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Sotheby’s largest sale dedicated to Surrealism

2022-03-152022-03-15 Elisabeth Perotin

Organized by Sotheby’s, these auctions amount to 30 million euros. This would be the highest estimate of this season in France. Continue reading Sotheby’s largest sale dedicated to Surrealism

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A gourmet restaurant 160 meters underground !

2022-03-152022-03-15 Elisabeth Perotin

Last active mine in France, the Salines de Varangéville opened their museum at the bottom of the mine . It will even be possible to enjoy a gourmet meal there ! Continue reading A gourmet restaurant 160 meters underground !

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Easter holidays at the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte

2022-03-15 Elisabeth Perotin

Vaux-le-Vicomte castle celebrates Easter with its largest egg hunt in France ! Continue reading Easter holidays at the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte

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angoulême festival

Chris Ware in the spotlight at the Festival d’Angoulême

2022-03-142022-03-14 Elisabeth Perotin

The Angoulême comic book festival, which will be held from March 17 to 20, offers a major retrospective on the work of Chris Ware. Continue reading Chris Ware in the spotlight at the Festival d’Angoulême

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A rare drawing by Paul Cezanne sold for 26,000 euros

2022-03-142022-03-14 Elisabeth Perotin

A rare early drawing by Paul Cézanne, found at random from an estate in the south of France, was sold for 26,000 euros at an auction on Sunday March 13 in Reims . Continue reading A rare drawing by Paul Cezanne sold for 26,000 euros

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The moving tribute of Léa Seydoux to Gaspard Ulliel

2022-03-132024-10-16 Elisabeth Perotin

Sunday March 13, 2022, Léa Seydoux gave an interview to the “Journal du Dimanche” newspaper. Almost two months after the accidental death of Gaspard Ulliel, at the age of 37, the actress evoked their relationship with emotion. Continue reading The moving tribute of Léa Seydoux to Gaspard Ulliel

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A Magritte painting sold for 71.5 million euros

2022-03-122022-03-12 Elisabeth Perotin

René Magritte’s Empire of Lights sold for 71.5 million euros in London, a record for the painter “The Empire of Lights” by René Magritte, a masterpiece of 20th century. Continue reading A Magritte painting sold for 71.5 million euros

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coco chanel manga

A manga based on the life of Coco Chanel

2022-03-11 Elisabeth Perotin

A manga based on the life of Coco Chanel will soon be released by the two authors of The Promised Neverland. Continue reading A manga based on the life of Coco Chanel

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musée de l'homme exhibition enki billal

An exhibition about our future at the Musée de l’Homme

2022-03-112022-03-11 Elisabeth Perotin

Echoing the exhibition “At the frontiers of the human”, which explores our limits and questions our future as humans, the Musée de l’Homme gives carte blanche to Enki Bilal. An exhibition to discover from March 16 to June 13, 2022. Continue reading An exhibition about our future at the Musée de l’Homme

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mimi Thorisson

Mimi Thorisson, the icon of the French Art of Living

2022-03-102025-01-21 Elisabeth Perotin

Thanks to her talents as a cook and a skilful sense of staging, Mimi Thorisson has become the new icon of a certain French way of life where nostalgia for the land and the chic revival of the woman in the kitchen mingle. Continue reading Mimi Thorisson, the icon of the French Art of Living

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