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Family Portraits
Culture · Sunday, October 18 · 11:00 · Paris
Musée national Jean-Jacques Henner, 43, avenue de Villiers
Free
The family of Jean-Jacques Henner occupies an essential place in his oeuvre. After the death of his father, Georges Guillaume Henner, his relatives show him unwavering support and accompany him throughout his career. Beyond 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 remained deeply attached. Represented at the 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…
