The art of drawing 鈥� Drawing practices: from the 16th century to nowadays
Due to their fragility, the artworks on paper are the less visible part of the collections. That is why it is necessary to recall the capital place that drawing hold into the artistic creation. The richness of Rouen鈥檚 graphic arts cabinet allows the Fine arts museum to be a reference in this domain.
The presentation of an exhibition dedicated to the museum鈥檚 ancient drawings provides the opportunity of an ambitious proposition that transcends the eras and confronts the approaches in order to question the sense of this mysterious association that is the eye and the hand, from which originates each graphic work. It is the occasion to tie links with prestigious patrimonial institutions; Aside from the retrospective to Jean-Jacques Lequeu (1757-1826) that the museum of the Petit Palais in Paris dedicates to this visionary architect, an exceptional partnership tied with the Biblioth猫que Nationale de France (鈥淣ational Library of France鈥�) makes it possible to present exclusive artworks from a figure still unknown to the Lumi猫res who was born in Rouen in the middle of the 18th century.
Finally, in order to complete this overall vision of drawing throughout the centuries, the museum invites three contemporary artists: The drawers J茅r么me Zonder, Gilgian Gelzer and Sarkis, with a poetic proposition evoking through video and photography the power of the line.
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Due to their fragility, the artworks on paper are the less visible part of the collections. That is why it is necessary to recall the capital place that drawing hold into the artistic creation. The richness of Rouen鈥檚 graphic arts cabinet allows the Fine arts museum to be a reference in this domain.
The presentation of an exhibition dedicated to the museum鈥檚 ancient drawings provides the opportunity of an ambitious proposition that transcends the eras and confronts the approaches in order to question the sense of this mysterious association that is the eye and the hand, from which originates each graphic work. It is the occasion to tie links with prestigious patrimonial institutions; Aside from the retrospective to Jean-Jacques Lequeu (1757-1826) that the museum of the Petit Palais in Paris dedicates to this visionary architect, an exceptional partnership tied with the Biblioth猫que Nationale de France (鈥淣ational Library of France鈥�) makes it possible to present exclusive artworks from a figure still unknown to the Lumi猫res who was born in Rouen in the middle of the 18th century.
Finally, in order to complete this overall vision of drawing throughout the centuries, the museum invites three contemporary artists: The drawers J茅r么me Zonder, Gilgian Gelzer and Sarkis, with a poetic proposition evoking through video and photography the power of the line.
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