Drawing in 17th-Century France in the Collections of the Éco - Lot 186

Drawing in 17th-Century France in the Collections of the École des Beaux-Arts & Drawings in Progress… Today at the École des Beaux-Arts. Paris, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, 2001. Quarto, paperback, illustrated cover. A booklet published to accompany the dual exhibition held at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts from January 12 to March 31, 2001. The first section is devoted to 17th-century French drawing, drawn from the rich collections of the École des Beaux-Arts, notably from the former Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. It highlights a collection of about one hundred drawings, including some thirty masterpieces by Nicolas Poussin, Claude Gellée (known as Le Lorrain), Charles Le Brun, Simon Vouet, Jacques Stella, Claude Mellan, Eustache Le Sueur, and Adam Perrelle, among others. The exhibition was curated by Emmanuelle Brugerolles. The second section presents *Dessins en cours… Aujourd’hui à l’École des Beaux-Arts*, an exhibition dedicated to contemporary art emerging from an educational project led by François Bouillon, bringing together twenty-seven projects selected from the works of the school’s students. Illustrated with color and black-and-white reproductions. Condition: very good copy.