Lot n° 148
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Portraits in hunting costume & Le cabinet d'un amateur P - Lot 148
Portraits in hunting costume & Le cabinet d'un amateur Portraits in hunting costume (2010)
For as long as painting has been interested in the art of portraiture, it has produced a vast number of images of hunters, including many masterpieces of Western art (Velasquez, Goya, Desportes, Nattier, Gainsborough, Stubbs, Boldini...). Whether they are venerators, falconers or marksmen, the models seem eager to be portrayed in garb that evokes an activity they love. By posing in hunting attire, are they simply looking for a way to prolong the fleeting pleasure of the catch? Or does the costume signify an aspect of the model's personality that eludes facial features? Depending on the era and the circumstances, hunting attire may be perceived as a manifestation of power, as the distinguishing mark of an elite or a social community. It can also help define the character of the person portrayed, specifying his moral qualities, his aptitude for leadership or social life. The author sets out to dismantle the codes and relate the evolution of these images to that of the hunting practices that inspired them.
Le cabinet d'un amateur: Georges de Lastic (1927-1988) collectionneur et conservateur (2011)
This book and accompanying exhibition are a vibrant tribute to the talent of a curator and collector. Georges de Lastic (1927-1988) belonged to the generation that elevated connoisseurship to its highest level, and was an exceptional rediscoverer of 17th and 18th century painters. Appointed curator of the Musée de la Vénerie in Senlis in 1955, and then of the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris in 1962, he devoted himself to the staging of animal paintings, particularly those by Desportes, the royal hunting painter he knew so well. At the time, these were major museographic sites where his talent as a decorator could be put to good use. Seeking to recreate the atmosphere of a private home, he favored a warm ambience with a dense display and colorful picture rails. At the same time, he enriched the collections through government deposits and judicious purchases. In 1970, he inherited the Château de Parentignat, his "little Versailles in Auvergne", and devoted himself to renovating this imposing residence, which became the showcase for his personal collection, the jewels of which he also exhibited in his Paris apartment on the Quai de Bourbon. Familiar with flea markets, auction rooms and dealers, Georges de Lastic succeeded in assembling an admirable collection of portraits by Nicolas de Largillierre, Pierre Mignard and Hyacinthe Rigaud, animal paintings by François Desportes, and still lifes by Meiffren Conte and Jean-Baptiste Oudry. The exhibition, presented jointly in Senlis and Paris, will then be offered in a different form at the Musée d'art Roger-Quilliot in Clermont-Ferrand. Nicolas Chaudun [ed.] - 2010-2011
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