tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post8072401108218880049..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: A gray day in the north of FranceStephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-41841866391240207242016-03-23T22:19:08.112-07:002016-03-23T22:19:08.112-07:00I have to admit I just ordered the new catalogue y...I have to admit I just ordered the new catalogue yesterday; I couldn't help myself! I have - two - copies of the Petit Palais book: the French-language version that I bought in Paris in 1994, and the English version that I found after I came home. How I would have loved to have seen the exhibition, itself.... : )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-27977927298295262792016-03-23T19:24:32.582-07:002016-03-23T19:24:32.582-07:00Thank you. I will go and check it out.
The catalog...Thank you. I will go and check it out.<br />The catalogue is a must-have for us.It's very well done and a good addition to the one from the Petit Palais exhibition that I was fortunate enough to see back in 1988. I bought High Society on Amazon, not at the Louvre, as I didn't want to take it with me on the plane.<br />Don't hesitate and buy it and enjoy !<br />All the best.rebieFRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17851373242934244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-34577684335716435882016-03-22T14:50:11.344-07:002016-03-22T14:50:11.344-07:00Wally Workman Gallery, 1202 West 6th Street. They&...Wally Workman Gallery, 1202 West 6th Street. They're not one of my main galleries, so they only have three (?) of my paintings right now, but they're very nice.<br /><br />The catalogue for the Winterhalter show looks very interesting...! : )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-69349821614750595982016-03-22T13:14:27.238-07:002016-03-22T13:14:27.238-07:00What is the name of the gallery, please ? I moved ...What is the name of the gallery, please ? I moved to Austin to join my brothers who have been living here for decades, after the loss of my husband...<br />There's a beautiful catalog of the exhibition, called High Society. I saw it on display at the shop of the Louvre museum about a month ago when I was visited some friends and my family.<br />All the best to you as well.rebieFRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17851373242934244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-89516441557722192782016-03-21T12:40:43.952-07:002016-03-21T12:40:43.952-07:00Thank you SO much for this response, Rebecca! Kind...Thank you SO much for this response, Rebecca! Kindred souls. : ) So funny that we both "discovered" the Empress on a record cover; mine was a collection of Chopin polonaises - or were they études...?<br /><br />You live in Austin now? I show some of my work at a gallery there. I'm very jealous that you'll get to see the Winterhalter exhibition in Houston; I must admit I hadn't heard about it. I'll have to see what I can find out on line. Have fun there - and all the best to you!Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-84326091710970747982016-03-20T23:58:09.172-07:002016-03-20T23:58:09.172-07:00OMG. I wish I had commented more on your glorious...OMG. I wish I had commented more on your glorious and often touching blog.<br />I am French but I now live in Austin, after 44 years spent in Paris. <br />Like you, Empress Eugénie was my idol as a pre teen, after seeing a reproduction of the famous Winterhalter portrait on the cover of a LP of Strauss waltzes. I was hooked. I have been so many times to Compiègne. I have had rooms opened especially for me.I would call someone at the castle to see both the museum of the Second Empire and the museum of the Empress Eugénie. I wqs very young and I guess they were, just like the lady you described, touched by my devoted interest. I totally know what you felt and experienced, even though I didn't have a problem with the language. I am very excited as there's a gorgeous Winterhalter retrospective coming April 17th in Houston, that will be later shown at Compiègne. I 'll go to both. I wish I could have the pleasure to meet you there. Yours sincerely.<br />Rebecca Veuillet rebieFRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17851373242934244662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-75633947120572182292013-06-05T13:31:37.886-07:002013-06-05T13:31:37.886-07:00Thank you so much, Stefan! So nice hearing from y...Thank you so much, Stefan! So nice hearing from you; you know how much I enjoy - your - blog. Yes, the language issue. (I do hope I'd do better now, with several years of French behind me.) But it's funny how much a shared love of beauty - beautiful buildings, art, objects - will get you through even if you don't have a shared language. I'm sure you've experienced that, too. Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-75751405999380752852013-06-05T12:06:52.830-07:002013-06-05T12:06:52.830-07:00so glad to have you back and that you're recov...so glad to have you back and that you're recovering from your accident! Loved this story and I think many of us can relate to the frustration of not speaking the language in a place where you so want to be able to communicate!! Thanks for sharing -I must see this chateau - the video you linked to is pretty awesome.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.com