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Khmer Art
Khmer art, a precious testimony to the ancient civilization of the Khmer Empire, flourished between the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries in the southern part of...
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
The master of grace and movement Edgar Degas, born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, is one of the most eminent figures in art...
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Khmer Art
September 17, 2023
Khmer art, a precious testimony to the ancient civilization of the Khmer Empire, flourished between the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries in the southern part of Indo-China.
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
September 16, 2023
The master of grace and movement Edgar Degas, born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, is one of the most eminent figures of French art of the second half of the 19th century. Although often associated...
Francois Clouet (1510-1572)
16th February 2022
François Clouet, artist-painter of portraits, draftsman. Born in Tours before 1520, died December 22, 1572 in Paris.
Jean-Baptiste Olive (1848-1936)
16th February 2022
Jean-Baptiste Olive, born July 31, 1848 in Marseille, died May 13, 1936 in Paris, was a French painter. It must be distinguished from its namesake Henri Olive-Tamari dit Olive des Martigues.
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)
16th February 2022
Jean-Honoré Nicolas Fragonard, born April 5, 1732 in Grasse and died August 22, 1806 in Paris, was a French painter.
He is one of the main representatives of the French Rococo style
Kosh…
16th February 2022
The Kovsh is a traditional drinking vessel or ladle from Russia. It was oval in shape like a boat with a single handle and can be shaped like a waterfowl or...
China, Guangxu Period (1871-1908)
16th February 2022
Emperor of China (1875-1908) of the Qing dynasty, born on August 14, 1871 in Beijing, died on November 14, 1908 in Beijing, with personal name Zaitian and posthumous name Jingdi.
Coromandel lacquers
16th February 2022
The timeless elegance of Chinese lacquer art.
So-called Coromandel Lacquerware is a form of decorative art with roots in China, emerging around the mid-XNUMXth century.
Patek Philippe, Company founded by two Polish watchmakers…
16th February 2022
The original company was founded in Geneva in 1839 by two exiled Polish watchmakers: Antoine Norbert de Patek (1812-1877) and François Czapek (born April 4, 1811 in the Czech village of Semonice).
Rolex, a Swiss company…
16th February 2022
Rolex is a Swiss luxury watch company, founded in 1908 by Hans Wilsdorf. Its flagship model, called "Oyster", has been around since 1945.
Louis Vuitton (1821-1892)
16th February 2022
Louis Vuitton was born into a family of artisan millers and joiners, carpenters and farmers. In the spring of 1835, at the age of 14, Louis left his home in Anchay to try his luck at...
Chanel
16th February 2022
The first point of sale for Gabrielle Chanel, then a milliner, was in a Parisian apartment at 160 boulevard Malesherbes, then lent by her current lover, the wealthy and attractive Étienne Balsan. Leaving Balsan,...
Hermes Paris
16th February 2022
Thierry Hermès is the founder of the Hermès company. He was born on January 15, 1801, in Krefeld, Germany. The city, located on the left bank of the Rhine then annexed to France, was famous...
Harry Winston
16th February 2022
Harry Winston, born March 1, 1896 in Ukraine, died December 28, 1978 in New York, was an American jeweler, founder of the eponymous brand. He is sometimes nicknamed The King of Diamonds, "...
Designer jewelry, Arman, Jean Cocteau, Jean-Michel Folon, Maxim Voznesenskiy…
16th February 2022
Presentation of some Artists …
Van Cleef & Arpels
16th February 2022
Van Cleef & Arpels (initially Alfred Van Cleef & Salomon Arpels Sarl) was born from the association of Alfred Van Cleef (1872 – 1938, born in Paris), son of a lapidary craftsman and diamond broker,... .
Georges Dorival, Actor & Collector
16th February 2022
Arrived in Paris, he turned to the dramatic arts after the fortuitous meeting, during the Universal Exhibition of 1889, with Talbot who was giving diction lessons...
Antonio Canova (1757-1822)
21th January 2022
Born in Possagno, a possession of the Republic of Venice, into a family of stone cutters for generations, he learned the art of marble cutting from an early age. In 1768, on...
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999)
21th January 2022
Bernard Buffet was born on July 10, 1928 in Paris, more precisely in the Batignolles district. He began his studies at the Lycée Carnot from 1939 to 1943. To better understand the life of this...
Francois Pompon (1855-1933)
19th January 2022
Decorative art took an essential place in the work of Pompon, it allowed it to be widely disseminated by the famous decorators and gallery owners of his time, bringing him a clientele through their exhibitions. His...
Caesar (1921-1998)
19th January 2022
César Baldaccini, known as César, is a French sculptor born on January 1, 1921 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) and died on December 6, 1998 in Paris 7th.
Chu The Chun (1920-2014)
19th January 2022
Luxus, Beauty and Power in Antiquity
July 21, 2021