Sylvie Patin (born Sylvie Gache-Patin on 11 June 1951) is a French conservator-restorer of cultural heritage at Musée d'Orsay and art historian specialised in Impressionism.[1]
Sylvie Patin | |
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| Born | Sylvie Gache-Patin June 11, 1951 |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Paris Nanterre University, École du Louvre |
| Occupation | conservator-restorer |
| Website | sylviepatin |
Career
editSylvie Patin was born on 11 June 1951. She has a degree in historical geography and a master's degree in history at the Paris Nanterre University, then she joined École du Louvre to continue her study.[2]
She did a museum internship at the Musée Marmottan Monet in 1972 and passed the competitive examination of the musées de France in 1973. From 1974 to 1975, she was a trainee curator at Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume and Musée de l'Orangerie, then a full-time curator from 1976 to 1980. She became curator of the Musée d'Orsay in 1980, chief curator in 1991, and finally a general curator in 2006.[1] She retired in 2016.[3]
In 2010, Patin curated an exhibition of Monet at the Grand Palais.[4] She has published several books on the impressionist painter Claude Monet, such as Le Musée intime de Monet à Giverny (2016),[5] a book presents the study of Monet's garden and house in Giverny;[6] and Monet : « un œil... mais, bon Dieu, quel œil ! » (1991), a copiously illustrated pocket book belonging to the collection “Découvertes Gallimard”, which has been translated into seven languages, including English.[7] On 20 September 2020, Patin was invited to a café littéraire based on her book Monet : « un œil... mais, bon Dieu, quel œil ! ». The meeting was organised in a former florist shop at the Place de l'Église of Illiers-Combray, during a book fair held in the commune.[8]
Publications
edit- Publications by Patin
- In the Country: 19th Century Musée d’Orsay, Éditions Hazan, 1986
- Monet : « un œil... mais, bon Dieu, quel œil ! », collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 131), série Arts. Éditions Gallimard, 1991, new edition in 2010[9]
- Monet: The Ultimate Impressionist, ‘New Horizons’ series, Thames & Hudson, 1993 (UK edition)
- Monet: The Ultimate Impressionist, “Abrams Discoveries” series. Harry N. Abrams, 1993 (U.S. edition)
- Impression... impressionnisme, collection « Découvertes Gallimard Texto » (nº 4). Éditions Gallimard, 1998
- L’impressionnisme, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 2002
- Claude Monet au musée d’Orsay, RMN, 2004
- Le Musée intime de Monet à Giverny, Éditions Gourcuff Gradenigo, 2016
- Monet’s Private Picture Gallery at Giverny, Éditions Gourcuff Gradenigo, 2016
- In collaboration
- With Anne Distel & Michel Hoog, L’impressionnisme au musée du Jeu de Paume, F. Hazan, 1977
- AA.VV., Monet (Grand Palais Paris exhibition catalogue): 1840–1926, Harry N. Abrams, 2010
References
edit- ^ a b "Sylvie Patin : Correspondant de la section de gravure (élue en 2006)". academie-des-beaux-arts.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHIE : Sylvie PATIN". sylviepatin.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ Goetz, Adrien (2016-06-05). "Monet intime et collectionneur". lefigaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Sylvie Patin". franceculture.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Sylvie Patin : " Monet avait une belle âme "". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Le Musée intime de Monet à Giverny". gourcuff-gradenigo.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "OUVRAGES : S. Patin, Monet, " un œil, mais quel œil ! "". sylviepatin.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "CAFÉ LITTÉRAIRE Sylvie Patin dimanche 20 septembre 2020 à Illiers-Combray Ancienne boutique de fleuriste Illiers-Combray". unidivers.fr (in French). 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Monet : " un œil... mais, bon Dieu, quel œil ! ", collection Découvertes Gallimard (n° 131)". gallimard.fr. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
- Bibliographie de Sylvie Patin at her official website (in French)