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Beth Gersh-Nesic 19 May 2022
Art historian Beth Gersh-Nešić explores the life of wealthy Jewish art collector Charles Ephrussi, allegedly one of the models for the debonair major character Charles Swann in Proust’s masterpiece “In Search of Lost Time.”
Marian Jones
A visit to this memorial on the Île de la Cité is a means to remember those deported from France during World War II and reflect on the lessons their tragedy teaches us today.
Marilyn Brouwer
It’s difficult to imagine the extreme poverty that many of the Impressionists endured during their lifetimes— considering their paintings now sell for vast sums of money.
Janet Hulstrand
Just two and a half hours away from Paris there is a lovely little village in southern Champagne where Pierre Auguste Renoir spent many happy summers with his family.
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Art
Beth Gersh-Nesic 19 May 2022
Art historian Beth Gersh-Nešić explores the life of wealthy Jewish art collector Charles Ephrussi, allegedly one of the models for the debonair major character Charles Swann in Proust’s masterpiece “In Search of Lost Time.”
Marilyn Brouwer
It’s difficult to imagine the extreme poverty that many of the Impressionists endured during their lifetimes— considering their paintings now sell for vast sums of money.
Janet Hulstrand
Just two and a half hours away from Paris there is a lovely little village in southern Champagne where Pierre Auguste Renoir spent many happy summers with his family.
Hazel Smith 1
The patient and financially supportive brother of artist Vincent van Gogh is an important figure, having introduced Impressionist icons such as Monet and Degas to the French art world.
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