The Cernuschi museum, in Paris, presents until the 28th of June 2009, a rare exhibition – “Six centuries of Chinese paintings, works restored by the Cernuschi museum”. It features the greatest painters of the Imperial China, active in the literate Ming circles (1368-1644) or the Qing court (1644-1911).
It also reflects the fate of artists of the early XXth century in China, then
shaken by the beginnings of modernity and historical changes.
Among the Chinese painters tempted by the West, many people, since the
thirties, chose Paris as a venue for training and creation.
The contacts made by the Cernuschi museum with contemporary Chinese artists have allowed the museum to establish a unique collection in the West.
Located on the edge of the Parc Monceau in an elegant building originally designed by its founder Henri Cernuschi (1821-1896) as a small residence for a bachelor, the Cernuschi Museum, inaugurated in 1898, is one of the oldest museums in Paris. It offers visitors a tour of high aesthetic quality through Chinese art…
Until 28 June 2009
Musée Cernuschi
7 avenue Vélasquez
75008 Paris
Tel: 01 53 96 21 50