| ◇ANDO'S collaboration with the Paris Olympic and Paralympic at Marmottan Monet Museum Exhibition 2024 Olympic and Paralympic will be held in Paris. At this worldwide event, Paris Marmottan Monet Museum will hold the Exhibition of French art with the theme of "Sports and Art". ANDO'S was requested cooperation from French Museum and Art Facility. We are in charge of the negotiation to exhibit the important 19th century painting owned by the Japanese and to manage it. French side is eager to exhibit this painting from Japan and considers it as the most favorite representing this Exhibition. The session will be from 4, April to 1, September 2024. (22 September 2023) |
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| ◇Telephone call to M. Brasilier This is the talk on the phone from this spring. M. Brasilier is talking how he is getting along and is calmly spending. He asks me to visit Paris as early as possible to talk about the future. So happy to know he is fine! (18 July 2023) |
| ◇Mr. Brasilier in Paris ANDO'S has been regularly contacting Mr. Brasilier. He has been very well and working hard everyday even in this COVID 19, but not going out. Without visiting Chateau Loupeigne nor house in South France, he is spending a wonderful time with his wife and their beloved cat "Tresor" (treasure). "Tresor" was taken by Mr. & Mrs. Brasilier from St. Germain street when he was a kitten wounded. His color is white with light brown and often appears in Mr. Brasilier's paintings. The relationship with Brasilier's family has been more than 48years. Since we could not see each other last year, I would like to visit him as soon as possible. (9 March 2021) |
| ◇Exhibition of the 200th anniversary of Gustave Courbet Last year, celebrating exhibition of the 200th anniversary of Gustave Courbet was held at the Courbet Museum in Ornans, his birthplace. The coorperative request was asked to ANDO'S from the President of the Department of Doubs and the Director of the Courbet Museum. ANDO'S had managed the negotiation to exhibit the masterpiece of Courbet existing in Japan, examining the submitted contruct and controlling the import-export supervision. Lots of people came to the Exhibition and had received a very good review. President Macron joined to enjoy this Exhibition. (14 Jan 2020) |
| ◇Auction Report Sotheby's Auction was held in London on February 6th. Oil painting (size 100) of Andre Brasilier was made a successful bid for ￥17.300.000. The total amount of contract price made the highest record of February. (7 Feb 2014) |
| ◇Return ceremony of Gustave Courbet's masterpiece Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), 19th century painter, loved his hometown, Ornans, all his life and painted its nature and people. The greatest masterpiece which Courbet painted the giant tree in his territory is “Le chêne de Flagey1864”(Oak tree of Flagey). This masterpiece had been owned by the collectors in the United States of America and in Japan for quite a long time, and this time could return to the painter's homeland, Ornans, after more than 100 years had passed. Returned ceremony of “Le chêne de Flagey”, organized by French Government and Ministry of Culture, was held on a grand scale at the Courbet Museum in Ornans, Doubs, in order to celebrate the success of this magnificent national project. By the request of French government, the representative of our company attended this ceremony as the person in charge of this great project from Japanese side. After the ceremony, directrice Les services de l'administration centrale Direction des Musees de France took me to the short tour to Mt. Jura which Courbet was fond of painting.(9 April 2013) |
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| ◇Visit Mr.Brasilier's residence in Paris On March 7th 2013, I visited Mr. and Mrs. Brasilier in Paris in order to have a meeting concerning our mutual current situation and coming projects, including their son, Alexis. I found several new oil paintings in his atelier (some of which are on the way of painting), and could easily understand the importance of daily work in painting through Mr. Brasilier's talk. He gave me the strong impression of his will to push forward with his painting for the future. It has been 2 years passed since the mega-quake attacked Tohoku, but Mr. and Mrs. Brasilier are still worrying about the health of victims and desire their safety, reconstruction and regeneration of the disaster area..(9 April 2013) |
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| ◇ANDO'S engage in a project concerning French National Treasure Gustave Courbet is a painter representing the 19th century, pioneer of realism, and whom also had a great influence on the Impressionists. His emblematic masterpiece is possessed by a museum in Tokyo. There has been plans to sell this “Le chêne de Flagey”(The Flagey Oak Tree) painted in 1864, and our company has been engaging in this project since the past few years. With considerations that France should purchase this painting, our company have been making direct proposals to the French side. On February 28th of this year, an interested party including Mr. Claude Jeannerot, President of the general Council of Doubs and Senator, and the director of The Courbet Museum visited Japan and has decided that the government will purchase this masterpiece as the principle painting of The Courbet Museum.In addition to governmental funding, donation has been collected from the residents and companies. More than 50% of the amount necessary for the purchase has been already collected. The National Consultative Commission of National Treasures consisting several ministries was held on September 19th, and “Le Chêne de Flagey” was approved as a national treasure (important cultural property). Consequently, the government will be holding a fund raising party on October 17th where influential Mecenat companies will be invited. A 90% tax deduction will be applied to this donation. This is a grand project of our company promoting art and cultural exchange between Japan and France. Today, the 10th of October, this project will be officially announced to the press by the government (Minstry of Culture) in Paris.(10 October, 2012) |
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| ◇Report from Paris and Prague For 2 weeks from the middle of October, I visited Paris and Prague. In Paris, I had a regular meeting at the apartment of Mr.Brasirier. On the easel in his atelier, I found the magnificent oil painting of sky and sea in two colors, blue and green. After the exhibition at Château de Chenonceau by 28th of this month, they are planning to hold another exhibition in Germany, in Switzerland and in other countries. In addition, I had an important meeting with my business partner in Paris. In Prague, I visited a diplomat couple who is our close friend for long times. The wife, a descendant of Hapsburg family, presides over supporting activities of guide dogs and social welfare activities internationally. (30 November, 2010) |
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| ◇André Brasilier Exhibition The reception of André Brasilier Exhibition at Château de Chenonceau was held at the hall of this castle in the evening of June 12th 2010. 40 master-pieces of oil paintings were exhibited and almost 300 people were invited at reception. From Japan, the president of Ando's attended, was also invited to the family dinner party held by the chatelain and spent wonderful time till midnight. Every year, lots of travelers from Japan visit this Château de Chenonceau. This will be a good opportunity to know André Brasilier's world. The session will be by November 28th 2010. (22 June, 2010) |
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