The Ins and Outs of Weaving an Artist’s Works “Polynésie, le Ciel” (1946), by Henri Matisse. Centre Pompidou, MNAMCCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais/Jacqueline Hyde. © Succession H. Matisse Last week, we reported on the exhibition celebrating the 350th anniversary of the … Read More
Pop Art A la Française The French artist Martial Raysse, born in 1936, had his 15 minutes of fame in the 1960s, but since then seems to have been more or less forgotten except in his home county, and even … Read More
On the Road To Abu Dhabi Equestrian Portrait of Maharao Sheodan Singh of Alwar India, Rajasthan, Alwar (c. 1863). © Louvre Abu Dhabi/Agence photo F The new exhibition at the Louvre, “Birth of a Museum: Louvre Abu Dhabi” is a … Read More
Flying in the Face of Chagall-mania ”Au-dessus de Vitebsk” (1915-20). © ADAGP, Paris 2013/CHAGALL ® © The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence Like Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is a painter beloved by all, or so it would … Read More
Stormy Weather Suited ‘King of the Skies’ “Marée Montante à Deauville” (1894). © Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid Eugène Boudin may not have considered himself an Impressionist, but, in a way, this master of light, the … Read More
On the Road to The Renaissance Saint Francis preaching to the birds, from the predella of “The Stigmatization of Saint Francis of Assisi” (c. 1295-1300). © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre)/Michel Urtado The Louvre has gathered together its holdings of … Read More
Smooth Surfaces, Seething Undercurrents “Femme Nue Assise dans un Fauteuil Rouge” (1897), by Félix Vallotton. © Rmn-Grand Palais/Jacques L’Hoir/Jean Popovitch How refreshing it is to discover an artist whose work you haven’t already seen over and over, especially when it … Read More
The Invention of Gay Paree “Marcelle Lender Dansant le Boléro dans Chilpéric” (1895-96), by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. © Bridgeman Giraudon If Paris were to be summed up in the popular imagination in one period of time, it might well be … Read More
One Parisian’s Trash… “Paris Metrotrash: Naureen,” by Darren Palmer. Ever since a terrorist placed a bomb in a gas cylinder in a public trash bin, Paris has used transparent plastic bags attached to a simple frame – the better to … Read More
Dressing to Kill for the Impressionists Renoir’s ”Jeune Femme à la Voilette” (1870). © Musée d’Orsay. RMN/Patrice Schmidt The title of the exhibition “Impressionism and Fashion” at the Musée d’Orsay may be off-putting to those who have little or no … Read More
