Tag: Exposition

The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, the only work by Jan van Eyck (about 1390/95–1441) to be held in France, is one of the Louvre’s master paintings. Jan van Eyck (Netherlands, about 1390/95–1441) Madonna of Chancellor Rolin oil on panel 66 x 62 cm Painted circa 1435 Collection of Musée du Louvre, Paris To celebrate the ...

To celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the School of Fine Arts of Indochina (1924-2024), Christie's Paris, associated with Printemps Asiatique Paris, presents, from 8 to 13 June 2024, a Vietnamese art exhibition "La colle du phénix et le fil de soie brisé: œuvres vietnamiennes majeures de la collection Melchior Dejouany" ("Phoenix Glue and ...

One of the great innovators, the most influential and best-loved modernists of European abstraction, Vasily Kandinsky (Russia/France, 1866–1944) broke new ground in painting during the first decades of the 20th century. In his influential treatise, On the spiritual in art, published in 1911, he wrote about art’s potential to ‘stand alone’, with imagery independent of ...

In the China Sea, the Matsu archipelago uses art to ward off Beijing's threat The former military power plant in Matsu, Taiwan, has been transformed into an art installation designed to recall the Chinese bombardments once suffered by this tiny archipelago which, like the rest of the territory, remains threatened by Chinese invasion. The exhibition ...

The Invention of Language: Shared Revolution of Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso An exhibition at Paris’s Musée du Luxembourg traces the relationship between the American writer and the Spanish painter and their influences on 20th-century art and marks the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death in a place generally devoted to the broadly appealing celebration of ...

Musée du Luxembourg Exposition:  Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso — The Invention of Language To mark the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death, the Musée du Luxembourg is staging a major exhibition on the story of the extraordinary friendship between two 20th-century icons, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and Gertrude Stein (1874-1946). Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), a Jewish American ...

Musée du Luxembourg Exposition: Léon Monet (1836-1917), the overlooked brother of Claude Monet  (1840-1926), Paris, 15 March 2023 - 15 July 2023. The Musée du Luxembourg is presenting an unprecedented exhibition on Léon Monet (1836-1917), the overlooked brother of Claude Monet (1840-1926). A colour chemist, Rouen-based industrialist and collector, Léon Monet played a key role ...

Mai Trung Thu (Vietnam, 1906-1980) posing in front of his works at the exposition: “Résidence supérieure de l’Annam”, Hue, 1932; including La jeune femme de Hué (Young Lady from Hué), Jeune Fille au bouquet de lotus - Mademoiselle Phuong (Young Lady with the Lotus Bouquet - Mrs Phuong), La Mariée (The Bride),...