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.”
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.
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.
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 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.”
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.
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.
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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