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Article: Poussin peintre. (retrospective of Nicolas Poussin, 17th-century French painter)(Grand Palais, Paris, France)
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- May 1, 1995
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By far the most important artistic event in Paris this season was the retrospective of the 17th-century French painter Nicolas Poussin. One hundred and ten paintings as well as 135 drawings were assembled at the Grand Palais from Oct. 1, 1994, until Jan. 2, 1995, providing the visitor with an incomparable opportunity to assess Poussin's career firsthand.(1) Most, but not all, of the paintings in this exhibition subsequently moved--without the drawings--to the Royal Academy in London, where they were on view until April 9.(2)
The last major Poussin exhibition took place in 1960, inaugurating, as it were, Andre Malraux's cultural ministry. A motivation for that ...