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Between 1737 and 1771, Antoine Boizot showed some

Between 1737 and 1771, Antoine Boizot showed some fifty paintings at the annual Salons of the Académie Royale, yet until now not a single one of them has been identified. In fact, according to François Marandet, a specialist in the Parisian art market in the early eighteenth century, there are currently only three known works preserved under Boizot’s name in French public collections.

Read in the current issue of MASTER DRAWINGS (Vol. 61, no. 1) how Marandet has changed our understanding of the artist while rediscovering a wealth of his drawings. Boizot, a pupil in François Lemoyne's studio (along with Charles-Joseph Natoire and François Boucher), was a chameleon-like artist who adapted his style to suit evolving tastes. In his illuminating article Marandet observes that “the disappearance of Antoine Boizot’s name may be due in large part to this lack of a distinctive personal style or by this strange ‘stylistic instability’ throughout the eighteenth century.”

Subscribe now at https://masterdrawings.org/subscribe/. Digital access is free with your subscription. Start reading right away and learn more about Marandet remarkably reconstructs part of Antoine Boizot’s missing oeuvre.

(Image: Here attributed to Antoine Boizot, “Apollo Caressing the Nymph Leucothea,” Paris, Musée du Louvre, Paris)
#masterdrawings #antoineboizot #françoislemoyne #josephnatoire #françoisboucher

<img data-lazy-fallback="1" src="https://i0.wp.com/masterdrawings.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png?w=900&ssl=1" alt="Between 1737 and 1771, Antoine Boizot showed some fifty paintings at the annual Salons of the Académie Royale, yet until now not a single one of them has been identified. In fact, according to François Marandet, a specialist in the Parisian art market in the early eighteenth century, there are currently only three known works preserved under Boizot’s name in French public collections. Read in the current issue of MASTER DRAWINGS (Vol. 61, no. 1) how Marandet has changed our understanding of the artist while rediscovering a wealth of his drawings. Boizot, a pupil in François Lemoyne's studio (along with Charles-Joseph Natoire and François Boucher), was a chameleon-like artist who adapted his style to suit evolving tastes. In his illuminating article Marandet observes that “the disappearance of Antoine Boizot’s name may be due in large part to this lack of a distinctive personal style or by this strange ‘stylistic instability’ throughout the eighteenth century.” Subscribe now at https://masterdrawings.org/subscribe/. Digital access is free with your subscription. Start reading right away and learn more about Marandet remarkably reconstructs part of Antoine Boizot’s missing oeuvre. (Image: Here attributed to Antoine Boizot, “Apollo Caressing the Nymph Leucothea,” Paris, Musée du Louvre, Paris) #masterdrawings #antoineboizot #françoislemoyne #josephnatoire #françoisboucher" data-recalc-dims="1" />

“Process. Design Drawings From The Rijksmuseum 1

“Process. Design Drawings From The Rijksmuseum 1500–1900,” at our partner institution, @fondationcustodia in Paris, includes nearly 200 drawings depicting objets d’art and furniture that were the everyday companions of the dignitaries who commissioned them. They capture the European way of life between the Renaissance and the beginning of the nineteenth century. Although these drawings are for the most part anonymous, they occasionally reveal the hand of a known artist – cabinetmaker, goldsmith, sculptor, or painter – or can be attached to his studio. Erasmus Quellinus I (1584-1640), Baldassare Franceschini (1611-1690), Daniel Marot (1661-1752), Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742), Luigi Valadier (1726-1785), Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (1749-1825), Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887), Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879) and René Lalique (1860-1945) are some of the great names represented in this exhibition.
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The collection of works, on view until May 14, allows the visitor to discover the different functions of these designs for the decorative arts, to assess the role played by each of the protagonists, and to examine the use they made of these artworks.
(Image: Attributed to Ubaldo Gandolfi, “Design for a doorknocker,” pen and brown ink, brown wash, over remnants of a sketch in black chalk, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
#masterdrawings #rijksmuseum #furnituredrawings #erasmusquellinus #baldassarefranceschini #danielmarot #gilles-marieoppenord #luigivaladier #jean-démosthènedugourc #albert-ernestcarrier-belleuse #eugène-emmanuelviollet-le-duc #renelalique

<img data-lazy-fallback="1" src="https://i0.wp.com/masterdrawings.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png?w=900&ssl=1" alt="“Process. Design Drawings From The Rijksmuseum 1500–1900,” at our partner institution, @fondationcustodia in Paris, includes nearly 200 drawings depicting objets d’art and furniture that were the everyday companions of the dignitaries who commissioned them. They capture the European way of life between the Renaissance and the beginning of the nineteenth century. Although these drawings are for the most part anonymous, they occasionally reveal the hand of a known artist – cabinetmaker, goldsmith, sculptor, or painter – or can be attached to his studio. Erasmus Quellinus I (1584-1640), Baldassare Franceschini (1611-1690), Daniel Marot (1661-1752), Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742), Luigi Valadier (1726-1785), Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (1749-1825), Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887), Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879) and René Lalique (1860-1945) are some of the great names represented in this exhibition. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The collection of works, on view until May 14, allows the visitor to discover the different functions of these designs for the decorative arts, to assess the role played by each of the protagonists, and to examine the use they made of these artworks. (Image: Attributed to Ubaldo Gandolfi, “Design for a doorknocker,” pen and brown ink, brown wash, over remnants of a sketch in black chalk, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) #masterdrawings #rijksmuseum #furnituredrawings #erasmusquellinus #baldassarefranceschini #danielmarot #gilles-marieoppenord #luigivaladier #jean-démosthènedugourc #albert-ernestcarrier-belleuse #eugène-emmanuelviollet-le-duc #renelalique" data-recalc-dims="1" />

A tribute to Ger Luijten will be presented by the

A tribute to Ger Luijten will be presented by the @fondationcustodia at the 31st @salondudessin taking place March 22 to 27 at the Palais Brongniart in Paris. The Director of the Fondation since 2010, Luijten died suddenly on December 19, 2022. He acquired many drawings at the Salon, a selection of which will be exhibited in a dedicated space within the fair.

During his twelve years as the head of the Fondation, Luijten played an essential role in the growth and development of the esteemed Parisian institution, a key study center in the field of drawings. Among the Dutch and French drawings he added to the museum’s collection are the works of Josephus Augustus Knip (1777-1847) and Léon Bonvin (1834-1866), the latter recently celebrated by an exhibition at the Fondation.

Several tributes are made in the current issue of MASTER DRAWINGS (Vol. 61, no.1) to this important scholar and leader in the field, including a moving obituary by Ilona van Tuinen. MASTER DRAWINGS remains especially grateful for his many years of support of our journal.

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(image: Josephus Augustus Knip, “View of Buffon's house at the Jardin des Plantes,” gouache,
Fondation Custodia, Paris; photo: Ger Luijten, © Yannick Pyanee)
#masterdrawings #gerluijten #frenchdrawings #dutchdrawings #léonbonvin #josephusaugustusknip

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“The Eveillard Gift,” at our partner instituti

“The Eveillard Gift,” at our partner institution, @frickcollection, closed at the end of February but you can still get a taste of the impressive, promised gift given to the museum by Elizabeth “Betty” and Jean-Marie Eveillard. The twenty-six works (eighteen drawings, five pastels, two prints, and one oil sketch) includes works by artists already represented in the Frick’s collection and also by artists previously unrepresented, such as Gustave Caillebotte, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Jan Lievens, John Singer Sargent, and Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Watch curator @aimee_ng reflect on Sargent’s “Virginie Amélie Avegno, Madame Gautreau (Madame X),” one of the drawings included in the gift (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVEJiwVUWwE). Or, go on your own virtual tour (https://www.frick.org/exhibitions/eveillard/virtual).
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(Image: John Singer Sargent, “Virginie Amélie Avegno, Madame Gautreau (Madame X),” ca.
graphite on cream wove paper, Promised Gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard, The Frick Collection, New York)
#masterdrawiings #eveillardgift #sargent #elisabethvigeelebrun

<img data-lazy-fallback="1" src="https://i0.wp.com/masterdrawings.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png?w=900&ssl=1" alt="“The Eveillard Gift,” at our partner institution, @frickcollection, closed at the end of February but you can still get a taste of the impressive, promised gift given to the museum by Elizabeth “Betty” and Jean-Marie Eveillard. The twenty-six works (eighteen drawings, five pastels, two prints, and one oil sketch) includes works by artists already represented in the Frick’s collection and also by artists previously unrepresented, such as Gustave Caillebotte, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Jan Lievens, John Singer Sargent, and Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Watch curator @aimee_ng reflect on Sargent’s “Virginie Amélie Avegno, Madame Gautreau (Madame X),” one of the drawings included in the gift (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVEJiwVUWwE). Or, go on your own virtual tour (https://www.frick.org/exhibitions/eveillard/virtual). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Image: John Singer Sargent, “Virginie Amélie Avegno, Madame Gautreau (Madame X),” ca. graphite on cream wove paper, Promised Gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard, The Frick Collection, New York) #masterdrawiings #eveillardgift #sargent #elisabethvigeelebrun" data-recalc-dims="1" />

Celebrate Women’s History month with “Women on

Celebrate Women’s History month with “Women on Paper: Female Artists in the Spotlight,” at the @rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The exhibit focuses on women artists who left their mark on art history and includes a selection of drawings, prints and photographs from the museum’s collection by artists Gesina ter Borch, Berthe Morisot, Käthe Kollwitz, Thérèse Schwartze and others. “Women on Paper,” on view until May 30, is the result of the Rijksmuseum's Women project group, which was set up in 2021 and is working to increase the visibility of women in the collection and in the museum presentation.
(Image: Thérèse Schwartze, “Self-portrait with Black Hat and Spectacles,” pastel on gray paper, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
#masterdrawings #womenartists #womenshistorymonth #gesinaterborch #berthemorisot #käthekollwitz #thérèseschwartze

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Entrance to the Mind: Drawings by George Condo in the Morgan Library & Museum

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February 26, 2023

Entrance to the Mind: Drawings by George Condo in the Morgan Library & Museum