Orsay museum exhibition and private guided tour in Montmartre,Chantilly or excursion to discover WW1 in France

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12 juin 2018	Édition 2018, Numéro 16
Welcome on our newsletter, We are happy to suggest you a Private walking tour of MONTMARTRE http://sandytours.com/en/our-tours/paris/classic-walking-tours/montmartre-and-the-sacre-coeur-basilica-walking-tour In the north of Paris, it is possible to make an original private excursion to the castle of Chantilly where a beautiful collection of Renaissance art is presented If you are ready to do a longest excursion related with WW1, it is possible to choose this private tour with a driver/guide who will make you feel the events of this war period. Don’t hesitate to contact us in order to adapt and choose the most important site you want to visit.http://sandytours.com/en/our-tours/france-long-distance/minivan-full-day-tours/ww1-battlefields-private-tour Phone :  06 73 14 69 06 Fax : 01 42 11 07 51 E-mail:contact@sandytours.com Web: http://www.sandytours.com	In Colour: Polychrome Sculpture in France 1850-1910 12 June - 9 September 2018 Relatively unknown, 19th century polychrome sculpture is one of the key facets of the history of the discipline. Until the beginning of this century, the only colours permitted in statuary were the white of marble and the monochrome patina of bronzes. But the discovery of the use of polychromy in ancient architecture and sculpture changed people’s perspective, as well as generating heated debate. The question of applying colour to contemporary sculpture superseded archaeological debates, and pioneering sculptors like Charles Cordier began to specialize in this technique from the 1850s. Once the controversy had died down, colour began to establish its legitimacy of the Second Empire thanks to its decorative character, prevailing under the influence of Symbolism and Art Nouveau as of the 1880s. The diversity of materials used testifies to the often sophisticated experimentation carried out, which sometimes produced surprising aesthetic results. Painted waxes and marbles, assembled colored marbles, gold and silver bronzes, pâte de verre and enameled stoneware became the new language of a new style of French sculpture, illustrating artists’ flair for experimentation at the end of the century. The major challenge in applying colour to sculpture lay in the illusionism of the representation, as demonstrated by the scandal caused by Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. Coloured sculpture would became the preferred medium of Henry Cross, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Louis-Ernest Barrias, Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, Jean Carriès and Paul Gauguin. The exhibition presents a selective overview of this very particular aspect of 19th century art through an ensemble of around fifty works from the collections of the Musée d'Orsay. Edouard Papet, general curator, Musée d'Orsay

ORSAY EXHIBITION

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8 avril 2017	Edition 2017, Numéro 5
Welcome on our newsletter, We are happy to suggest you a Giverny Monet private tour with Sandy Tours during 5 hours Don’t hesitate to contact us for more information and booking. www.sandytours.com http://sandytours.com/en/our-tours/around-paris/minivan-tours/giverny-and-monet-s-gardens-private-guided-tour If you have chosen a one day private tour in Giverny, you can see much more than the house and garden of Claude Monet: we can include the museum of impressionism, the tomb of Claude Monet, the private castle of Bizy and the nice artistic village and castle of La Roche Guyon on the way back to Paris. This itinerary will make you enjoy the view along the river seine and see the village where Monet was living with Camille Doncieux who died there: Vétheuil. We are at your disposal for many other private tours in Paris, around Paris and on long distance excursion in France. Phone : 06 73 14 69 06 Fax : 01 42 11 07 51 E-mail contact@sandytours.com Website : http://www.sandytours.com	Exhibition in Orsay museum: Beyond the stars: The mystical Landscape from MONET to KANDINSKY 14 March - 25 June 2017 http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/events/exhibitions/in-the-musee-dorsay/exhibitions-in-the-musee-dorsay.html?zoom=1&tx_damzoom_ pi1%5BshowUid%5D=2417&cHash=ab5bfffafe Very nice exhibition to see as well as visiting the museum. Don’t hesitate to make your choice with a private visit of the Orsay museum and free time to discover the exhibition. http://sandytours.com/en/our-tours/paris/classic-museum-tours/orsay-museum-visit We offer you many different private walking tours and private museum visit in Paris. Staying in the century 19, you can choose a private walking tour in Montmartre and discover the former village it was with its painters, vineyard and wind mills. Don't worry if it is raining in Paris: you can do a private walking tour in the covered passages of Paris around the Opera quarter and imagine Paris in the period "Belle époque" in the middle of the century 19. With Orsay art period we can add the Marmottan museum situated in a very nice and rich residential quarter of Paris. Don't hesitate to contact us to make you choice. MONET is also accessible in Giverny where you can discover his house and garden. We suggest you a half-day tour during the morning or the afternoon to discover this place situated 1 hour driving from Paris. www.sandytours.com