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Jean-Pierre Samoyault’s reaction to the purchase of Winterhalter’s copyIn the email received from Marie-Christine Labourdette justifying the preemption by the Château de Fontainebleau of a copy of Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s painting: The Empress Eugenie Surrounded by…
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Two new paintings for the Musée Napoleon I in FontainebleauDecidedly better inspired when it comes to illustrating the First Empire than to evoke court life with copies, the Château de Fontainebleau could hardly have missed such a vivid sketch by Robert…
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The Art Nouveau Madeleine Lavatory finally restoredGood news is so rare for the Parisian heritage that it must be mentioned, even if this one would not have been necessary in any other context, because the monument would not have been so long in…
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A sketch attributed to Jean-Baptiste Deshays acquired by LangresAs we stated in the recent news items on the pair of paintings from Joseph Vernet’s studio and the drawing by Pierre-Alexandre Wille acquired by the Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot, the latter…
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Naples for passion. Masterworks from the De Vito collectionWe were probably among the first in France to talk about the De Vito Foundation, housed in the Villa di Olmo in the Tuscan countryside a few kilometres from Florence, which preserves a remarkable…
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Bonham’s and Christie’s auctions in ParisAlexander the Great faced without trembling the elephant army of Porus, rajah of the Pauravas kingdom. The battle took place on the banks of the Hydaspe in 326 BC. The Macedonian king was…
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An incomprehensible preemption of the Château de FontainebleauFontainebleau has been spared the fashion for forgeries until now, but it has now taken a dive. The château today preempted a recent copy, dating from 1968, of Franz-Xaver Winterhalter’s painting…
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Orléans: two donations and a purchase on the occasion of the Jean Bardin exhibitionLike the Musée Fabre, the Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans is so active in terms of acquisitions that we find it difficult to keep up with its news. And as we have written many times before, museums…
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The Goya Museum reopens after a three-year construction periodThe work on the Goya Museum began in 2020 just after the first containment and took only three years. Three years is a remarkable timeframe for restoring a building and completely redoing a…
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Process: Design Drawings from the Rijksmuseum 1500-1900Drawings for forks, chandeliers, stoves and mirrors? If the former Hôtel Turgot has always been home to furniture and objects, it is nonetheless a paradoxical exhibition that is stopping by the…
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Let’s get Chagall out of the Opera!It is a fight for which we were pioneers: on November 2, 2003, exactly twenty years ago, just a few months after the birth of La Tribune de l’Art, we wrote in an article about the restoration of…
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A bust by Spalla preempted by VersaillesThere is a great contrast between the two portraits of Étienne Vincent de Margnolas sculpted at the same time by two neo-classical artists: one, made in terracotta by Joseph Chinard and kept in…
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A Vuillard acquired by the Mahjdouard Vuillard enters the collections of the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme. Thanks to funding from the Pro mahJ foundation, the museum has been able to acquire a large painting by the artist…
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Le Poittevin joins Bellangé in Fécamp, thanks to a donationWe recently reported on the purchase at auction by the Musée de Fécamp of a pebble painted by Hippolyte Bellangé. We recently reported on the purchase at auction by the Musée de Fécamp of a pebble…
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Research announcement : Henri-Léopold Lévy (1840-1904)Two research dissertations are currently being prepared on the painter Henri-Léopold Lévy (1840 - 1904). Please find below the information requests of the two students concerned: As a student in…
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Three new Danish paintings enter the LouvreMalheureusement situées en cul-de-sac, les salles 858 à 864 du département des Peintures ont trop souvent été victimes de fermetures intempestives, privant les visiteurs de la joie d’admirer leurs…
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A bust of Aimé Octobre acquired by MontmorillonDigital photography has sadly changed the way we perceive works of art: seeing them "in real life" is sometimes disappointing. It is impossible to zoom in, to observe every detail closely. We…
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Amiens cathedral better protected against fireThe Ministry of Culture organised today a trip by Rima Abdul Malak to Amiens and the nearby village of Conty to talk about heritage. The aim was to present the actions carried out on cathedrals…
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A guéridon by Hector Guimard preempted by OrsayReference collection for the work of Hector Guimard, the Musée d’Orsay has acquired a new piece of furniture by him. Preempted after being sold for €120,000 by the hammer at the Important design…
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The National Gallery in Washington acquires a work by ter BorchJust for once, the attribution of this painting is based on the identification of the model. Exhibited at Tefaf in 2022 by the Salomon Lilian Gallery in Geneva, it was acquired by the National…
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A masterpiece by Paul Heermann returns to DresdenAn exhibition-file was needed to properly celebrate the happy outcome of ten years of hopes and negotiations: a monumental marble by Paul Heermann made its majestic return to the banks of the…
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De BentvueghelsConnaissez-vous Orlando, Bockbaert, Vrijman, Heremyt, Inamorato, Ratel ou Orizzonte ? Pour le dernier, vous pensez peut-être à Jan Frans van Bloemen et vous vous rapprochez. Car ce peintre fut…
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Expertise at riskFor some time now, paintings by great names of the French 19th century have been appearing on the art market whose attribution, though asserted without nuance, is at best uncertain. All it takes…
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A Dorigny for the Musée de la Chasse et de la NatureFor too long in the shadow of Simon Vouet, Michel Dorigny has for some years now found a place of honour on the walls of museums and galleries alike: this is how we began our review of the 2010…
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A drawing by Puvis de Chavannes acquired by the Getty MuseumWe mentioned it in the news item we dedicated to the large drawing attributed to Robert Lefèvre acquired by the Getty Museum , a charcoal study by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (ill. 1) has also…
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Pastels. From Millet to RedonNo, blurring is not the essence of pastel. It would be absurd to consider that this coloured stick is only good for reproducing "anything pink, silk or gauze". And the landscape painter Camille…
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Just published: books received from 23 December 2022 to 31 March 2023We regularly put online the books we receive. The aim here is to report on their publication, possibly adding a brief description explaining what the book is about (or publishing the information…
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Two drawings preempted by the Langres MuseumsThe Langres museums exercised their right of preemption on two occasions during the sale of old master drawings offered by the SVV Ader at Drouot on 20 March. The two sheets, acquired for 1536…
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In Bordeaux, the mayor wants a vote for the restoration of the City HallThe sterile and absurd controversy over the restoration of Notre-Dame is starting again, on a smaller scale and this time in Bordeaux, for the door of the town hall (Palais Rohan)! The city’s…
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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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The Louvre preempts a drawing by DegasDegas était-il un peintre impressionniste ? Une exposition au musée de Giverny avait posé la question en 2015 (voir l’article). Car non seulement il ne peignait pas en plein air, mais il se forma…
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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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The Musée d’Orsay buys a large drawing by Firmin BaesFor several years now, the Parisian institution has been striving to expand its Belgian collections, both on the naturalist and neo-impressionist sides: we recall, for example, the drawing by…
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Two exhibitions of drawings in Paris and SèvresEFollowing in the footsteps of the dynamic Salon du Dessin, which attracts a number of foreign collectors and curators to the French capital, several museums are also offering exhibitions or…
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A new 17th century drawing acquired by the Decorative ArtsPursuing an active acquisition policy, the graphic arts cabinet of the Musée des Arts décoratifs has acquired a new 17th century drawing. The beautiful sheet - which fetched 13,860 euros (including…
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Summary of the Revue de l’Art n°218/2022-4Oiseaux Éditorial Marie-Pauline Martin, L’oiseau : sujet et acteur de l’histoire de l’art Notes et documents Emmanuel Lurin, Une si douce captivité. Oiseaux de volière et célébration de la…
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Summary of The Burlington Magazine - n° 1440 vol CLXV - March 2023Delacroix in Africa and Spain: newly discovered sketchbooks Editorial Omai Articles Paul Joannides, A drawing by Michelangelo for the ‘Worship of the Brazen Serpent’ Michèle Hannoosh,…
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Corsica wants to acquire Madonna of BrandoThe Corsicans are mobilising to acquire Brando’s Madonna, estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000 euros. It will face the auction fire at Drouot on 31 March, put up for sale by De…
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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 exhibitions in Parisian galleriesFrom Bourdon and Buffon, Christian Le Serbon displays a diversity of portraits in his gallery in the rue de Penthièvre, in collaboration with the Galerie de Frise. Painters, scholars, publishers,…
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Three new exhibitions of drawings in galleriesWhile the Salon du Dessin closes its doors this Monday evening, the party continues for lovers of fine sheets as new sales are planned during this week while several gallerists are very happily…
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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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Three exhibitions of drawings in Parisian galleriesDelacroix was obsessed by Rubens. He mentioned him many times in his diary and in his correspondence, and never tired of admiring his genius, evoking for example The Flagellation in Antwerp: "On…
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Summary of Les Cahiers d’Histoire de l’Art, n°20 - 2022)Maria Teresa Caracciolo, Éditorial Études Matthieu Pinette, Le château de Germolles et Claus Sluter (vers 1360-1406) Claire Deschamps, La Résurrection de Lazare d’Usson : un crypto portrait…
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The Salon du dessin returns in springIt was not without emotion that we rediscovered the most beautiful sheet from the previous edition of the Salon du Dessin: offered in May 2022 by the Dutch dealer Onno van Seggelen, it was…