Philosopher-PainterResurrected from Oblivion “Evening, or Lost Illusions” (1843). Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) /Michel Urtado Don’t be ashamed if you have never heard of Charles Gleyre (1806-74), the subject of an exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay. Few have, … Read More
Post Requiem forThe Artist “La Nona Ora” (1999). Photo: Zeno Zotti. In 2011, at the age of 51, the artist Maurizio Cattelan announced he was giving up his art career, an event marked by a major retrospective (or “artistic suicide,” … Read More
Paris Update What’s New in Paris FREE ART EXHIBITS TO GO Visitors to the exhibition “Take Me (I’m Yours)” at the Monnaie de Paris can have a bite of this skeleton by Daniel Spoerri (bone-shaped bits are offered on … Read More
The Impressionists Go to the Beach “Étretat: La Porte d’Aval, Bateaux de Pêche Sortant du Port” (c. 1885), by Claude Monet. © Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon. Photo: François Jay Yet another exhibition on Impressionism? you might well ask yourself. … Read More
Life Cut Short, Career Resurrected “Titre Inconnu (Clown, Cheval, Salamandre)” (c. 1911-12). Lisbon, CAM/Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Photo: Paulo Costa I was alerted to the exhibition “Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso” at the Grand Palais by a friend in Portugal, who wrote to … Read More
The Artist’s Life as A Short, Intense Celebration “Jeune Fille Tenant des Fleurs Jaunes dans un Verre” (1902). © Paula-Modersohn-Becker-Stiftung, Brême Paris museums are hosting a welcome spate of exhibitions of artists whose work has been more or less neglected … Read More
Visiting Art from Budapest Brings a Galaxy of Stars “Portrait d’Homme” (1634), by Frans Hals. © Musée des Beaux-Arts, Budapest 2016 The current show at the Musée du Luxembourg, “Chefs-d’Œuvre de Budapest,” promises a panoply of superstars from the history … Read More
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
The Riches of Poor Art “Igloo di Giap” (1968), by Mario Merz. © Centre Pompidou/Dist. RMN-GP © Adagp, Paris 2016 For the past few millennia, fine art has mostly been the exclusive preserve of the affluent, who could afford the … Read More
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
