La beauté animale s’expose au Grand Palais

As the Wildlife lover and defender he is, the Jeu de Paume hotel has decided to pay tribute to animals, while the biggest Parisian exhibition of the year is about to open. So, for all animal lovers, we are going to publish on our blog a couple of articles based on this theme. Let’s beginning with the “Animal Beauty” exhibition, displayed at the Grand Palais.

Théodore GERICAULT, (1791-1824)
Tête de cheval blanc
avant 1816-1817
Huile sur toile, 65 x 54 cm
Paris, musée du Louvre, département des Peintures
© Service presse Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais / Thierry Le Mage

Beauté animale 60
Théodore GERICAULT (1791-1824)
Tête de lionne
ca. 1819
Huile sur toile, 55 x 65 cm
Paris, musée du Louvre, département des peintures
© Service presse Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais / Christian Jean

The Animal Beauty
Ever since the Renaissance, the greatest artists have strove to represent animals. The Animal Beauty exhibition points the relationship between artists and animals out. Do they saw them as naturalists did? How do they imagined them? Through the 130 masterpieces featured (including photos, paintings, sculptures, famous or not) animal is shown on its own, and for itself, without any human presence. This exclusive event displays works of Western art from Renaissance to the present day, made by great artists as Dürer, Delacroix, Chagall, De Vince and Warhol. An amazing showcase offered by the Grand Palais. Not to miss!

Anonyme allemand (?)
Oiseaux, 1619
Huile sur bois transposée sur toile, 141  96 cm
Strasbourg, musée des Beaux-Arts

Know that the Jeu de Paume hotel adores animals. Of course, they are allowed in the hotel and hosted with pleasure. Furthermore, Scoop, our lovely 12-year-old Golden Retriever, welcomes our customers with an extremely kindness.

Jeff KOONS (né en 1955)
Poodle
1991
Bois polychrome, 58,4 x 100,3 x 52,1 cm
Musée Collection Berardo, Fondation d’art moderne et contemporain
© Musée Collection Berardo
Fondation d’art moderne et contemporain

Exhibition “Animal Beauty” at the Grand Palais, from March 21st to July 16th. Open everyday. From 9am to 10pm from Friday to Monday, from 9am to 2pm on Tuesday, from 10am to 10 pm on Wednesday and from 10am to 8pm on Thursday.

Admissions: €12 (€8 on concessions)

Galeries nationales du Grand Palais
3, avenue du Général-Eisenhower
75008 Paris
France
T.: +33 (0)1 44 13 17 17
information.gngp@rmn.fr

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