Philippe Saunier Explained

Philippe Saunier (born 1972) is a French art historian who is chief curator at the Bureau de l'inventaire des collections et de la circulation des biens culturels at ministry of culture. He was formerly with the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée Picasso in Paris. He is the author with Thea Burns of L'art du pastel (2014) which was translated into English and published by Abbeville Press in 2015 as The art of the pastel.

Career

From 2004 to 2006, Saunier was a curator at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris. From 2006 to 2007, he was personal advisor for archeology and museums in the office of Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, a French Minister of Culture and Communication.[1] From 2007 to 2008, he was a curator at the Musée Picasso in Paris.[2] He was the commissioner of the exhibition Picasso and his Collection[3] and wrote the catalogue for the exhibition with Anne Baldassari which was published by the Queensland Art Gallery in Australia in 2008. Later, he was a curator of paintings and pastels at the Musée d'Orsay .

Saunier is now chief curator at the Bureau de l'inventaire des collections et de la circulation des biens culturels at ministry of culture.[4]

Saunier is the author with Thea Burns of L'art du pastel (2014) which was translated into English and published by Abbeville Press in 2015 as The art of the pastel. The book was described by the publishers as "The only comprehensive history of pastel art".[5]

Selected publications

French

English

Notes and References

  1. News: Inventaire d'archives: CABINET DE RENAUD DONNEDIEU DE VABRES MINISTRE DE LA CULTURE ET DE LA COMMUNICATION DOSSIERS DE PHILIPPE SAUNIER, CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE CHARGE DES MUSEES ET DE L'ARCHEOLOGIE. FranceArchives. 2018-03-02. fr-FR.
  2. http://www.laviedesidees.fr/_Saunier-Philippe_.html Philippe Saunier.
  3. http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/reporterbbc/story/2007/12/071220_picassocolecaopessoalai.shtml Barcelona expõe coleção particular de Picasso; veja fotos.
  4. https://lannuaire.service-public.fr/gouvernement/administration-centrale-ou-ministere_167453 Bureau de l'inventaire des collections et de la circulation des biens culturels.
  5. http://www.abbeville.com/bookpage.asp?isbn=9780789212405 The Art of the Pastel.
  6. Philippe. Saunier. 2015-05-23. Au nom du nom. À propos de Ceci n'est pas qu'un tableau. Lectures. 10.4000/lectures.18108 . fr. 2116-5289.
  7. Web site: Presses Universitaires de Rennes - L'art social en France de la Révolution à la Grande Guerre Neil McWilliam, Catherine Méneux et Julie Ramos (dir.). pur-editions.fr. 2018-03-02.
  8. Web site: CHESNEAU, Ernest. INHA. 2011-10-12. inha.fr. fr. 2018-03-02.
  9. Saunier. Philippe. 1999. Edward Burne-Jones et la France : Madeleine Deslandes, une préraphaélite oubliée. Revue de l'Art. fr-FR. 123. 1. 57–70. 10.3406/rvart.1999.348432.
  10. News: Bourdieu the Heresiarch. 2018-03-02. en.