Frederic Leighton’s “Pavonia” (1858-59). © Christie’s Images The exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay with the ungainly title “Beauty, Morals and Voluptuousness in the England of Oscar Wilde” is rather ungainly itself. Exhaustive … Favorite
Auguste Rodin’s “Cerbère.” © Musée Rodin. Photo: Jean de Calan Who knew that sculptors were such fanatics about drawing? Two exhibitions in Paris reveal this little-known side of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) and Antoine … Favorite
The Life and Death of The ‘Belly of Paris’ “Triporteur aux Halles.” © Atelier Robert Doisneau. Who doesn’t love the photographs of Robert Doisneau (1912-94), maker of innumerable witty and iconic images images of Paris? I tried to pick one … Read More
Two Views of New York City ”Park Avenue and 39th Street, New York, October 8, 1936.” © Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics Ltd, Inc. Of the two new main exhibitions at Paris’s Jeu de Paume photography museum, “Interlacing,” the one focusing on … Read More
Old Masters Upstairs, Surrealism Downstairs ”San Giorgio Maggiore Seen from the Giudecca” by Francesco Guardi. © Fondation Custodia, Frits Lugt Collection, Paris At first glance, there would seem to be no relation at all between the two excellent new exhibitions … Read More
Two Matisses Are Better than One Matisse’s: ”Le Luxe I” and Le Luxe II” (both 1907). © Succession H. Matisse “Not another Matisse exhibition!” you may be thinking. It’s true, the man gets a lot of coverage, but don’t forget … Read More
Port in a Storm for Artists Seeking Inspiration & Support Alfred Sisley’s ”La Seine au Point du Jour” (1877). Musée d’Art Moderne André Malraux © MuMa, le Havre–Florian Kleinefenn Le Havre in the late-19th and early-20th centuries held great appeal … Read More
Raoul Dufy’s “Fête Maritime et Visite Officielle au Havre” (c. 1925-26). © Adagp, Paris 2011. A nice complement to the show on the Caillebotte brothers at the Musée Jacquemart-André is an exhibition featuring another brother act: “Raoul et Jean Dufy, … Read More
Gustave Caillebotte is well known as an Impressionist painter, but who knew that he had a brother named Martial who was a talented and passionate photographer? Working not together but in parallel, the two brothers enjoyed documenting life in the … Read More
The interior of Anish Kapoor’s “Leviathan” at the Grand Palais. (c. 1925-26). © Adagp, Paris 2011. Warning! This article is a spoiler. If you can, go see Anish Kapoor’s exhibition “Leviathan” at Paris’s Grand Palais before you read on. The … Read More
