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Artprice eyes sales boost from online auctions

French art database and ad specialist Artprice.com expects sales to soar this year on the back of the launch of an online auction service, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday. The company, whose ...

Debut Novel: Love and Death in French Holocaust

CHICAGO, Feb. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A young couple struggles to survive in an evil land ravaged by the Holocaust in "Love and Death in Paris," the debut novel by journalist and author Charles ...

'Untouchables' named Best French Film of the Year at Globes du Cristal Ceremony

Rebecca Leffler Omar Sy took the Best Actor Prize and Poliss stars Marina Fois and Karin Viard shared the Best Actress award at the ceremony in Paris on Monday night. read more

S'il-Vous-Plait: Raising Your 'Bebe' The French Way

Raising her children in Paris, American journalist Pamela Druckerman discovered that the French have mastered the art of child-rearing — or at least they have mastered the art of smoothly assimilating children into adult routines and reducing the stress of parenting.

Duo Wood - a Synthesis of French Elegance and Scandinavian Sobriety

Last year Patrick Norguet, one of France’s most interesting contemporary designers, designed the comfortable chair DUO for Offecct.(PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Last year Patrick Norguet, one of France’s most interesting contemporary designers, designed the comfortable chair Duo for Offecct. Duo Wood is a natural continuation and variation of Duo, and has been given a softer side in this year’s ...

Cezanne's Card Players Shatters Record For Highest Price Ever For A Work Of Art

The oil-rich nation of Qatar has landed the priciest work of art ever sold.

National Gallery reopens renovated 19th-century French galleries

After two years of renovation and rethinking, the 19th-century French galleries at the National Gallery of Art are open again. Visitors will notice little in the way of architectural change. Old systems have been updated and, as of last week, the wooden floors had a powerful odor of new varnish. A room once used for storage has been added to a suite of 14 large and small spaces that highlight ...

SAM's Gauguin show gives equal due to different traditions

The Seattle Art Museum's "Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise" gives equal weight to French artist Paul Gauguin and the Oceanic art that inspired him.

ArtsBeat: Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Will Open With Hit Film 'Intouchables'

"Intouchables," the comedy-drama by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, stars Francois Cluzet as a paralyzed millionaire who forges an unlikely friendship with the Senegalese parolee (Omar Sy) he hired to take care of him. It has gone on to become one of the most successful films of all time at the French box office.

19th Annual Taste of Yountville Weekend Celebration Brings World-Famous Food, Wine, Fine Art and Special Events to the ...

Yountville, the "culinary capital" of the Napa Valley, will host the 19th Annual Taste of Yountville weekend celebration March 23 – 24, 2012 to showcase the town’s finest food, wine and arts.

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