Didier Rykner
Articles
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Will Omai be split between London and Los Angeles?Omai was a traveller, coming to England from Polynesia at the age of 22 in 1774, and remaining in London until 1776, frequenting British high society. The paintings depicting him are obviously…
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Corsica claims the Madonna of BrandoThe Madonna of Brando, named after the Corsican town where it was kept until 1839, was finally not sold at auction this afternoon: the French Ministry of Culture, at the request of the commune…
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A fundraising for OrléansThis is a very beautiful painting, in which we see the young Bacchus, leaning on a parapet, his head on his hand, staring at the spectator with malice. There is none of Caravaggio’s ambiguity…
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Living together enters the CMN"She has a solar and federating energy that raises" said the Minister of Culture, without laughing, quoted by Le Figaro, which revealed the news of Marie Lavandier’s nomination as president of the…
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Three acquisitions for VersaillesNous l’avions mis en avant dans notre article sur les ventes de ce mardi à Drouot : le grand dessin de Charles de La Fosse préparatoire à un plafond a été judicieusement préempté par le château de…
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Two purchases from the Musée de Fécamp at the Talabardon & Gautier saleDans la vente Talabardon & Gautier déjà largement évoquée dans nos colonnes, le Musée de a donc pu s’enrichir de deux œuvres comme nous le disions dans l’une de nos précédentes brèves. La première…
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Three sales at the Hôtel DrouotOn Tuesday 28 March (and on 29 March for one of them as well), three sales at the Hôtel Drouot will present a number of notable works, following on from those we described this week and which we…
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A copper by Lubin Baugin preempted by the LouvreWe were able to see the painting at the expert Éric Turquin’s, where it was presented before being sold in Toulouse last Thursday by SVV Fournié-Cortès. The work was unpublished, and according to the…
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Three other exhibitions in Parisian galleriesWhile the Salon du Dessin is in full swing, as every year, in addition to auctions devoted to graphic art, many galleries also present exhibitions, making the whole of Paris a great drawing fair.…
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A painting from Rembrandt’s entourage for the Nationalmuseum in StockholmCarel Fabritius ? Willem Drost ? Neither of these two painters, to whom it was successively attributed, is probably the author of this fascinating painting. It was therefore offered for sale in…