Apollo Magazine

‘Paris 1900’, Petit Palais, Paris

Highlights from the upcoming 'Paris 1900' show at the Petit Palais, Paris

'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

‘Paris 1900’ is at the Petit Palais, Paris, from 2 April–17 August 2014.

In Apollo’s April issue we interviewed Christophe Leribault, director of the Petit Palais, about the exhibition ‘Paris 1900’. Click here to buy the April issue.

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