Imperial Art is proud to participate in TEFAF Showcase 2022 from June 25 to 30
Stand Teffaf 2022
TEFAF is an opportunity for Imperial Art, the first gallery dedicated to the Napoleonic epic, to exhibit to the greatest international dealers and to an audience of professionals and enlightened amateurs in order to highlight this very special period that is the Empire through the arts and history. In a stand inspired by the Emperor's campaign tent, Imperial Art presents a selection of works, from the equestrian portrait of King Murat by Baron Gérard to the pair of "eagle-headed" vases from the Sèvres factory. passing by the colossal bust of Napoleon by the workshop of Canova which illustrates the splendor of the Empire and the apogee of the arts of the time.
Our major parts:
François-Pascal-Simon baron GERARD. 1770-1837. Painter.
Bust study for the equestrian portrait of King Murat. Circa 1810.
Oil on canvas 0.265 x 0.21
Robert LEFEVRE. 1755-1830. Painter.
Self-portrait representing the artist in his studio. Circa 1820.
Dimensions: 24 x 31 cm – gilt wood frame with palmettes 35.5 x 44 cm
IMPERIAL MANUFACTURE OF SEVRES
Gerard-shaped bowl, beautiful blue background, allegorical cameos of the birth of the King of Rome, with its lid. 1812.
Presents from the Empress on New Year's Day 1813, offered to the Comtesse de Bouillé,
Lady-in-waiting to the Empress
Dimensions : 20 x 20 x 15 cm
Imperial factory of Sèvres
Pair of vases "eagle Lagrenée" or "eagle heads" blue laminated gold. 1804.
Porcelain vase with gold-laminated blue background, "Aigle Lagrenée" shape with golden eagle head handles holding rings in their beaks, lid with conical shape painted in gold, thick golden threads on the upper lip, shoulder and the pedestal; vase resting on a square porcelain base imitating marble
Dimensions: Height: 39cm
Alexandre-Evariste FRAGONARD.
1780-1850. Painter.
Allegory of the Marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise. (1810).
Drawing in pencil, pen and wash with gouache highlights on a blue background, captioned “A la plus belle, Au plus grand” with the number “MN”.
Size: 22 x 30 sous marie-louise, gilt wood frame.
Workshop of Antonio CANOVA. 1757-1822. Sculptor.
Colossal bust of Napoleon, marble. Between 1803 and 1806.
Dimensions : 90 x 45 x 31 cm
Imperial Art: Gallery specializing in the Fine Art Empire market
Located in the heart of Paris, since 2016, Imperial Art, an art gallery dedicated to the imperial epic, accompanies collectors and museum institutions in their passion.
Since 2019, the gallery has been located in the prestigious setting of a 19th century private mansion, Place du Général Catroux, in the artistic district of the Plaine-de-Monceau.
Hosted on the ground floor of the Hôtel Viaudey, a building built in 1879, it benefits from an exhibition area of 190 square meters and offers in its three salons restored according to the rules of the art, a selection of paintings and works of art devoted to the French 19th century, and particularly to the neo-classical and romantic era. Its founding president, Tarik Bougherira, is passionate about the history of France and imperial grandeur.
The Imperial Art gallery advises museum amateurs and professionals in order to build up and enrich their collection(s) with a wide range of specialties: paintings, drawings, sculptures, furniture, goldsmithery and art porcelain, historical memorabilia, covering the periods of the 18th and 19th centuries, with a predilection for the prosperous period of the Napoleonic era.
The Imperial Art gallery is committed to making known the art and history of the imperial era, a major period in European history that followed the French Revolution and ended in March 1815 on the battlefield of Waterloo. It presents at the same time the great essential figures, in the first place the Emperor Napoleon, the Empress Joséphine and Marie-Louise and the King of Rome as well as the Bonaparte family and the Beauharnais family with Eugène and Hortense, with faithful friendship . The generals, often heroic companions and whose glorious names trace the destiny of brave men, sometimes of modest origins such as Murat and Ney, also found light thanks to the Emperor and their feats of arms made them famous. The Imperial Art gallery pays homage to these great figures of our history but also to shadow characters such as the grognards or the memorialists who participated in the Napoleonic legend in order to perpetuate knowledge and interest in this epic at the same time. complex and exciting. In addition, the gallery presents high quality artists illustrating the artistic currents of neo-classicism and romanticism, such as Baron Gérard, Robert Lefevre, Jean-Baptiste Isabey, Ernest Meissonnier, Théodore Géricault...
Through these areas, Imperial Art strives to select works of art for their rarity, their authenticity and their state of conservation as well as for the finesse and quality of execution, seeking in their excellence, the artists who have made proof of their talents, combining at the same time the beauty, the sensitivity and the evocative power of a glorious past.
A team of researchers, trained art historians, strives to retrace as precisely as possible the history and importance of each item on offer, offering some wonderful rediscoveries. The major French public institutions, for example the Musée d'Orsay, the Napoleon 1st museum at the Château de Fontainebleau, the Paoli museum in Corsica, the national museum of the châteaux of Malmaison and Bois-Préau, the Army museum , the Gendarmerie Museum in Melun or the museums of Vendée, trust the gallery to participate in the enrichment of their funds as well as many collectors.
With a solid experience with the decorative arts of the "Empire style", and attentive to the evolution of the Art market, in particular the Asian market, Imperial Art opened in 2019 a second gallery dedicated to French arts in Beijing. . This opening of a physical gallery in China is part of a series of privileged exchanges with the Chinese market since 2013 and contributes to the influence of the French spirit abroad.
At the same time, the Imperial Art gallery, housed in Paris in the former Viaudey hotel, named after a trio of musical sisters, has been offering cultural meetings since 2022, i.e. a dynamic, ambitious cultural program accessible to all by reservation. in a strong desire to open wide the doors of the gallery to make it a real living center of art. Cycle of conferences, concerts in the gallery, exhibitions, so many privileged encounters with art lovers to convey the gallery's passion for the characters and works of art that illustrate the great epics of our history.
The Imperial Art gallery makes it a point of honor to participate in major international antiques fairs such as TEFAF Maastricht from June 25 to 30 or Masterpiece London from June 30 to July 6, in order to always be connected to the art market, to keep in touch with the many collectors and art lovers who meet there and to show the glory of the Napoleonic era, a complex and fascinating period.