Marie-Élisabeth Lemoine (1761-1811)

This instrument straight out of the 18th century contributed to the lifestyle of Marie-Antoinette’s time.

The musée Jean-Honoré Fragonard, located in the southern French city, is showing works by the Lemoine sisters—four late 18th and early 19th-century painters—to shed light on a hitherto obscure chapter in art history.

Every year the gardens of Bagatelle, in Paris, attract rose gardeners from around the world to judge the beauty of the queen of flowers. The roses are just one of the attractions on this 59-acre historic site where one of the most famous rose queens, Marie-Antoinette, indirectly contributed to the creation of the gardens.

Annick Lemoine, appointed director of the Petit Palais in Paris two years ago, unveils plans and ambitions designed to make it somewhere for everyone.

New president of the Mobilier national for 5 years, Hervé Lemoine knows the place like the back of his hand since he had taken over its management in 2018, contributing to its change of status into a public administrative establishment. He now intends to make the institution "a major player in contemporary creation".

With this portrait of a young woman, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), offers a condensed version of the best that Impressionism has given to art.

This portrait of the young Pauline Bonaparte has belonged to the same American family since 1845. It was painted by a recently rediscovered artist, Marie-Victoire Lemoine.

Three first-rate works dazzled at this auction, starting with a watercolor by the American Impressionist.

The Chateau of Versailles preempted a painting of the dauphine of France by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis.

Marin-Marie, an outstanding seascape artist, appears once more at auction with a timelessly appealing work from 1947.