Voyage into the heart of Impressionism
From Paris, you can take the direction of Auvers-sur-Oise, the landscapes that spread out before you form a succession of paintings.
The château, for a unique discovery of the time of the Impressionists. The Musée Absinthe, dedicated to the famous "green fairy" that was the muse of artists in the 19th century. The village of Auvers-sur-Oise and its surroundings are still filled with the presence of these modern masters of painting. Along the emerald water of the Oise, Pontoise and its museum guards the memory of Camille Pissarro, the eldest of the Impressionists, who attracted here and to Auvers numerous painters such as Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cézanne… At Osny, the château de Grouchy pays homage to the post-Impressionist William Thornley. On the way back to Paris, stop at Sannois where the Musée Utrillo-Valadon presents the works and studio of Maurice Utrillo. Suzanne Valadon, his mother, modelled for Renoir before becoming an artist herself…
The middle East and the Armenian Photographers
This event is part of Armenia Year celebrations. During the second half of the 19th and the first decade of the 20th century, many Armenians based in large Eastern-European cities made a living taking photographs. Western photographers in those days were primarily interested in archaeological vestiges and biblical sites. But Armenian photographers made a living shooting in their studios in working-class suburbs.
Where: Institut du Monde Arabe
1 rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard
75005 PARIS
Bus : 24, 63, 67, 86, 87, 89.
Subway : Jussieu, Cardinal-Lemoine, Sully-Morland.
Train : C, Gare d'Austerlitz.
Exposition at the Petit Palais (Feb 13th-May 15th)
The Petit Palais will be offering to its visitors a dazzling exhibition featuring Sargent and Sorolla, two painters of light.
This parallel exhibition will showcase these two artists and their work through the second half of the 19th century and provide a new angle on that period in painting history. The Beaux-Arts atmosphere in the Petit Palais will provide a stunning backdrop for the works of these two painters who mastered drawing and light, and yet faded into oblivion in the 1910s.
Comments from Ian and Adrianna from Palo Alto, CA (December 2006)
We spent two very pleasant weeks in the Rue Raynouard apartment just before Christmas 2006. The apartment is very comfortable and well-equipped. It is located close to the Rue de Passy in the 16eme Arrondissement, which is one of the finest shopping streets in Paris, with an excellent open-air and covered market adjacent to it. The owners provided us in advance some very thorough and well-organized information packs on both the apartment and the area. Being in touch with home via the computer telephone link was very helpful, as was the broadband internet access. The latter makes the apartment very suitable for a business trip as well as a vacation.
