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Commission, 2009 SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DE LUNÉVILLE. Lunéville, France Watercolor interior perspective reconstituting the original state of a reception room of the recently fire-damaged château, former residence of the Polish royal family in exile. Commission, 2009 SCHLOSS MUSEUM FASANERIE/HESSIAN HOUSE FOUNDATION. Fulda, Germany Two watercolor interior perspectives of decorative arts rooms in this baroque palace/museum housing the collections of the Landgraves von Hessen. Lecture, March 2009 MARIE-ANTOINETTE AND CHINOISERIE. The Four Arts Society, Palm Beach Book Publication, October 2008 AN ARCHITECTURAL ALPHABET. Connaissance et Mémoires, Paris A limited-edition artist's book in French and English languages. Prefaces by Charlotte Moss and the Marquis de Breteuil. Book Publication, May 2008 CHINOISERIES. Rizzoli, New York A trade edition of the artist's book published in 2005, supplemented with period illustrations. Book Publication, November 2007 VERSAILLES: The Château and Its Satellites. Connaissance et Mémoires, Paris An oversize, limited-edition artist's book presenting texts and 60 reproductions of watercolors of the châteaux, pavilions, unbuilt projects and architectural and garden ornaments of the seat of French kings. Commission, May 2007 MUSEE DES ARTS-DECORATIFS. The Louvre, Paris. Commission of six watercolors of architectural ornaments for France's museum of the decorative arts, housed in the Louvre. Exhibition, 11 October to 4 November 2006 THE ARCHITECTURE OF JOY. Didier Aaron, Inc., Manhattan Thirty Watercolors of European garden structures; review, The New York Times, 20 October 2006: "Back to Chinoiserie In Follies Out of Time." Commission, September 2006 BIENNALE DES ANTIQUAIRES DE PARIS. Grand Palais, Paris For the return of the Biènnale des Antiquaires to the newly renovated Grand Palais in Paris, the architect François-Joseph Graf commissioned a series of watercolor elevations of neoclassical pavilions which were enlarged to life-size, creating an architectural village to house France's premiere arts and antiques fair. Book Publication, October 2005 CHINOISERIES. Connaissance et Mémoires, 83 boulevard Saint Michel, 75006 Paris An oversize, signed and numbered artist's book, limited to 300 copies in French- and English-languages, prefaced by Hubert de Givenchy. The fifty plates reproduce our œuvre of 18th-century Chinoiserie garden structures. Winner of the 2006 Prix Redouté. Exhibition, 21 July to October 2005 L'ARCHITECTURE AU CŒUR DES JARDINS. Château de Villandry Over thirty watercolors depicting European garden structures, held in the Loire Valley château renowned for its restored Renaissance gardens. Garden Exhibition, June 2005 JARDINS JARDIN. The Tuileries Gardens, Paris Architectural designers for the second edition of this Parisian garden fair, the first ever to be held in the Tuileries Gardens, under the auspices of the Louvre Museum. Exhibition, December 2004 to January 2005 PAVILLONS, FOLIES ET ORNEMENTS DE JARDIN. Andrée Macé, Paris Exhibition of French pavilions at the foremost dealer of antique French garden sculpture and stone ornament. Exhibition, June 2004 JARDINS A LA MODE : Le Classicisme et le Pittoresque. Galerie de Bayser, Paris 35 watercolors depicting 18th-century French garden structures. Exhibition, October 2003 CENTRAL PARK. Didier Aaron, Inc., Manhattan 33 watercolors, including elevations of destroyed structures, projects, and architectural elements depicted in full-scale. Under the patronage of The Frick Collection. Purchase for the permanent collection of the New-York Historical Society. Reviews: The New York Times, The Art Newspaper, HG, Antiques Weekly. Book Publication, December 2002 PALACES OF THE SUN KING: Versailles, Trianon, Marly, The châteaux of Louis XIV. Rizzoli/Classical America. A major reappraisal of the role and meaning of architecture in the reign of Louis XIV. Oversize hardcover edition, 208 pages, written and illustrated with 70 original watercolors. Review: The Art Newspaper (March 2003): "exquisite watercolor interpretations...Accessible for the amateur, revelatory for the expert, Palaces of the Sun King is a dazzling delight." Evening Lecture, 9 December 2002 PALACES OF THE SUN KING: Versailles, Trianon, Marly, the châteaux of Louis XIV. The Bard Graduate Center, New York Exhibition, November 2002 LES JARDINS DE LA REINE. Galerie de Bayser, Paris 34 Watercolor elevations of existing and destroyed garden structures and ornaments from Trianon, Versailles created during the reign of King Louis XVI. Reviews: Architectural Digest France, Elle Décoration. Book Illustration, 2002 Catullus: The Poems. Translated by Rodney G. Dennis (Thornwillow Press, NYC, 2002) Six illustrations of ancient Roman inspiration for this limited edition work (200 copies) of the Roman poet. Engraved by John Wallace. Evening Lecture, 22 June 2001 FRENCH GARDEN PAVILIONS AND FOLLIES. The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY Exhibition and Catalogue, January-June 2001 THE WORLD OBSERVED: Five Centuries of Drawings from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp. The Morgan Library, New York A Watercolor of a vase and orange tree exhibited at the Morgan Library and illustrated in a double-page entry in the exhibition catalog. Exhibition, September 2000 VERSAILLES, TRIANON, MARLY. Galerie de Bayser, Paris 32 watercolors of the architecture and ornaments of Louis XIV. Review: Art and Auction Exhibition, October 2000 IN THE GARDEN. Didier Aaron, Inc., Manhattan Over 30 watercolor elevations of 17th- and 18th-century French garden structures and ornaments. Evening Lecture, 2 October 2000 LOUIS XIV, ROI BATISSEUR. Sotheby's France, Paris Book Publication, October 2000 GARDEN VASES/VASES DE JARDIN. Alain de Gourcuff Editeur, Paris Hardcover, English and French editions. 120 pages, illustrated with 52 original watercolors by the artists. Review: The New York Times, 23 February 2001. Publication, 4 June 2000 THE ARTFUL LODGERS. The New York Times Magazine Four-page article, illustrated with three commissioned watercolors, of the artists' Paris residence. Publication, Spring 1999 LA MENAGERIE DE VERSAILLES ET LA TRIANON DE PORCELAINE. Versalia Presenting the results of research into these two destroyed compounds at Versailles in the annual review of the Socété des Amis de Versailles. Eight-page article, illustrated with five watercolors. Exhibition, March-April 1999 GARTENLUST. Kunsthandel Dr. Martin Moeller, Hamburg, Germany 30 watercolors of European garden architecture and ornaments. Review: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 3 April 1999. Seminar and Lecture, October 1998 VERSAILLES, TRIANON, MARLY: The Early Architecture of the Sun King. The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. An all-day seminar on the architecture commanded by King Louis XIV, and a lecture on watercolor technique given the following day. Exhibition, 10 September to 18 October 1997 THE PLEASURE OF BUILDING: The Early Architecture of Louis XIV. Didier Aaron, Inc. 36 original watercolor elevations of the châteaux and garden structures built for Louis XIV. Under the patronage of Charles Ryskamp, Director, The Frick Collection. Reviews and listings: The New York Times, The New Yorker, Tableau. Lecture, 21 November 1996 LA FOLIE DE BATIR. The Société des Amis de Versailles, Château de Versailles Exhibition, December 1995 ANIMALS IN ORNAMENT. Folly, Manhattan 32 watercolors of garden architecture, to benefit the Animal Medical Center. Commission, 1996 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. Princeton, New Jersey Commission of an aerial perspective documenting the Princeton University campus to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the University's founding. Exhibition, October 1995 LA FOLIE DE BATIR. Galerie de Bayser, Paris 42 Watercolor elevations of French garden follies and pavilions, held under the patronage of the Baronne Elie de Rothschild. Review: Connaissance des Arts. Book Publication, October 1995 PLEASURE PAVILIONS AND FOLLIES/LA FOLIE DE BATIR. Editions Flammarion, Paris Hardcover, dual English and French editions, 176 pages, 50 original watercolor illustrations. Preface by Charles Ryskamp, Director, The Frick Collection. Exhibition, January 1994 LOST SPLENDOR. Didier Aaron, Inc., Manhattan 48 watercolor elevations of French garden pavilions, under the patronage of Charles Ryskamp, Director, The Frick Collection, and André Baeyens, French Consul General. Reviews and listings: The New York Times, The New Yorker. Magazine Publication, December 1993 FRENCH FOLLIES. ELLE Decor Eight-page article written and illustrated by the artists, reproducing nine watercolors. |