The show is on through Monday April 1st and costs 15€ including a nice bag for gallery catalogues.
Inside this huge space is divided into small intimate booths. 39 fine art galleries from around the world.
The walls are covered with many masterpiece drawings. There's a narrow ledge to lean on and study to your heart's content the treasures. And many comfy chairs for relaxing.
Small drawings are such a different experience than looking at large paintings. You're looking inside the artist's head. Reading their thought process in many examples.
This Ingre portraits is polished and refined. But the study of the dancer by Degas is a gorgeous doodle by comparison. You're seeing with the artist's eyes the anatomy of the arm. The gesture.
Big museum paintings like DELACROIX'S LIBERTÉ must make a grand statement. They must grab your attention across the room with complex compositions and story-telling of historic events.
Where a delicate study like this Watteau is a whole other experience, poetic, whimsical and private.
The Spring bouquets at SALON DU DESSIN are just as exquisite as the master drawings. By the way, as elegant as the drawings and booths are, everyone is dressed casually, ready to go back outside and enjoy Spring. Don't worry what to wear but definitely go if you are in town! Thank you for reading and sharing Parisbreakfasts. Subscription letters 💌maps and watercolors are in my Etsy shop.
With love💋 from Paris🐻 Xxx
Love your take with all the frames and people!
ReplyDeleteIts the contrast of geometric shapes with lumpy people shapes that caught my eye.
DeleteThank you for sharing this Salon with us. Very interesting to see it through your, an artist’s, eyes. There is always so much going on in Paris that we would miss without your calling it to our attention. Your sketch of people viewing the art is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIt looked like they wanted to escape into the pictures...
DeleteWhat a good idea!
Do they have exhibits going on at all times? Please tell Bear I loved his get well note with my map - it was so very sweet, made my day. Hugs to you both!
ReplyDeleteIts an annual event Suki.
DeleteA week of drawing exhibits all over Paris.
Quite special.
I Love seeing with your artist's eyes.
ReplyDeleteA chance to walk in your shoes in Paris.
What a great opportunity to see inside so many small Paris galleries at one go!
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