Heidi Ellison
Îles de la Seine
The Stories Behind The Islands in the Stream Houses on the Île de Migneaux during the Great Flood of 1910. © Cliché Gaillard/Coll. Olivier Delas/Cercle d’Études Historiques et Archéologiques de Poissy “Îles de la Seine” at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal has … Read More
Albert Marquet: Peintre du Temps Suspendu
If Poussin Painted Like a Child “La Varenne Saint-Hilaire, la Barque” (1913). © Richard Nathanson, London/ADAGP, Paris 2016 At first glance, many of the paintings of Albert Marquet (1875-1947) look simple, almost childlike. There is great power in that simplicity, … Read More
Velázquez
A Partial Look at The Painter’s Painter “The Toilet of Venus” (c. 1647-51). © The National Gallery Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) is justly considered one of the world’s all-time great painters – Manet called him “the painter’s painter” and “the greatest … Read More
Lascaux à Paris
Cro-Magnon Cave Art Pays a Visit to Paris “The Black Cow.” Photo © Denis Nidos I have never had the opportunity to visit the original Lascaux caves (closed to the public since 1963 because of the damage to the wall … Read More
Beauté Congo
Exuberant Escape to the World of the Congo
The Fondation Cartier has done Parisians a favor by organizing the vibrant exhibition “Beauté Congo,” a survey of nearly a century of painting, sculpture, photography and music in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a refreshing burst of color … Read More
Gitane à la Guitare
Paris Update Art Notes MYTH OF THE ARTIST DECONSTRUCTED “L’Aimable Surprise,” by Bastien Aubry and Dimitri Broquard. As if Paris didn’t have enough museums and galleries, there are also many little-known art spaces hidden away in the suburbs just waiting … Read More
Paris Musées Collections
Paris Update Art Notes CITY’S ART MORE ACCESSIBLE “Portrait of George Sand” (1838), by Auguste Charpentier, part of the collection of the Musée de la Vie Romantique. The distinction may not be obvious to most visitors, but some of Paris’s … Read More
Les Tudors
The True Story BehindA Royal Soap Opera “Elizabeth I” (detail, c. 1600), by an English artist. © National Portrait Gallery, London, England The Musée du Luxembourg is holding another one of its enjoyably didactic biographical-historical exhibitions, similar to last year’s … Read More
Degas: An Impressionist Painter?
Degas Put to the Test: Is He or Isn’t He? “Portraits dans un Bureau (Nouvelle-Orléans)” (1873) © RMN-Grand Palais/Photos: Michèle Bellot and Madeleine Coursaget The exhibition’s title says it all: “Degas: An Impressionist Painter?” The Musée des Impressionismes Giverny has … Read More
Keys to a Passion
New Slant on Modern Art “Three Women (Le Grand Déjeuner)” (1921), by Fernand Léger. © Adagp, Paris 2015. Photo © 2015 Digital Image, the Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence The current exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, “Les Clefs … Read More