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Exhibition Review
Monet and London: Views of the Thames Monet and the Impressionist Cityscape
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 32-4
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Reviewer:
Thomson, Richard (Thomson, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Monet, Claude / Jongkind, Johann Barthold / Meryon, Charles / Pissarro, Camille / Luce, Maximilien / Matisse, Henri
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, Great Britain / Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
places:
London / Paris
subjects:
French art / Cityscapes / Impressionism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Monet and the Impressionist Cityscape Edited by Ralph Gleis and Josephine Hein. 120 pp. incl. 82 col. + b. & w. ills. (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Hirmer, Munich, 2024), £29.95. ISBN 978–3774–4404–9. | :
subjects:
Monet and London: Views of the Thames Courtauld Gallery, London 27th September 2024–19th January 2025 | :
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Attributed works:
1. Waterloo bridge, effet de soleil (sunlight effect), by Claude Monet. 1903. Oil on canvas, 73.8 by 98.1 cm. (Milwaukee Art Museum; exh. Courtauld Gallery, London).
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2. Charing Cross Bridge, la Tamise (the Thames), by Claude Monet. 1903. Oil on canvas, 73.4 by 100.3 cm. (Musée des Beaux- Arts, Lyon; exh. Courtauld Gallery, London).
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3. Quai du Louvre, by Claude Monet. 1867. Oil on canvas, 65.1 by 92.6 cm. (Kunstmuseum Den Haag; exh. Nationalgalerie, Berlin).
Exhibition Review
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Parigi 1886–1901
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 634–637
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Reviewer:
Cooke, Peter (Cooke, Peter)
Subjects
artists:
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Palazzo Roverella, Rovigo, Italy
subjects:
French art / Paris
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Catalogue: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Parigi 1886–1901. Edited by Jean-David Jumeau-Lafond and Francesco Parisi. 367 pp. incl. 286 col. and 8 b. & w. ills (Dario Cimorelli Editore, Milan, 2024), €34. ISBN 979–1–25561–053–3. | :
subjects:
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Parigi 1886–1901 Palazzo Roverella, Rovigo 24th February–30th June | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. Dr Gabriel Tapié de Céyleran, by Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec. 1893– 94, oil on canvas. (Musée Toulouse- Lautrec, Albi; exh. Palazzo Roverella, Rovigo).
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16. The misunderstood, by André Devambez. c.1904. Oil on canvas, 91.7 by 111.5 cm. (Musée des Beaux- Arts, Quimper; exh. Palazzo Roverella, Rovigo).
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17. Madame Berthe Bady, by Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec. 1897, oil on cardboard, 68.9 by 57.5 cm. (Musée Toulouse- Lautrec, Albi; exh. Palazzo Roverella, Rovigo).
Article
A medal of the Sun King by Claude I Ballin
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 441–445
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Author:
Jouvet, Ludovic (Jouvet, Ludovic)
Subjects
artists:
Ballin, Claude I, 1615-1678 / Warin, Jean
dates:
1660-1719 / 1750-1759
museums and institutions:
Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France / Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
patrons:
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
places:
Paris / Liège
subjects:
Medals / Wax models / Wax sculpture / Goldsmiths / French art / Portraits / Coins / Casts (sculpture) / Copies / Dating
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Louis XIV, by Henri de Villers after Claude I Ballin. 1754 (after a wax of 1672). Uniface bronze, diameter 165 mm. (with frame). (Private collection).
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2. Louis XIV, by Jean Warin. 1665. Marble, height 106 cm. (Château de Versailles).
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3. Abraham Simon, by Georges Vertue after G. Kneller. First half of the 18th century. Red chalk and wash on paper, 16 by 13.1cm. (British Museum, London).
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4. Louis XIV, by Robert Nanteuil. 1664. Engraving, 40.2 by 31.5 cm. (plate). (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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5. Ferrante Loffredo, Marquess of Trevico. French, mid-16th century. Wax on glass, diameter 10 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
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6. Louis XIV, by Francesco Bertinetti. 1672. Uniface bronze, diameter 140 mm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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7. Claude Ballin orfèvre, by Jacques Lubin. c.1675–1700. Etching and engraving, 25.1 by 19.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
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8. Louis XIV, by Jean Warin. 1665. Gold, diameter 100 mm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
Attributed works:
9. Louis XIV, after Claude I Ballin. 1750–1800 (after a wax of 1672). Uniface bronze, diameter 165 mm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Book Review
Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1372–1373
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Reviewer:
Rhodes, Colin (Rhodes, Colin)
Subjects
artists:
Hayter, Stanley William / Pollock, Jackson / Motherwell, Robert / Baziotes, William / Bourgeois, Louise
places:
New York / Paris
styles:
Avant-garde / Surrealism / Abstract Expressionism
subjects:
Atelier 17, Paris, France
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Surrealists in New York: Atelier 17 and the Birth of Abstract Expressionism By Charles Darwent. 264 pp. incl. 93 b. & w. ills. (Thames and Hudson, London and New York, 2023), £25. ISBN 978–0–500–09426–6. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Centauresse, by Stanley William Hayter. 1944. Colour engraving and soft-ground etching, 28.6 by 23.2 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Exhibition Review
Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1138–1140
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Reviewer:
Anderson, Helena (Anderson, Helena)
Subjects
artists:
John, Gwen
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, Great Britain
places:
London / Paris
subjects:
British art / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Gwen John: Art and Life in Paris and London. By Alicia Foster. 272 pp. incl. 122 col. ills. (Thames and Hudson, London and New York, 2023), £30. ISBN 978–0–500–02557–4 | :
subjects:
Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris Pallant House Gallery, Chichester 13th May–8th October | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
16. Woman dressing, by Gwen John. c.1907. Grey wash and white gouache on brown paper, 27.6 by 23.2 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; exh. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester).
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17. Modèle assise dans un fauteuil, se coiffant (Model seated in a chair, combing her hair), by Édouard Vuillard. c.1903. Oil on board, 61 by 67 cm. (Pallant House Gallery, Chichester).
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18. Young woman holding a black cat, by Gwen John. c.1920–25. Oil on canvas, 46 by 29.8 cm. (Tate; exh. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester).
Short Notice
The new museum in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 630-637
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Reviewer:
Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
museums and institutions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, France / Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des estampes et de la photographie, Paris, France / Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des manuscrits, Paris, France
places:
Paris
subjects:
Museums / Libraries / Displays / Architecture / Collections / Manuscripts / Coins / Medals / Silverwork / Prints / Drawings / Photographs / Costume / Antiquities
subjects:
Abbey of Saint Denis, Saint Denis, France / Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Aerial view of the Palais Mazarin, Paris, at the end of the seventeenth century. Engraving. (From L. de Laborde: De l’organisation des bibliothèques dans Paris, 4e lettre: Le palais Mazarin et les habitations de ville et de campagne au XVIIe siècle, Paris 1845, facing p.5).
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10. Throne from the treasury of Saint-Denis (‘Throne of Dagobert’). Late 8th–early 9th century. Copper alloy with iron, remains of gilding, height 104 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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2. Cardinal Mazarin shown in the upper gallery of his hôtel, by Robert Nanteuil. 1659. Etching, 46.5 by 56.8 cm. (Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
3. The galerie Mazarin. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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4. Plan of the ground level of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).
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5. Plan of the first floor of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).
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6. The first-floor landing of the Bibliothèque national ‘site Richelieu’ and the entrance to the salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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7. The salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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8. The salle Barthélemy, the former reading room of the département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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9. The salon de Louis XV, the former cabinet des Médailles (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Jean-Christophe Ballot).
Book Review
Dividing Paris: Urban Renewal and Social Inequality, 1852–1870. By Esther da Costa Meyer
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1299-1300
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Reviewer:
Ribner, Jonathan (Ribner, Jonathan)
Subjects
patrons:
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 / Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron
places:
Paris
subjects:
Urban history / Urban management / Urban planning / Architecture / Social history
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Murillo: Persuasion and Aura By Benito Navarrete Prieto. 348 pp. incl. 272 col. + 14 b. & w. ills. (Harvey Miller, London, 2021), £149. ISBN 978–1–912554–40–9. | :
Illustrations
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5. Rue Gervais-Laurent, by Charles Marville. c.1865–66. Albumen print, 27.2 by 36.6 cm. (Bibliothèque de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris).
Book Review
Cryptes médiévales et culte des saints en Île-de-France et en Picardie. Edited by Paul Gillon and Christian Sapin.
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1291-1293
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Reviewer:
Gem, Richard (Gem, Richard)
Subjects
places:
France / Picardie / Paris
subjects:
Crypts / Churches / Medieval architecture / French architecture / Saints / Relics
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Cryptes médiévales et culte des saints en Île-de-France et en Picardie Edited by Paul Gillon and Christian Sapin. 528 pp. incl. 485 col. + b. & w. ills. (Presses universitaires du Septentrion, Villeneuve d’Ascq, 2019), €35. ISBN 978–2–7574–2852–8. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Reconstruction of the east end of the abbey of Saint-Denis; on the left in the Carolingian period, and on the right as rebuilt 1140–44. (M. Wyss and J.-P. Marie, Unité archéologie de Saint-Denis).
Article
Rejection and revenge: Adolphe Willette, Jacques-Louis David and Henri Gervex
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1210-1215
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Author:
Thomson, Richard (Thomson, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Willette, Adolphe / Gervex, Henri / David, Jacques-Louis
artists:
Pille, Henri
dates:
1880-1889
places:
Paris
subjects:
Salons (art exhibitions) / Juries / Nineteenth-century French art / Caricatures / Drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Parce Domine, parce populo tuo!, by Adolphe Willette. 1884. Oil on canvas, 200 by 390 cm. (Musée de Montmartre, Paris; © Archives Charmet / Bridgeman Images).
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2. A meeting of the painting jury, by Henri Gervex. 1885. Oil on canvas, 299 by 419 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; © Peter Willi / Bridgeman Images).
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3. The tennis court oath, by Jacques-Louis David. 1791. Graphite, pen and sepia wash heightened with white on paper, 65 by 105 cm. (Musée national du Château de Versailles; Bridgeman Images).
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4. The painting jury – a sketch of the painting by Gervex after Jacques-Louis David, by Adolphe Willette. Photomechanical process, 31 by 45 cm. (Le Chat noir, 2nd May 1885).
Attributed works:
5. Masthead of Le Chat Noir, no.1 (14th January 1882), by Henri Pille. (Private collection).
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