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[empirearchives]

I found this neat portrait of Roustam Raza made by Hortense de Beauharnais! Circa 1800s

Roustam was Napoleon’s bodyguard and valet, and Hortense was Napoleon’s stepdaughter. Roustam was an Armenian Mameluke in Egypt, originally from Tbilisi. He became employed by Napoleon during the Egypt campaign in 1799, following him back to Europe, and remained by his side until Napoleon’s abdication in 1814. He lived the rest of his life in France.

TEFAF Maastricht

[jacqwess]

`1TEFAF 2024-2 - Toujours les femmes

TEFAF 2024 - my second and last blog about this fascinating art fair. It's huge, so forgive me if I didn't see all of it, and will give you here a very personal, subjective description...

[purplelandoperaprofessor]

[keirametzbrassknuckles]

Working on a collage with kittens is just a constant "Oh fuck don't eat that!" As they try and play with your Very Important pieces of paper before you can glue them down

[mankoen]

[pikasus-artenews]

TEFAF MAASTRICHT 2024

TEFAF Maastricht è considerata tra le principali fiere al mondo per le belle arti, gli oggetti d’antiquariato e il design

[otaviogilbert]

Masterpiece Heist | The TEFAF Maastricht Art Robbery Unveiled | Disappear TV

Discover the gripping tale behind the daring TEFAF Maastricht Art Robbery in our documentary, 'Masterpiece Heist | The TEFAF Maastricht Art Robbery Unveiled' on Disappear TV. Delve into the world of art crime, explore the audacious theft, and unravel the mysteries surrounding this high-stakes caper.

[desimonewayland]

Anselm Kiefer

Jakobs Traum, 2008

oil, emulsion, fern covered in resin, clothing, wire, sand, ash and mud on cardboard laid on plywood, behind glass - 190 × 140 cm

Private collection / TEFAF

[rvilinsky]

Fritz Henningsen at TEFAF New York

[empirearchives]

The Little Beggar, c. 1808-09, Napoleonic era

By Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, French

The Little Beggar is one of the earliest known works by the artist, who arrived in Rome a few months after her professor, Guillaume Guillon-Lethière, had been appointed director of the Academy of France in its new home in the Villa Medici. The subject is exceptional in showing a beggar in such a compassionate light; while he is clearly asking the viewer for money, he is a sympathetic, not a threatening figure, reflecting a significant change of attitude towards the less fortunate.

Literature

François Guizot, De l’état des Beaux-Arts en France et du Salon de 1810, Paris, Maradan, 1810, p. 99

Pierre François Gueffier, Entretiens sur les ouvrages de peinture, sculpture et gravure, exposés au Musée Napoléon en 1810, Paris, Gueffier jeune, 1811, p. 157

C. P. Landon, Salon de 1810, p.104

Paul Menoux, Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot, Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, Arthena (to be published).

TEFAF Maastricht

[liminalmemories21]

So many more than seven sentences Sunday

tagged by @carlos-in-glasses and @freneticfloetry.  Thank you for giving me an excuse.

Massey lifts the dark velvet hanging over a painting on an easel and TK's breath catches.

It's a full length portrait of a woman, staring out defiantly at the viewer.  He can identify it as Dutch Renaissance, although he's sure TK could give it a more precise date.  There's something about seeing art up close that never stops being visceral in a way he can't explain.  It's like the paint is richer, the colors more vibrant without the filter of glass or the cordon at a museum. 

TK sounds like he's barely breathing.  "Is that?"  Massey nods, and TK glances at him. "Can I?"  Massey nods again and stands back a little to let TK get close.  And then like he can't help himself he steps up beside TK's elbow, pointing out small details in the painting.  For half a minute Carlos wonders if he's playing TK, and then dismisses it.  Massey genuinely loves this painting, and if he'd sat around for half a year trying to find a way to forge a connection with TK he couldn't have thought of anything more effective than this. 

TK reaches back for Carlos's hand to pull him closer.  He has to clasp his hands behind his back to stop himself from touching.  He has the sense that if he reached out he'd be able to feel the nap of the wool, the cool whisper of the silk, the crisp starch of the lace.  He looks closer and gets lost in the way he can see the dust motes floating in the beam of sunlight coming in through the window in the painting.

"Do you like it?" Massey asks, and he sounds genuinely interested.

Carlos nods.  "It's astonishing."

"Where did you get it?" TK breathes, tilting his head to look at the cat peeking out from under the woman's skirts.

"TEFAF in Maastricht.  It was painted as a wedding portrait."

Carlos tilts his head, appraising the woman's expression.  "She doesn't look like she was thrilled about the marriage."

"See Dad, I told you."  Massey barks an unexpected laugh, and turns to look at the teenage girl standing in the doorway.

"My daughter, as you can see, agrees with your analysis."  He pulls her into the room.  "Claire, this is Detective Reyes, and Mr Strand.  My eldest daughter, Claire."

She steps up next to her father, looking at the painting.  "She looks like Aunt Annabeth."

Massey coughs in an attempt to smother a laugh.  "Don't let her catch you saying that."

She shrugs, unconcerned, and turns to her father.  "Mom says you have to stop mooning over your picture and come help her be polite to all the boring people you invited."

Carlos swallows a laugh at the long suffering look on Massey's face, but he just rolls his eyes theatrically at his daughter and waves her off.  "Yes, yes, we'll be right there."  He's never seen Massey this relaxed, this relatable, and he wonders if it's his daughter, or the painting that softens him, and then chastises himself for being uncharitable.

tagging anyone who wants to play.  snippets are my favorite thing.

[blogexperiences]

New York, Park Avenue Armory: TEFAF New York chiude tra fortissima affluenza, acquisizioni istituzionali e numerose vendite

TEFAF NEW YORK 2023 New York City, Park Avenue Armory 12–16 Maggio 2023 TEFAF New York offre ai propri visitatori un’esperienza fieristica unica grazie alla combinazione di opere moderne e contemporanee di qualità museale che dialogano con oggetti antichi, di gioielleria e di design. Considerata il principale evento per le belle arti, la Fiera ha attirato subito una nutrita folla a Park Avenue…

[jacqwess]

TEFAF 2023 - impression

[naomi-tm]

“Quails” by Kayama Matazo

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/arts/design/shibunkakus-tefaf-maastricht-nihongaa.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20230303&instance_id=86764&nl=climate-forward®i_id=58267195&segment_id=126797&te=1&user_id=5ffab5e74ee811442d1d70bd125b8b96

[fashionistaru]

#finding in @epoquefinejewels collection at @tefaf: a gold, silver, diamond, enamel and opal Peacock by Philippe Wolfers, which was recently discovered as the central piece of the missing ‘Paon’ tiara from the Wolfers’ archive. Here’s the official story of the piece: “Epoque Fine Jewels recently purchased the peacock as a brooch from the descendants of Mrs. Léopold Kronacher, born Marie-Laure Brunard, who had commissioned the piece from Philippe Wolfers. After doing some research, the peacock was recognised as the centerpiece of the missing ‘Peacock’ tiara. The peacock was probably detachable to be worn as a brooch and hence the original tiara fitting didn’t survive.” An old photograph from the period help to reconstruct this masterpiece. An original picture from the Wolfers’ workshop shows that the peacock’s crest was slightly reduced, probably to make it easier to wear as a brooch. The Peacock is mentioned as ‘Diadème Paon’ in the ‘Catalogue des Exemplaires Uniques.’ 1902-1903. #artofjewellery #beautyofjewellery #jewelleryasinspiration #antiquejewellery #highjewellery #tefafmaastricht #tefafmaastricht2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5M9qsIraI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=