Maximilien Luce (1858-1941)

Heading this sale of modern art, a painting by the master from southern France competed with a landscape by Luce and a nude by André Derain (1880-1954).

When the ceramist of the 1950s turned his mind to sculpture, it led to this remarkable wall model—though it could not overshadow a fantastical preparatory drawing by Jean Dupas.

Maximilien Durand, who until now was director of the forthcoming department of Byzantine and Oriental Christian Arts at the Louvre, officially took over as head of the department by decree on December 26. Its inauguration is planned for 2025 in the Denon wing; nearly 12,000 objects will be brought together there.

The world’s largest private collection of works by Paul Signac (1863-1935)—nearly 70 paintings and watercolors—is on display at the Paris museum until July 19.

For the new autumn season, several Paris galleries have pulled out all the stops, with outstanding hangs designed to resonate with the fair occupying the Grand Palais.

Since his appointment as head of the Musée des Impressionnismes, he has breathed new life into the Giverny museum. And the health crisis has in no way dimmed his enthusiasm.

Laurence des Cars, President-Director of the Musée du Louvre, has appointed Maximilien Durand as Director of the newly formed Department of Byzantine and Oriental Christian Art. He starts March 14, 2022, and the department is set to open in 2025, bringing together some 12,000 objects.

The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana presents “Vibration of Light / Vibrazione della luce”, exploring Mack's work, as one of the Biennale’s Collateral Events. Mack, co-founder of the ZERO movement in 1957, represented Germany at the 35th Biennale in 1970. Light is a primary medium in his artistic practice.

Illustrating the habits and customs of a refined and privileged society, exquisite small objects dating to and just after the Age of Enlightenment still arouse envy... and that's no sin!

The Lambinet family’s former hôtel particulier (urban mansion), which serves as a history, painting, sculpture and decorative arts museum since 1932, has gotten a facelift. The newly redesigned exhibits provide a delightful glimpse into 18th-century life in France.