Didier Rykner
Articles
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Two paintings by Bouguereau restored at Saint-Vincent-de-PaulThis is about the only cause for satisfaction in Paris, but it is real: the restoration of the churches is progressing and we are even late in describing all the operations that have already been…
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A mythological portrait by Jean Nocret for VersaillesThe painting was due to be auctioned by Koller in Zurich on 22 September 2022 but was bought in. It was finally purchased by private treaty earlier this year by the Château de Versailles. It is a…
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The Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame begins to emerge from limboAt the first "Assises de l’histoire de l’art" on Friday 7 July, an event organised by the Comité français de l’histoire de l’art at Sceaux during which several round-table discussions were held on a…
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Saint Francis of AssisiDevoting an exhibition to an iconographic theme is a good thing, because our contemporaries are often ignorant of both the religious history and the mythology on which our civilisation is based.…
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London’s July salesUnlike last December’s particularly poor sales, the London auctions at the beginning of July were of a very high standard, with a number of major works that amply justified the trip. The most…
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The heritage damage caused by the Val-de-Grâce explosionWhile we cannot forget the tragic human toll of the explosion that took place at the Val-de-Grâce on 21 June, with at least one dead, four seriously injured and around fifty more slightly injured,…
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Two recent acquisitions by the Fondation CustodiaGer Luijten, the director of the Fondation Custodia, who died suddenly at the end of last year, was such a bulimic of acquisitions that it was difficult for us to keep track of them. He bought…
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Mr Vandal, do you accept the protection of the monument you are about to destroy?The French system for protecting historic monuments, which used to be one of the best in the world, is severely seized up. In addition to the legislative regressions we have witnessed in recent…
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Several successful fundraisingsWhen we talk about fundraising, whether from the individuals or just for companies, we often talk in detail about the work in question, which makes it more difficult to write a new article to…
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A drawing by André Lebrun for the LouvreWe noticed the drawing in an article dedicated to gallery exhibitions last spring. This was also the case for the Louvre’s Department of Graphic Arts, which bought this large sheet by André Lebrun…