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The latest news in the History of Western Art from the Middle Age to the 1930's
Félicie de Fauveau Exhibited at Orsay 13/06/2013
The exhibition Félicie de Fauveau has now opened its doors in Paris after having been at the Historial de Vendée. We should begin by making this observation : we had seen the Orsay catalogue in proofs only, without the appendices. And contrary (...)
Donation of a {Christ on the Cross} of Michelangelo Influence to the Louvre 17/06/2013
A small Florentine Christ on the Cross, made of wood, most likely linden, which can probably be dated back to around 1500, has been generously donated to the Musée du Louvre by Peter Silvermann and Kathleen Onorato. The Département des Sculptures (...)
The Samaritaine and the Serres d’Auteuil : An Update from the Courtrooms 24/02/2014
Judges and demolishers do not share the time frame. Readers might remember the title of our article concerning the surprising (to use a euphemism) decision delivered by the "juge des référés" at the Tribunal administratif of Paris who concluded, (...)
An Exceptional Eugène Isabey Acquired by Montreal at the TEFAF 21/03/2013
Who is this dead officer being cast into the sea from a French ship with a cannon salute ? The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montreal, which has just purchased this imposing and magnificent painting at the Maastricht Fair, from Richard Feigen, will (...)
Two Medici Vases Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum at the Fabius Auction 26/10/2011
The first day of the Fabius auction which took place on 26 October at Sotheby’s Paris, the Metropolitan Museum acquired the pair of Medici vases, second size, in hard-paste Sèvres porcelain, painted and signed by Jean-François Robert, a specialist (...)
The furnishings at the château de Sassenage on the auction block by the Fondation de France 25/05/2008
1. Château de Sassenage, Isère, France Photo : Badhy, Wikimedia Commons Next May 30th the Hôtel Drouot auction house will put up a major portion of the furnishings of the château de Sassenage, in Isère (ill. 1), for sale unless something is done (...)
Donation of a Virgin with Child by Bartolomeo Vivarini to the Louvre 10/04/2011
On Friday 8 April, during the inauguration of the Musée Fragonard in Grasse, which houses part of the Jean-François Costa collection, this patron donated a painting by Bartolomeo Vivarini representing The Virgin with Child to the (...)
The Halle Freyssinet Saved 05/03/2012
After much hemming and hawing, the Paris Prefect finally made the decision awaited by all Parisian heritage supporters : the halle Freyssinet has been entirely listed as a historical monument just a few weeks after the SNCF (French national (...)
The Musée Picasso without 350 masterpieces nine months before closing for repairs 20/06/2007
It is understandable that a museum organize exhibits of its masterpieces while undergoing renovation work. But to launch their “world tour” nine months before a temporary closing is certainly a novelty, although not a surprise, given the times. (...)
Two Perino del Vaga works for the Metropolitan Museum 10/03/2011
In just two days, the 26 and 27 January 2011, the Metropolitan Museum acquired a drawing by Perino del Vaga, one of Raphael’s most important pupils, at Sotheby’s auction in New York, then also a painting by the same (...)
James Cuno appointed as head of the J. Paul Getty Trust 13/05/2011
The Board of Trustees of the J. Paul Getty Trust, which manages the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Foundation and the Getty Conservation Institute, announced it had appointed James Cuno as President and Chief (...)
Saint Michael’s Lamp, a Work by Félicie de Fauveau Acquired by the Louvre 04/03/2013
The Louvre has lent one of its latest acquisitions to the Historial de Vendée at Lucs-sur-Boulogne, currently presenting an exhibition on Félicie de Fauveau, which we will return to at length soon. The lamp, known as The Lamp of Saint Michael, (...)
The Louvre without Vermeer 13/09/2008
1. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) The Astronomer Oil on canvas - 51 x 45 cm Paris, Musée du Louvre (but not in 2009) Photo : Wikipedia With all eyes riveted on Abou Dhabi and Verona, the hope was that the Louvre-Atlanta agreement had been put (...)
Delacroix acquired by the Met in tribute to Philippe de Montebello 22/09/2008
Late last spring, and with help from the Wrightsman fund, the Met acquired a canvas by Eugène Delacroix
Louis XVI’s Garde-robe : a successful restoration at Versailles 18/02/2009
Louis XVI’s Garde-Robe (wardrobe) is a small room (barely 13m2) located just to the left of the King’s Bedroom. It was created under the supervision of the architect Richard Mique, and was finished in 1788 so the king had little time to enjoy (...)
Dess|e|ins italiens (Italian Drawings) 31/08/2008
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon’s graphic collection is not well-known and generally speaking underrated, except for 19th century French drawings which have been showcased in several exhibitions and publications. It would be surprising, however, (...)
Acquisition of a seascape by Jan van de Cappelle for the Mauritshuis 15/04/2008
The Dutch museum acquired a masterpiece by the seascape artist Jan van de Cappelle late last year. Canvases by van de Cappelle are relatively rare as he divided his time between painting and running the (...)
Théophile Gautier selections at the Musée Gustave Moreau 09/03/2011
The Gustave Moreau and Balzac museums in Paris inaugurated the first events this year highlighting Théophile Gautier during the bi-centennial celebrating his birth. The workshop on the rue de La Rochefoucauld of course focuses on the relationship (...)
The Portrait of the Dedreux children by Géricault was not preempted by the Louvre 27/02/2009
We referred to it in our news item of 19/2/095 in speaking of the negotiations concerning the works in the Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé collection.
More giant billboards abound on the Seine 03/04/2011
We had predicted it, and it did not take long to happen. After Orsay where it all started, the Louvre followed suit shortly after and the Conciergerie is now covered in turn by giant advertising. The last one, managed by the Centre des (...)
An Allianz Advertorial in the 7th Arrondissement Newspaper 06/03/2013
Readers of issue n°58 (February 2013) of 7 A Vous, the newspaper published by the 7th arrondissement city hall in Paris (where Rachida Dati is the current mayor), were no doubt amazed at discovering that it has taken up the defense of the Allianz (...)
Various Exhibitions in Paris around the Salon du Dessin 16/04/2013
There are many exhibitions this year during the Salon du Dessin in private galleries around Paris. Besides the ones we mentioned earlier, here are a few more presenting some very beautiful offerings. Certainly the most outstanding is at Boquet (...)
Will the Organ in the Church of Saint Jacques also Be Destroyed ? 12/02/2013
The arguments in favor of the destruction of the church of Saint Jacques in Abbeville in no way exonerate the mayor’s irresponsible lack of action over the years when he could have in fact avoided this tragic resolution. In our article of 18 May (...)
Fundraisers Increasing in French Museums 25/10/2012
Private individuals interested in contributing to national heritage will soon have a hard time choosing. First off, the Musée du Louvre has launched another fundraising drive just a year after acquiring, partly thanks to this practice, a (...)
Debat test 14/04/2006
Free Internet Access for Much of the Corpus Rubenianum 05/03/2014
Le Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, known as the Corpus Rubenianum or even simply the Rubenianum was launched in 1963 after the acquisition of the archives and library belonging to the art historian Jacob Burchard. This monumental editorial (...)
Several Important Donations by Mrs. Charles Wrightsman to the Metropolitan Museum 29/05/2012
At the age of 93, Jayne Wrightsman, the widow of Charles Wrightsman, continues the patronage which she and her husband (who died in 1986) have always pursued towards the Metropolitan Museum. This American institution has thus received a donation (...)
An Unpublished Drawing by Guercino Discovered on the Parisian Art Market 12/03/2014
The number of auctioneers opening in Paris, which continues to grow, and the corresponding drop in sales held at the Hôtel Drouot as well as their quality lead us to fear the worst for this institution which is over one hundred years old. (...)
The Art Tribune could not visit the Hotel de la Marine 24/12/2010
In an article appearing on 21 December 2010, in French, we denounced the extremely secretive nature of the dealings concerning the Hotel de la Marine and, particularly, the call for projects launched by France-Domaine in order to grant a (...)
A Painting and a Watercolor by Papety Donated to the Musée Fabre 04/03/2013
These past two years, the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, the region’s most active institution in terms of acquisitions (both in quantity and quality) enriched its collections with two works by Dominique-Louis-Ferréol Papety thanks to the generosity of (...)
The Drawings and Engravings from the ENSBA Exhibited in Rouen 27/11/2011
The hang from the Cabinet Jean Bonna at the Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts highlighting Parmigianino’s drawings and engravings is currently on exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen where we were able to see it after having (...)
Benjamin West painting now hangs in the Louvre 22/10/2008
Last year we had pointed out the acquisition of a Benjamin West painting by the Louvre. The canvas needed to be restored and we had only seen the work in photographs.
The restoration of the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris 28/02/2009
Built between 1757 and 1774, the Hôtel de la Marine, former Garde-meuble (furniture storage house for the Crown) is one of the most important historical monuments in Paris, not only for its façade by Jacques-Ange Gabriel, but also for its décor (...)
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 (...)
A New Authentic Replica of Ingres’ La Grande Odalisque 12/11/2013
We are always quick to point out the pseudo-discoveries announced by the media in sensational articles so this time have carefully measured our steps before speaking out on a previously unknown work, all the more so as it is attributed to a (...)
The Incredible Intellectual Void of the Louvre-Lens 19/04/2012
Whether one is for or against the principle behind the Louvre-Lens, one aspect is sure to elicit unanimous agreement : the incredible intellectual void of this project. The works which are to be exhibited in the "Galerie du Temps" (the name (...)
A Painting by Francesco Hayez Acquired by the Louvre 15/12/2012
A source of national pride in Italy, the great Romantic artist Francesco Hayez is relatively unknown elsewhere. There is good reason for this as practically all of his paintings held in public collections reside in his native country with a (...)
Roman Emperors versus Haute Couture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris 01/08/2012
We cannot help but regret the criticism leveled by Aurélie Filippeti - and recently repeated in fact - at the Wendel firm, a patron of the Centre Pompidou Metz. We say this because, to our knowledge, their funding is carried out in a perfectly (...)
Exclusive Report : the Caravaggio Drawings Are in fact by Strozzi, Mignard and Elsheimer ! 09/07/2012
Articles repeated a hundred times over, thousands of tweets, the information concerning the discovery of Caravaggio’s pseudo drawings fell like a bomb in the art world, spreading its ripple effects particularly on internet. Fortunately, some (...)
An Early Drawing by Seurat Acquired by the Getty 17/02/2014
The auction of the Jan Krugier drawing collection at Sotheby’s London on 6 February set new records, bad news for French museums with their increasingly lower budgets. True, the provenance was undoubtedly a strong factor and there is no way of (...)
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 (...)
Louise Le Gall appointed as head of the Musée Thomas-Henry in Cherbourg 16/02/2010
A young curator and recent graduate of the Institut National du Patrimoine, Louise Le Gall has just been named as director of the Musée de Cherbourg. At the same time, she will act as head of the other municipal museums since the city is also (...)
The Imbroglio Concerning Nicolas Tournier’s Christ Carrying the Cross 07/11/2011
Libération today revealed an affair about which we ourselves had been preparing an article in the last few days. A painting by Nicolas Tournier currently being shown by Mark Weiss at the Salon Paris, which had been presented at two Maastricht (...)
The Louvre posts database for D’Outre-Manche online 05/12/2008
The Musée du Louvre has just posted the database D’Outre-Manche online today thus offering British art held in France, in all fields, except those of engravings and photography
The Chardin works commissioned for Bellevue join the Louvre 09/08/2010
Thanks to the Amis du Louvre and the generosity of Eudoxe Marcille’s heirs, two masterpieces by Jean-Simeon Chardin, commissioned to hang over the doors in the chateau of Bellevue and exhibited at the Salon of 1767 where they were highly praised (...)
The Sassenage furniture sale cancelled 04/06/2008
The High Court of Paris which had until the day before the sale, scheduled for 30 May 2008, to hand down its ruling has cancelled the auction of the furnishings in the Château de Sassenage which we have talked about here extensively (...)
Restoration and Rediscovery of a Bartolomeo Manfredi in Le Mans 18/02/2014
The Musée Tessé in Le Mans holds a painting representing The Crowning of Thorns after a composition by Bartolomeo Manfredi, sent by the State in 1799, that is two years before the Chaptal decree which created fifteen museums in the provinces. It (...)
A Honthorst Masterpiece Acquired by the National Gallery in Washington 28/11/2013
The National Gallery in Washington recently acquired a masterpiece by Gerrit Honthorst representing a concert. This is a daytime scene, without the lighting effects found in the chiaroscuro paintings by the artist known in Italy as Gherardo (...)
A Guercino Sibyl Acquired for the British Collections through Acceptance in Lieu 12/03/2012
Last 8 March, another Guercino painting, The Samian Sibyl, took up residence at the National Gallery in London, either temporarily or permanently. The work was acquired through acceptance in lieu but the museum where it will find its final home (...)
The Trials and Tribulations of a Thuillier Landscape Recovered by Amiens 19/12/2013
Readers might remember that a landscape by Pierre Thuillier, which was supposed to go on the block in Reims, had been identified as a work missing from the Musée de Picardie, thought to have been stolen from the Fire Station where it resided (see (...)
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