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The latest news in the History of Western Art from the Middle Age to the 1930's
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 (...)
Two Paintings Acquired by the Musée de Fécamp 16/11/2012
The new Museum in Fécamp, located in a former cannery, was supposed to open in late 2011. At least, this is what we had announced in an article published on 7 June 2010. Since then, delays - as is often the case in this type of project - had (...)
Vignon, Sarrazin et Corneille : Three 17th c. Paintings Acquired by the CMN 07/01/2013
In a recent news item, we had mentioned the acquisition by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux of two paintings from the second school of Fontainebleau to be used in refurnishing the châteaux it manages. We continue our review of purchases by (...)
A Painting by Gagneraux and Drawings by Naigeon for Dijon 16/10/2012
A rather mediocre painter, François Devosge, born in Dijon, has gone down in history as the founder of the Ecole de Dessin in this city and the many talented students he trained there. Among these, (besides François Rude and Pierre-Paul Prud’hon) (...)
Two Pre-Emptions for the Petit Palais and for the BnF 28/11/2012
The Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, pre-empted an important drawing by Charles Girault representing a View in Perspective of the Palaces on the Champs Elysées, a project for the Exposition Universelle of 1900, (for 6,000€ (...)
A Civil Servant from the Finance Ministry as Director General for Heritage ? 10/10/2012
The choice of a high-ranking public official, Vincent Berjot, who has spent his entire career at the Ministry of Finance to become Directeur général des patrimoines at the Ministry of Culture, vacant for almost four months now, is very symbolic in (...)
A Don Quixote by Natoire Joins Compiègne 27/10/2012
Over two years ago, we had talked about a fundraiser launched by the château de Compiègne for the purchase of a national treasure : a tapestry cartoon by Charles Natoire representing The Duchess’ Maidservants Remove Don Quixote’s Arms which was to (...)
The Projects for the Centre des Monuments Nationaux Presented by Philippe Bélaval 25/10/2012
Now president of the CMN, Philippe Bélaval presented the future policy of this public establishment which is in charge of managing about one hundred historical monuments. Like all the large public establishments and the French Ministry of Culture (...)
Free Downloading Offered by the Metropolitan Museum for its Out-of-Print Publications 15/10/2012
The Metropolitan Museum is innovating by launching MetPublications which offers free PDF downloading of a part, and eventually all, of its out-of-print publications (exhibition catalogues, colloquia proceedings, collection catalogues...). Anyone (...)
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 Roman Baroque Bénitier Acquired by the National Gallery in Washington 03/11/2012
Roman Baroque sculpture, which reached its utmost expression with Bernini and Algarde, continued until the late 18th century thanks to hundreds of sculptors and goldsmiths who filled the city’s churches with very high quality monuments in marble (...)
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 (...)
Some Useful Websites on Internet 09/10/2012
A presentation of both recent and old offerings, this news item lists some particularly interesting websites which we had not yet included in our links page. Moderne : Stéphane Guégan often wrote for The Art Tribune and our readers are therefore (...)
Christ Dead by Frère Luc re-discovered in Sézanne 23/11/2010
The former Récollets convent in Sézanne, owned by the town hospital, is well-known to specialists of 17th century French painting since the chapel houses a remarkable ensemble of works by the artist Claude François, better known as Frère (...)
Several Works Donated to the Petit Palais by Charles Girault’s Descendants 09/12/2012
Last 26 November we mentioned the acquisition of a drawing by Charles Girault by the Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, adding that we would soon discuss an upcoming event concerning this very architect and the same museum. (...)
During a recent exhibition highlighting Algeria, the honorary keys to Algiers which Dey Hussein handed over to the French army after the fall of the city on 5 July 1830, thus belonging to the Musée de l’Armée in Paris, were on view and in fact (...)
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 Pre-Empts a Painting by Hubert Robert 18/11/2012
On 29 November 1789, Baron de Besenval, the military commander of the Ile-de-France region and of the Paris garrison when the first Revolutionary riots broke out (but also a great collector of Northern European paintings), was imprisoned at the (...)
An Ensemble of Drawings by Charles Coypel Will Soon Be Separated at Auction 02/12/2012
A few weeks ago, the Galerie de Bayser presented a beautiful ensemble of drawings by Charles de la Fosse, of which only one was for sale. The same dealeris now exhibiting until Thursday 6 December sixteen works by Charles-Antoine Coypel which, (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
Two 17th century French Paintings Purchased by the Musée de la Cour d’Or in Metz 29/10/2012
With the help of the FRAM Lorraine, the Musée de la Cour d’Or has purchased two 17th century paintings by Metz artists from the Galerie Jean-François Heim in Paris. The first, painted on slate, is signed by Didier Barra and represents an imaginary (...)
The Fitzwilliam Museum Succeeds in Purchasing Poussin’s Extreme Unction 02/11/2012
The Fitzwilliam Museum has just announced on its site that it finally succeeded in acquiring Extreme Unction, one of The Seven Sacraments painted by Poussin for Cassiano del Pozzo which the Duke of Rutland decided to put up for sale last year. (...)
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 (...)
The Hornstein Donation in Montreal (2) 02/11/2012
We had already begun to publish the extraordinary donation of 70 old master paintings made to the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montreal by Michal and Renata Hornstein. In that same article we provided a brief list of the artists represented and (...)
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 (...)
The Nationalmuseum in Stockholm Purchases a Pastel by Vigée-Lebrun 21/11/2012
During the SVV Daguerre auction at the Hôtel Drouot on 16 November, where the Louvre pre-empted a canvas by Hubert Robert , the Swedish museum acquired a small pastel by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, for 15,000€, representing in all likelihood a portrait (...)
Two enamels preempted by the Musée national de la Renaissance at the Saint-Laurent & Bergé auction 27/02/2009
On the third and last day of the Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé auction, as we know a highly successful one, only the Musée national de la Renaissance implemented its preemption rights to acquire three enamels (in two (...)
For the restoration of a stained-glass window by Claudius Lavergne 03/04/2009
The parish church in Vrigne-aux-Bois, in the Ardennes region (France), was built in 1863 by Marguerite Evain Gendarme, on the estate of the family château which dated from 1820.
The Hôtel de la Marine will indeed be rented on a long-term basis 31/03/2009
During a press conference held on 26 March, to which we were not invited, the Minister of Defense Hervé Morin confirmed the news published on this site although it had been denied by his
Passing of Patrice Bellanger 14/02/2014
Patrice Bellanger, who died on 13 February after a long illness at the age of 69, was one of the very few dealers specialized in sculpture (from the Renaissance to Neo-classicism) and certainly one of the most knowledgeable in his field. Born (...)
Demolition of the Hôtel Reichenbach 15/06/2009
Another Parisian landmark will soon disappear. The Hôtel Reichenbach in the 16th arrondissement, a showcase of Art Déco by the architect Jean-Charles Moreux, with some of its furniture held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, is undergoing (...)
Recent acquisitions of drawings by the Musée Paul-Dupuy in Toulouse 02/04/2009
The Musée Paul-Dupuy, which houses the graphic arts cabinet room in the city of Toulouse, has for many years applied an active and coherent policy for enriching its drawing collections. Purchases correspond to two main (...)
An exhibition of engravings and drawings after a donation to Lyon 18/08/2009
To accompany the exhibition Madame Recamier, which we reviewed on this site, the Musee de Lyon had decided to show graphic works produced between 1790 and 1850.
A Work by Jacques Blanchard Identified in Austin 20/03/2013
The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, which we will soon talk about in our series Itinéraires on Texas, is currently staging a small scholarly exhibition on recently restored paintings. Among these, a Danaë attributed to the "Circle of Simon (...)
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 (...)
A Portrait of Benedict XIV by Subleyras joins the Met 29/03/2009
The Metropolitan Museum has just acquired a work by this major French painter active in Rome during the first half of the 18th century and rediscovered by the public thanks to the exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris in (...)
Axel Hémery appointed director of the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse 10/03/2009
Axel Hémery, curator at the Musée des Augustins since 1998, took over as interim director of the establishment a year ago after Alain Daguerre de Hureaux decided to leave in order to become an administrative (...)
Charles Villeneuve de Janti Appointed Director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nancy 04/02/2013
Due to the departure of Claire Stouling, director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nancy since 2006, now retiring, a young curator of 32, Charles Villeneuve de Janti, currently at the Petit-Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts of Paris, has been appointed (...)
Aurélie Filippetti Shows Support for Business Patronage 15/06/2012
A few days ago, we wondered about the new French Cultural Minister’s position concerning the unprecedented attack by the Ministry of the Budget against business patronage, which would cut fiscal deductions by half. Aurélie Filippetti has since (...)
Renewed Success of Art History Festival 07/06/2012
The second edition of the Festival de l’histoire de l’art held at Fontainebleau on 1st, 2 and 3 June proved once again to be a huge success, drawing large crowds. We had described last year’s in detail (see here) and we do not need to repeat at (...)
Eyewitness Reports from Cairo after the Fire at the Institut d’Egypte 02/01/2012
As reported extensively in the media, last 17 december a fire broke out at the Institut Egyptien during the clashes between demonstrators and police. We have not yet commented on this sad event as we had no precise information concerning the (...)
Fundraiser for Lucas Cranach’s Three Graces Extended 15/11/2010
We had mentioned the fundraising drive for the purchase of the Lucas Cranach painting, The Three Graces. This appeal has now been opened up by the Louvre to include private individuals. The museum has created a special internet website for the (...)
The Degas stolen in Le Havre will return to France 02/12/2010
The outcome has been settled rapidly, more so than expected. The owner of the Degas painting found at a Sotheby’s auction in New York and which we were the first to announce
Rennes Launches a Fundraiser to Purchase a Ribera 20/09/2013
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rennes has launched a fundraiser, from 15 September to 31 December 2013, a public appeal in order to acquire a painting by Jusepe de Ribera which resurfaced last year in an exhibition organized by the Tarantino Gallery (...)
Versailles acquires a Savonnerie rug, a national treasure 16/09/2009
A year ago, we pointed out the fund raising appeal for the acquisition of a national treasure, the central section of a Savonnerie rug commissioned by Louis XV for the chapel at Versailles
Antoine Rivalz painting purchased by the Musée des Augustins de Toulouse 22/12/2008
Last 12 December at Drouot (Cornette de Saint Cyr SVV sale), the museum in Toulouse preempted a canvas by Antoine Rivalz, a native of that city, representing
Recent acquisitions of the Musée des Avelines in Saint Cloud 03/02/2010
While many small museums today face serious financial difficulties, others, on the contrary and fortunately for the pleasure of all, can afford to develop and encourage the activities they offer, even to increase their (...)
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