student of Abraham Janssens, born in Cambrai and active in Rome, is still generally overlooked by art historians. Not so long ago, the best known of the works attributed to him, in several known versions, was Death Comes to the (...)
A pastel by Maurice Quentin de La Tour bequeathed to Orleans 07/03/2011
Eighteenth century French pastels represent one of the most prestigious holdings in the collections at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Orleans. The museum has just added to this wealthy ensemble with a major acquisition, a previously unpublished (...)
For the Love of Art. French Artists and Art Lovers in 18th century Rome 10/04/2012
Over the course of the 18th century, despite several exceptions, notably that of Venice, Italy’s artistic stardom began to fade and its dominance to recede in favor of French painting. For this reason, the history of French artists who traveled (...)
Several preemptions at the sale of Lefuel collection architectural drawings 20/07/2008
On 26 June, Millon & Associés sold an exceptional collection of architectural drawings at the Hôtel Drouot, the whole accompanied by a luxurious catalogue.
The Louvre Invents the Gruyère Museum 03/10/2012
Many of you probably remember the words spoken above by the president of the Louvre during an interview in Le Figaro. We had already pointed out that there was no need to wait for the Louvre-Lens to observe the holes, the Louvre was full of (...)
The Resurrection of Lazarus by Jean Le Clerc Acquired by the Louvre 29/10/2011
Following its appearance at an auction on 10 July 1987 at Christie’s London, then entering a private collection in New York, The Resurrection of Lazarus by Jean Le Clerc, acquired by the Louvre this year from the art dealer Richard Feigen, was (...)
A Renaissance bronze collection donated to the National Gallery in Washington 09/06/2008
From 27 January to 4 May of this year, this American museum exhibited the Renaissance bronze collection belonging to Robert H. Smith. A businessman, he is president of the Charles E. Smith Company, and has been a patron for many long years of (...)
Treasures old and new from Wallonia. A curious land 08/03/2008
The press release begins by saying : « The exhibition[…] comes straight from the imagination of Laurent Busine, the highly inspired director of MAC’s (musée des arts contemporains of Grand-Hornu).” It should have remained there. The visitor will (...)
Death of Roseline Bacou and Adeline Cacan de Bissy 06/03/2013
Roseline Bacou passed away last 8 February at the age of 89. After graduating from the University of Montpellier, she joined the Cabinet des dessins at the Louvre in 1949 where she spent her whole career, finishing from 1984 to 1988 as head of (...)
Cultural Budget : Charge (but flee) ! 04/10/2012
This sidestepping is a first in journalistic history. We thought that the new French Minister of Culture had a certain amount of courage. We were perhaps wrong. For the first time ever, the budget will not be presented to the Ministry during (...)
Bodies and Shadows. Caravaggio and European Caravaggism 13/08/2012
With the sole exception, almost forty years ago now, of the exhibition organized by Jean-Pierre Cuzin and Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnée , which in fact included only French artists (or, some thought to be so at the time), there has not been a show (...)
Acquisition of a Francesco Trevisani and a Paul Huet by the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Pau 06/10/2009
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Pau emphasizes the strong points in its collections with regular acquisitions. Two of the guidelines in this policy concern landscapes of the Southwest by 19th century (...)
Recent acquisitions by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau 17/09/2007
After the beautiful painting by Simone Cantarini pre-empted in Clermont-Ferrand in 2006, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau has enriched its collection with a purchase from Breton-Blondeau in Paris of a canvas by Giulio (...)
The Coaches from Versailles on View at Arras 24/09/2012
We must admit : at first the partnership between Versailles and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Arras seemed to be a sensationalist operation, presumably useless and prejudicial, as are many of those initiated or approved by the president of the (...)
Chief Architect Jacques Moulin, Dismissed from Fontainebleau, Soon at Versailles ? 30/07/2012
Versailles-land ? Our article at the time had caused somewhat of a stir. The entrance to the chateau, with the fake grille shining like a trinket and the gilt roof tops appearing as never before in the architectural layout, alas, would indeed (...)
Fondation Custodia acquisitions at the Salon du Dessin 07/04/2010
Every year the Fondation Custodia is among the most active purchasers at the Salon du Dessin. It did not break with tradition in 2010 making even more acquisitions than usual. At the Galerie Talabardon & Gaultier, the Foundation purchased (...)
