It was such a pleasure to walk into the Petit Palais again at the invitation of Christophe Leribault, its whimsical director, who can transform a prints exhibition into fireworks! “Edition Limitée” (Limited edition) is devoted to the Vollard collections of prints, rare illustrated books, bronzes and vases, and Henri Petiet’s part in the continuation of his work. The famous merchant … Read More
Louise Bourgeois illuminates Karsten Greve’s gallery
One of the most extraordinary exhibition to open this week is Louise Bourgeois at Galerie Karsten Greve. This retrospective of works by the Franco American artist, is made of pieces from 1946 to 2007 which were acquired directly by Mr Greve during their 30 year collaboration. The artist moved to New York in 1938 after marrying the art critic Robert … Read More
The Blue Light of Krøyer explodes-at last- at Marmottan!
Visiting the new Krøyer exhibition at Musée Marmottan with an artist, Erik Desmazières, the member of the Académie des Beaux Arts who was recently named its President, was a double privilege. To discover such a luminous Danish artist through his paintings in Skagen, in the North of Denmark, and getting to see his works through the eyes of such an … Read More
A museum for mother of pearl is a true find, an hour north of Paris
Le musée de la Nacre et de la Tabletterie is located in Méru, a town with 12 000 inhabitants, which was at the end of the 19 th century and until 1972, THE capital for buttons manufacturing in Europe with 10 000 workers. Visiting the old workshops, with a demonstration of six or seven operations on the original shells to … Read More
Books, more books and lunch gossips
Stéphanie des Horts is not only one of the most fun ladies in Paris, she is also a prolific writer. After publishing a book on Jackie and Lee Radziwill in 2019, she is now concentrating on “Les Heureux du Monde”, the heroes of the Cap d’Antibes in the 1920’s, Sara and Gerald Murphy who inspired “Tender is the night”. You … Read More
“Plunder”, or Napoléon’s adventures in art collecting…
Napoléon’s death’s 200 th anniversary is being celebrated everywhere this week, and even President Macron attended the ceremony around his tomb at the Invalides with the young Jean-Christophe Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 11 July 1986), a Harvard Business school graduate, who is the pretender to the throne. The Emperor has created many fabulous schools and law reforms but has also left … Read More
At Propriété Caillebotte, five post impressionist painters to discover
Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922), the famous art dealer who admired painters from the 1830’s, represented many Impressionists and exhibited Monet’s series of cathedrals in 1895, also fiercely defended five post-impressionist painters who were represented exclusively by his gallery at 35 avenue de Friedland. He was a major agent in discovering new painters of the late 19 th and early 20 th century. … Read More
Raoul Dufy also loved Paris…
Musée de Montmartre is a charming small museum near the Basilica which always offers original themes of exhibitions. This time, Raoul Dufy(1877-1953) the colorful painter born in Le Havre in a family of 9 children, and well known for his numerous landscapes, scenes of regattas and racecourses and his passion for music inherited from his father, is the centre of … Read More