Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)

Exhibitions devoted to Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) do not come along very often. The prospect of this one, organized at the Chantilly Domain where five major paintings by the artist are held, is therefore a welcome addition. Yet the result is a mixed bag.

The reappearance of this tondo based on Roman profiles is a chance to appreciate Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres’ incontestable talent as a portraitist.

How can the beauty of a figure be captured and expressed? How can tradition be melded with inventiveness? These questions, which bedeviled Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres throughout his formative years, imbue the 70 drawings, prints and paintings presented chronologically in the Orléans museum.

Drawn like finely chiseled marble, this half-length portrait was acclaimed at its true value, and dominated a group of modern drawings through its elegance.

With this condottiere, the French master of neoclassicism painted a face far removed from the smooth canons of beauty that frequently defines his work. A gem in the sale of the Talabardon & Gautier Gallery collection.

A New Year’s Day auction at Saint-Valery-en-Caux (Normandy) of two drawings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the genius of the ideal line, set both bidders in the room and telephones abuzz. Their quality was no less exceptional than their models, two...

His talents as a draughtsman made him one of the most sought-after artists of his time, and today the ultimate Neoclassical artist. With this study, Ingres proves his virtuosity with the pencil yet again.

An extraordinary drawing by the brilliant herald of neoclassicism stood out in this diverse group.

For the artist, the 1940s were the years of the development of his visual alphabet, combining colors and shapes.

The 86 views of Italy that Auguste Jean-Baptiste Vinchon painted between 1816 and 1818 offer a unique glimpse of a rare studio collection.