The Alexis Renard Gallery has the pleasure to announce its new catalogue and exhibition BEAUTY AND THE BEAST which will be presented during the following events Parcours des Mondes – From the 8 th to the 13 th of September 2015 Galerie Béatrice Soulié – 21 rue de Guénégaud – 75006 Paris France PAD London – From the 13 th to the 17 th of October 2015 Berkeley Square W1 – London – United Kingdom Inspired by the famous tale Beauty and the Beast, this title fits perfectly with the subjects of Islamic and Indian art: beautiful princesses surrounded by monsters, hybrids, composite animals, beasts and rakshasas, fierce deities... The exhibition will present a selection of objects and paintings sourced in Persian and Indian myths, for example the Ramayana, as well as pieces linked to Hindu or Muslim religions, and secular scenes or princely portraits: for example an Indian painting depicting the terrible goddess Kali licking a freshly cut skull; Ramayana scenes depicting princess Sita surrounded by rakshasas or the giant Kumbhakarna sleeping or scenes with charming ladies gathered in the hidden zenana or harem. This exhibition is an opportunity to discover the liveliness and modernity of the colourful Indian and Islamic paintings and pieces. Since the gallery opening in 1999, Alexis Renard has been building bridges between European and Oriental culture, linking the ancient art to the modern world, and trying to enlighten antiques from a modern point of view, showing how much we can learn from them, design wise and in many other ways. This exhibition is also an opportunity to remember tales and myths from our childhood from a different angle.
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The Alexis Renard Gallery has the pleasure to announce its new catalogue and exhibition
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
which will be presented during the following events
Parcours des Mondes – From the 8th to the 13th of September 2015
Galerie Béatrice Soulié – 21 rue de Guénégaud – 75006 Paris -‐ France
PAD London – From the 13th to the 17th of October 2015 Berkeley Square W1 – London – United Kingdom
Inspired by the famous tale Beauty and the Beast, this title fits perfectly with the subjects of Islamic and Indian art: beautiful princesses surrounded by monsters, hybrids, composite animals, beasts and rakshasas, fierce deities... The exhibition will present a selection of objects and paintings sourced in Persian and Indian myths, for example the Ramayana, as well as pieces linked to Hindu or Muslim religions, and secular scenes or princely portraits: for example an Indian painting depicting the terrible goddess Kali licking a freshly cut skull; Ramayana scenes depicting princess Sita surrounded by rakshasas or the giant Kumbhakarna sleeping or scenes with charming ladies gathered in the hidden zenana or harem.
This exhibition is an opportunity to discover the liveliness and modernity of the colourful Indian and Islamic paintings and pieces. Since the gallery opening in 1999, Alexis Renard has been building bridges between European and Oriental culture, linking the ancient art to the modern world, and trying to enlighten antiques from a modern point of view, showing how much we can learn from them, design wise and in many other ways. This exhibition is also an opportunity to remember tales and myths from our childhood from a different angle.
Alexis Renard is a specialized dealer and expert in the field of Islamic and Indian Art and is promoting a small group of Pakistani contemporary artists. Established since 1999 on Saint-‐Louis Island in the heart of Paris, the gallery offers valuations, brokerage operations and research of objects for museums and private collectors, as well as buying and selling. Works of arts purchased by the gallery are now housed in major museums and institutions worldwide : Musée du Louvre, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée des Beaux-‐Arts de Lyon, Musée Ariana Genève, the David Collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Institut du Monde Arabe, Sadberk Hanim Müzesi. Alexis Renard is an Expert Member of the Chambre Nationale des Experts Spécialisés (CNES) and a Member of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires (SNA).
Kali Pigments on paper
India, Mandi, circa 1720 Height 21 Width 17 cm
Young woman hunted by a dragon Pigments and gold on paper
India, Late 16th – Early 17th century Height Miniature : 12,5 ; Page : 29,5 ; Width Miniature : 7,1 ; Page : 20,2 cm
Ramayana scene -‐ Sita surrounded by rakshasas Pigments and gold on paper India, Pahari, circa 1840
Height 28,3 Width 21,6 cm
Statuette Tuff
Indonesia, Java, 14th -‐ 15th century, Majapahit Kingdom Height 20 Width 11 Depth 6,5 cm
Ladies in the zenana
Pigments and gold on paper India, 1680 -‐ 1720, Mughal Period
Height 32,3 Width 21,5 cm
Ramayana scene -‐ Sleeping Kumbhakarna Watercolour on paper
India, Pahari, 19th century Height 22 Width 39 cm
Formerly in the Cochrane collection, acquired in 1970
Ganesha Granite
India, 15th century Height 46 Width 32 Depth 12,5 cm
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