Didier Rykner
Articles
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The second edition of Paris Print FairWhile the Salon du Dessin, a flagship event for the art market at the end of March, is in full swing in Paris with a great success and an attendance (especially museums) the likes of which have…
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A bust of Dumas by Fauginet offered by the Friends of the LouvreThe first Talabardon & Gautier sale, at Ader, Hôtel Drouot, went well this afternoon, with very few unsold items and many museum preemptions. We will be talking about this in the next few…
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An auction by Artcurial in ParisSeveral still lifes, of different origins but forming a coherent whole. This is what strikes you first in the sale of old paintings, drawings and sculptures at Artcurial which will take place…
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Talabardon & Gautier sales at AderIn a first article, we announced that we would review the Talabardon & Gautier sale organised by SVV Ader. The sale will finally take place in two sessions on Tuesday 21 and Thursday 23…
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The Evangeliary of Saint-Mihiel: a new defeat for French heritageIt is one of the most important medieval manuscripts in the world. The Evangeliary of Saint-Mihiel was classified as a national treasure on 1 March 2020. According to the opinion of the…
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Database and restorations: news from the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes (1)The Brittany museum is often in the news, and we will soon come back to some recent additions (long-term loans and acquisitions) and to a major restoration campaign it is conducting on large…
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Swedish EcstasyFive years ago, we discovered the art of Hilma af Klint, a Swedish painter from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, whose works were linked to spiritualism. This…
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A (final?) opportunity to save the decor of the Roman BarIn 2011, we published a news item to express our indignation at the sale of a set of thirteen paintings by Gustave Surand, which formed the décor of the Bar Romain, next to L’Olympia, after these…
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Houston buys a painting by Marguerite Gérard and FragonardThe story of this painting, acquired by The Museum of Fine Arts from the galerie Éric Coatalem, is surprising and fascinating. We can summarise it here from the note written by Carole Blumenfeld,…
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From Pisano to Rembrandt...It is sometimes difficult to write an article about the entry into the collections of a work that we have already spoken about extensively here and that is finally acquired through a fundraising.…