The Musée Henner of Paris !!!

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This small museum doesn’t get much attention, but if you are into museum you should look into it, It is on a great area, easily accessible, and great history in each. In my only time here, I have taken the time to see it briefly and I like to bring your attention to these gems that in my opinion should get more coverage. This again thanks for my never ending cd rom vault and new pictures of my latest escapes to my eternal Paris , I love the architecture and history stories of these marvels. Therefore, let me tell you a bit on the Musée Henner of Paris !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The Musée Henner is housed in a 19C mansion, this shop apartment is a typical home of the artist. The salon with columns and its winter garden have been renovated, with a new glass verriere and a café. It is located at 43 Avenue de Villiers in the 17éme arrondissement or district of Paris. It is a museum dedicated to the work of French painter Jean-Jacques Henner. It opened to the public in 1924, thanks to a donation made to the French State the previous year by Marie Henner, widow of the artist’s nephew. The former mansion is in the Plaine-de-Monceaux quartier or neighborhood ,located near and to the north of Parc Monceau, it is one of the rare examples accessible to the public of private architecture under the Third Republic.

Between 1876-1878 was built a two-story mansion for the painter Roger Jourdain. 1878: the painter Guillaume Dubufe bought the building from Jourdain. 1878-1879: Henner came to dine at Dubufe’s house three times. 1906: a Henner room opened at the Petit Palais in Paris, with around thirty works donated mostly by Jules Henner, the artist’s nephew. 1907: first retrospective of Henner’s work in Paris, at the Cercle Volney. 1921: Marie Henner, Jules’ widow, bought a mansion located at 43, avenue de Villiers from Guillaume Dubufe’s heirs. June 19, 1923: she gave the building, which had been converted into a museum, to the French State, along with 440 paintings, as well as furniture and objects that had belonged to the painter. The museum subsequently received numerous donations and bequests. 1924: The museum opened its doors to the public. August 27, 1926: The donation was accepted by the French State. The institution took its current name, the Jean-Jacques-Henner National Museum. Many Benner, a student of Henner, was its first curator.

The Musée Henner is spread over three floors, the dense display of nearly three hundred works, furniture, and objects, develops, in the style of the 19C, two major themes: the career of an official artist and the painter’s studio. As an introductory space, the former dining room offers educational tools to explore both the historical context of the Plaine-de-Monceaux neighborhood, and the life of the painter Jean-Jacques Henner. The ground floor (1fl) has columned lounge presents a complementary display to that of the upper floors, including some large formats, portraits and the collection of paintings by Jean-Jacques Henner. The winter garden takes on the multidisciplinary vocation of a modular space allowing temporary exhibitions, concerts or shows. On the first floor,(2nd fl) two small red rooms present the beginnings of the artist’s career in Alsace, his years of training, his Prix de Rome and his stay in Italy. The first room illustrates the links between the artist and his native region through portraits, scenes of daily life and Alsatian landscapes which are brought together in a tight display. The second highlights the Prix de Rome, a coherent set of sketches preparing the shipments from Rome, small copies, as well as the Italian landscapes of which the museum has a large number of small-format pieces, are also presented. The red studio, centered around his most famous painting, Alsace, She’s Waiting, is dedicated to presenting Henner’s official career, including works presented at the Salon. This room also recalls the artist’s social life through his work as a portraitist. On the second floor, (3rd fl) a small room located behind the moucharabiehs offers exhibitions, mainly of graphic arts. On the third floor,(4th fl) the gray studio is dedicated to the theme of the studio. Without seeking to reconstruct the studio at 11 Place Pigalle as it appears in period photographs, the museum here addresses the painter’s creative work through sketches and unfinished works (Herodiade, Rebecca, The Prodigal Son, The Truth, etc.). The museum’s most monumental work, The Naiads, is accompanied by furniture and objects from Henner’s studio (desk, painting cabinet, palette, psyche, inkwell, etc.).

The official Musée Henner : https://musee-henner.fr/

The Paris tourist office on the Musée Henner : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/musee-national-jean-jacques-henner-p1084

The Île de France region tourist office on the Musée Henner : https://www.visitparisregion.com/en/jean-jacques-henner-museum

There you go folks, this is like writing a book, and I am looking forward to a more in depth visit to this nice museum in my eternal Paris, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Musée Henner of Paris !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health,and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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