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2 mai 2018
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Édition 2018, NumÉro 15
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Welcome on our newsletter,We are happy to suggest you aPrivate minivan tour of PARIS with a cruise on the river SEINE
It is possible to choose also a private walking tour in a
quarter of Paris or a museum private guided visit
In
the north of Paris, it is possible to make an original private excursion
where you will discover the city of Compiegne, the castle of Pierrefonds and
the historical Rethondes car-museum.
 
Phone : 06 73 14 69 06
Fax :
01 42 11 07 51
E-mail:contact@sandytours.com
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EXHIBITION10 Apr 2018 => 15 Jul 2018GHOSTS AND HELLSThe underworld in Asian art
The
exhibition focuses its attention on Asian ghost stories, delving into the
world of spirits, terror and fantastic creatures as it takes visitors on a
journey to the edges of reality, through religious art, theatre, cinema,
contemporary design and manga.
ABOUT THE
EXHIBITION
From
Buddhist to J-Horror, from Hokusai prints to Pac-Man, from the Thai spirit
culture to horror manga, the figure of the ghost has haunted the Asian
imagination for centuries. In China, Thailand and Japan - the lands that the
exhibition focuses on - the popular infatuation with terror is very real, and
one that permeates a wide variety of cultural productions. From spirits that
wander the forest, vengeful cat-women and hungry spirits that return from the
dead ("the walking dead") to jumping vampires and yokaïs
(supernatural creatures in Japanese folklore), these can appear in multiple
guises and play on artistic periods and media.
Ghosts and Hells
- the underworld in Asian art explores their omnipresence not only in objects
and documents but also in the performing arts, cinema and comics in an
attempt to better understand how they work. After all, whilst Buddhism has
played its part in the formation of this imagination – implying that souls
are in waiting between two reincarnations –, it is indeed on the fringes of
religion, in popular and secular art, that the representation of ghosts has
truly come into its own
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Paris private guided tour & Quai Branly exhibition
Sunday, April 8, 2018
DISCOVER Paris, Fontainebleau & Normandy in a private guided tours with SANDY
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3 avril 2018
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Édition 2018, Numéro 14
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Welcome on our newsletter,We are happy to suggest you a Private walking tour of the Jacquemart-André museum and the park Monceau
When you like to visit Paris with a writer, don’t hesitate to make a
walking tour of the Latin quarter in Paris and admire most of the streets
described by Ernest Hemingway that are looking the same.
It is possible to choose a private walking tour of the Saint
Germain des Près or a Notre-Dame and Cluny museum private tour
Phone :
06 73 14 69 06
Fax :
01 42 11 07 51
E-mail
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EXHIBITIONMary CassattAn American Impressionist in ParisFrom 9 March to 23 July 2018
“In the
spring of 2018, Culturespaces and the Musée Jacquemart-André will be holding
a major retrospective devoted to Mary Cassatt (1844–1926). Considered during
her lifetime as the greatest American artist, Cassatt lived in France for
more than sixty years. She was the only American painter to have exhibited
her work with the Impressionists in Paris.
The female
representative of impressionism
The
exhibition focuses on the only American female artist in the Impressionist
movement; she was spotted by Degas in the 1874 Salon, and subsequently
exhibited her works alongside those of the group. This monographic exhibition
will enable visitors to rediscover Mary Cassatt through fifty major works,
comprising oils, pastels, drawings, and engravings, which, complemented by
various documentary sources, will convey her modernist approach — that of an
American woman in Paris.
A
franco-american approach of painting
Born into a
wealthy family of American bankers with French origins, Mary Cassatt spent a
few years in France during her childhood, continuing her studies at the
Pennsylvania Fine Arts Academy, and eventually settled in Paris. Therefore,
she lived on both continents. This cultural duality is evident in the
distinctive style of the artist, who succeeded in making her mark in the male
world of French art and reconciling these two worlds.
The
originality of her vision
Just like
Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt excelled in the art of portraiture, to which she
adopted an experimental approach. Influenced by the Impressionist movement
and its painters who liked to depict daily life, Mary Cassatt’s favourite
theme was portraying the members of her family, whom she represented in their
intimate environment. Her unique vision and modernist interpretation of a
traditional theme such as the mother and child earned her international
recognition. Through this subject, the general public will discover many
familiar aspects of French Impressionism and Postimpressionism, along with
new elements that underscore Mary Cassatt’s decidedly American identity.
A
prestigious selection
The exhibition
will bring together a selection of exceptional works loaned from major
American museums, such as Washington’s National Gallery of Art, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston,
the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Terra Foundation in Chicago; works
will also be loaned by prestigious institutions in France — the Musée
d’Orsay, the Petit Palais, INHA, and the BnF (French National Library) — and
in Europe, such as the Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts, the Calouste Gulbenkian
Foundation in Lisbon, and the Bührle Foundation in Zurich. There will also be
many works from private collections. Rarely exhibited, these masterpieces
will be brought together in the exhibition for the first time.
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We are at your disposal for many private
tours in Paris, around Paris and on long distance excursion in France.
Fontainebleau castle
and Barbizon village are situated in the south of Paris after 1 hour driving.
You can discover a
very nice architecture dating from the middle-age with a great collection of
the Renaissance school of Fontainebleau directed by Italian artist with the
protection and order of the king of France François the 1st.
It was also in the 19th century the official residence of the emperor Napoléon the 1st: you can visit over there many furniture of his apartments.
It is also possible to
go in the forest of the Fontainebleau and enjoy the village of Barbizon where
are many painters in the 19th century such as the famous artist
Jean-François Millet.
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In Normandy, we suggest you to make the D-Day landing beaches private excursion where you will discover the WWII battle and events with the allies and the liberation of France.
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Sunday, March 11, 2018
Giverny exhibition & France private guided tours blog
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11 mars 2018
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Édition 2018, NumÉro 13
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Welcome on our newsletter,We are happy to suggest you aPrivate tour ofMonet house & the impressionism museum in GIVERNY
http://sandytours.com/en/our-tours/around-paris/minivan-tours/giverny-and-monet-s-gardens-private-guided-tour
If you want to take your time and have your lunch in this beautiful Normand village, you can select & book a full day excursion as below ; you can admire the garden of Claude Monet and his house in Giverny. This a charming village where you can also see the tomb of Claude Monet situated in the cemetery of the church of Giverny.
http://sandytours.com/en/our-tours/around-paris/minivan-full-day-tours/giverny-and-normandy-full-day
It is also possible to choose Giverny and Auvers sur Oise where the painter Van Gogh spent the end of his life. The painter was inspired by the sunflowers and you can see in the cemetery of Auvers sur Oise his tomb with the the of his brother Théo Van Gogh. The city of Auvers sur Oise illustrate also the painting of Vincent Van Gogh with its church, the Auberge of Ravoux and the house of the Doctor Gachet.In Paris, we recommend you to visit the Marmottan museum where the impressionist painters are represented & where an exhibition is dedicated to the painter Corot
COROT. THE PAINTER AND HIS MODELS
MARMOTTAN MONET
Under the curatorship of
Sebastian Allard, General Heritage Curator and Director of the Department of
Paintings in the Musée du Louvre, the exhibition ‘Corot. Le peintre et ses
modèles’ (‘Corot: the painter and his models’) will be the first Parisian event
devoted to the artist’s work since the major retrospective held in 1996 in
the Grand Palais. Scheduled to be held in the Musée Marmottan Monet between
8 February and 8 July 2018,the exhibition will bring
together an exceptional ensemble of figurative paintings and will highlight
the most intimate, secret, and modern aspects of the artist’s works.
The exhibition will display around sixty of these figure-based works, loaned by the most prestigious public and private collections in Europe and the United States (such as the Musée du Louvre, the National Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the National Gallery in Washington, the Kunsthalle in Hamburg, the Belvedere in Vienna, and the Bührle Foundation in Zurich), with the intention of exploring this relatively unknown side of the artist’s oeuvre. There will be masterpieces such as the famous Femme à la Perle (Woman With a Pearl), the Louvre’s Dame en Bleu (Lady in Blue), and the National Gallery’s impressive Italienne (Italian Woman), which was once held in the collection of the painter Lucian Freud, along with other works that are just as splendid but rarely seen, such as his nudes. Curator: Sébastien Allard, General Heritage Curator and Director of the Department of Paintings, the Musée du LouvreAn exhibition held in conjunction with the Musée du Louvre
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Japonisms / Impressionisms
Exhibition
from March 30 to July 15, 2018
Claude
Monet, Nymphéas, 1908
© Vernon,
musée de Vernon
“The
opening of trade and diplomatic links with Japan in 1868 enabled Western
artists to discover artistic forms that were radically different from those
they had been taught for centuries.
Impressionist
and Post-Impressionist painters were sensitive to the refinement of an art
that reflected their own aspirations, paving the way for a veritable artistic
revolution.
The
exhibition will feature around 120 paintings and prints, from Monet to Van
Gogh.”
We are at your disposal for many private
tours in Paris, around Paris and on long distance excursion in France.
Normandy excursions
during 2 or 3 days in a minivan with a private driver-guide in English enable
you to see & visit many different famous sites as the Normandy landing
beaches, the Mont Saint Michel, Rouen cathedral & Honfleur harbor and
many other original villages in this typical countryside of France.
We don’t make any
hotel reservation but it will be a pleasure to recommend you the best for
you!!
In Normandy many
diverse subjects can be presented:
· The French gastronomy
with the typical Normand specialty (apple cider, camembert & other
cheeses, calvados, cream, butter and many other…)
· The middle-age with
the gothic architecture of Rouen or Bayeux cathedrals and the Mont Saint
Michel
· The 19th
century with the impressionist painters who get their inspiration in
Honfleur, Etretat, Le Havre, Rouen or Giverny
· The 20th
century with WWII and the D-Day landing beaches situated on the coast along 100
km long from Utah to Sword beach.
Phone :
06 73 14 69 06
Fax :
01 42 11 07 51
E-mail
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