Un siècle d'art français: la collection Youssoupov - Présentation illustrée

Un siècle d'art français: la collection Youssoupov - Présentation illustrée

Wilfried Zeisler, conservateur au musée Hillwood, discutera son livre et la fascination de la célèbre famille Youssoupov pour l'Art français

By Alliance Française de Washington, DC (AFDC)

Date and time

Thursday, May 22 · 7 - 9pm EDT

Location

Alliance Française of Washington DC, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW

2142 Wyoming Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20008

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

A PROPOS DE L'EVENEMENT - CET EVENEMENT SERA EN FRANCAIS

L'Alliance Française de Washington a le plaisir de recevoir Wilfried Zeisler, conservateur au Musée Hillwood, pour son livre, Les Youssoupoff: Un siècle de collections françaises.

Tout le monde a entendu parler de Felix Yousoupov, celui qui organisa et participa à l'assassinat de Raspoutine juste avant la Révolution Russe. Il trouva refuge en Francelorsque les Bolsheviks prirent le pouvoir. Comme beaucoup d'aristocrates russes, les Youssoupov parlaient le français et étaient fascinés par la France et le style français. La famille Youssoupov, descendante de la Horde d'Or, devenue alliée des Tsars, développera une affinité particulière pour le monde de l'Art. Mécènes fortunés, ils acquièrent à partir du 18eme siècle, pièces et oeuvres d'art et même un château en France. Les recherches de Wilfried Zeisler apporte un éclairage nouveau sur cette famille, leur importante et exceptionnelle collection et leurs liens avec la France.

Une réception suivra la présentation et la signature de livres.


A PROPOS DE L'INTERVENANT

Dr Wilfried Zeisler est directeur adjoint et conservateur en chef de Hillwood. Diplômé de l'Université de la Sorbonne et de l'École du Louvre, à Paris, il a beaucoup écrit sur les arts décoratifs français et russes, notamment plusieurs articles et contributions à des ouvrages. Sa thèse, L'Objet d'art et de luxe français en Russie (1881-1917), a été publiée à Paris en 2014. Depuis 2009, il a participé et organisé des expositions à Paris, Monaco et Washington DC. À Hillwood, ses expositions les plus récentes incluent Fabergé Rediscovered (2018), Bouke de Vries: War and Pieces (2019), Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems (2020), The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky (2021), Determined Women: Collectors, Artists, and Designers at Hillwood (2023), Glass: Art. Beauty. Design. (2023) et Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean (2024). Wilfried est co-auteur de Konstantin Makovsky: The Tsar's Painter in America and Paris (2015) et de The Houses and Collections of Marjorie Merriweather Post – The Joy of It (2022). Il est l'auteur de Fabergé Rediscovered, Vivre la Belle Epoque à Paris -- Paul de Russie et Olga Paley (tous deux publiés en 2018) et Les Youssoupoff – Un siècle de collections françaises (2023).


ABOUT THE EVENT - THIS EVENT WILL BE IN FRENCH

The Alliance Française de Washington is pleased to welcome Wilfried Zeisler, curator at the Hillwood Museum, for his book, Les Youssoupoff: Un siècle de collections françaises.

Everyone has heard of Felix Yusupov, the man who organized and participated in the assassination of Rasputin just before the Russian Revolution. He found refuge in France when the Bolsheviks took power. Like many Russian aristocrats, the Yusupovs spoke French and were fascinated by France and French style. The Yusupov family, descendants of the Golden Horde, who became allies of the Tsars, developed a particular affinity for the world of art. As wealthy patrons, they acquired pieces and works of art, including a château in France, starting in the 18th century. Wilfried Zeisler's research sheds new light on this family, their important and exceptional collection, and their ties to France.

Light refreshments will be served after the presentation and book signing.


ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr. Wilfried Zeisler is Hillwood’s deputy director and chief curator. He is a graduate of Sorbonne University and the Ecole du Louvre, Paris. Wilfried has written extensively on French and Russian decorative arts, including several articles and contributions to books. Wilfried’s dissertation, L’Objet d’art et de luxe français en Russie (1881-1917) [French Objets d’art and Luxury Goods in Russia], was published in Paris in 2014. Since 2009, he has participated in and curated exhibitions in Paris, Monaco, and Washington DC. At Hillwood, his most recent exhibitions include Fabergé Rediscovered (2018), Bouke de Vries: War and Pieces (2019), Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems (2020), The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky (2021), Determined Women: Collectors, Artists, and Designers at Hillwood (2023), Glass: Art. Beauty. Design. (2023), and Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean (2024). Wilfried co-authored Konstantin Makovsky: The Tsar's Painter in America and Paris (2015), and The Houses and Collections of Marjorie Merriweather Post – The Joy of It (2022). He is the author of Fabergé Rediscovered, Vivre la Belle Epoque à Paris -- Paul de Russie et Olga Paley (both published in 2018). and Les Youssoupoff – Un siècle de collections françaises (2023).


Organized by

The Alliance Française of Washington, D.C. (AFDC) was founded in 1905. Interrupted by World War 2, it reopened in 1949 originally as a social club and became an officially incorporated organization in 1965.

AFDC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization, since 1955. It is not subsidized by any government. It is an educational and cultural institution headed by a Franco-American Board of Directors.

The Alliance Française of Washington, D.C. serves as the leading center for French language, French culture and francophone resources in the Nation’s Capital. Alliance Française of Washington, D.C. enriches the lives of the D.C. community by offering the chance to connect with people of different backgrounds and cultures in order to better understand and appreciate the greater global community.

$10 – $15