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Family Portraits (reimagined)
Culture · Wednesday, September 30 · 11:00 · Paris
Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner, 43, avenue de Villiers
Free
The family of Jean-Jacques Henner occupies a central place in his work. After the death of his father, Georges Guillaume Henner, his relatives provide him with unwavering support and accompany him throughout his career. Beyond material assistance, they also contribute to his artistic training: it is by painting their portraits that Henner explores, and then perfects, this genre to which he remains 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…
