‘Paris 1900’, Petit Palais, Paris

2 April 2014

'Un soir de grand prix au pavillon d'Armenville' (1905), Henri Gervex. © Musée Carnavalet/Roger-Viollet Henri Gervex (1852-1929). "Armenonville, le soir du Grand Prix de Longchamp (au premier plan ‡ droite, le marquis de Dion, Madame Gervex, le marquis Boni de Castellane faisant allumer son cigare, au centre, passant commande face ‡ la Belle OtÈro, le gÈnÈral Dulac)", 1905. Huile sur toile. Paris, musÈe Carnavalet.

The vast exhibition ‘Paris 1900’ at the Petit Palais features over 600 works including sculpture, photographs, jewellery and paintings. The Petit Palais was built for the Exposition Universelle of 1900, and as such is the perfect venue for this grand tribute to the Belle Époque.

Click here for Apollo’s interview with Petit Palais director Christophe Leribault