Paul Durand-Ruel and the Impressionists
Here’s a rather fascinating article on the importance of the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel to the Impressionist movement – long story short, he basically created the market for Impressionism and risked everything in doing so, and was sole supporter of…
Claude Monet – Ice Floes
It looks like we’re getting a good start to winter here in Montreal, with a record snowfall yesterday of 45 centimetres – when you factor in the snowdrifts, that’s a pretty impressive one-off, the snow was up to mid-thigh in…