Alexandre Lafore
Articles
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A bust of "Baron" Schmiedel enters the Metropolitan MuseumThis is an effigy that was an ideal loss leader on the Kugel gallery stand at the Maastricht Tefaf and was even chosen to illustrate its latest greetings card. This Meissen hard-paste porcelain…
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Two paintings by Rachel Ruysch for Dublin and BostonDominated by an elegant tulip, but also embellished with roses and forget-me-nots, the composition is seductive from the first glance, even if we are also drawn in by the almost incongruous…
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The Maharajah of Indore returns to Christie’sThirty-two lots, it’s not much, of course, but it’s enough to evoke one of design lovers’ favourite stories: that of the Maharajah of Indore and his palace at Manik Bagh. Four years after the rich…
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A sculpture by Charlotte Besnard for the Philadelphia Museum of ArtA true glory of French painting during the Belle Époque, Albert Besnard had to wait until 2016 to be truly rescued from the oblivion to which he had unfortunately ended up falling, thanks to a…
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The Palais de la Porte Dorée looks after its Art Deco heritageHow can we not talk about resurrection? A complete décor has been reborn for visitors to this iconic French Art Deco monument : the beautiful Salon des Laques has been restored to its original…
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A drawing by Anthelme-François Lagrenée for ChicagoVery impressive, this large drawing by Anthelme-François Lagrenée is well known to readers of La Tribune de l’Art where we have already reproduced it twice: at the time of its sale at the Hôtel…
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A marble by Félicie de Fauveau for the Detroit Institute of ArtDecidedly fond of the works of the Romantic sculptor Félicie de Fauveau, the major American museums are pursuing an active policy of enrichment at a brisk pace, from which we sometimes miss…
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Treasures of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, Charlemagne’s legacyInaugurated in summer 2021 with the hero Ulysses, the Hôtel Départemental des Expositions (HDE Var) in Draguignan in the Var département, in the south of France, has quickly established itself as a…
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Seventy-five Sèvres pieces donated in lieu of taxes to VersaillesAccustomed to proceeding in small steps, according to the opportunities offered by the art market and the goodwill of collectors, the teams at Versailles have learnt to be patient when it comes…
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In the studio of the Lemoine & Chaudet sisters« Je déclare vivre de mon art » Dans l’atelier des sœurs Lemoine & Chaudet Grasse, Musée Jean-Honoré Fragonard, from 10 June to 8 October 2023 Lovers of early painting will certainly remember…
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