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Culture · Sunday, September 20 · 11:00 · Paris

Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner, 43, avenue de Villiers

Free

The family of Jean-Jacques Henner holds a central place in his body of work. After the death of his father, Georges Guillaume Henner, his relatives provide him with unwavering support and accompany him throughout his career.\n\nBeyond material help, they also contribute to his artistic training: it is by painting their portraits that Henner explores, then perfects, this genre to which he will remain deeply attached. Represented at different ages of their lives, the members of his family are his first but also his last models. This profusion of portraits testifies to the…