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I could never understand my grandmother's sadness – until I learned her tragic story

The Observer 23 Feb 2020

I loved how beautiful she was, and that she was French; having a French grandparent, albeit one who lived in Miami, seemed incredibly exotic when I was growing up in New York ... She looked as French as my grandfather looked American, the soft, elegant looks of a Renoir painting, but overlaid with the melancholy of an Edward Hopper....

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This Week in History: February 21st to 27th

The National Herald 22 Feb 2020

February 23rd . ... All but two of the crew members were rescued. February 26th. ... During Ghikas’ teen years, his family began recognizing the potential of his talents and arranged for him to study painting with the artist Parthenis. In 1923, he went to Paris to study French literature and aesthetics at the Sorbonne ... February 27th. ... ....

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Monet for nothing: Musée Marmottan’s ‘self-portrait’ is downgraded

The Art Newspaper 21 Feb 2020

The unsigned portrait depicts Monet as a bohemian French artist, complete with beard and beret. Behind Monet hangs one of his 1884 French Riviera landscapes of Cap Martin ... He concluded that the painting is “an iconographical and historical document, and not an unfinished masterpiece by the greatest of the French Impressionists, Claude Monet”....

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Platini considers return to football after ban

BE Soccer 21 Feb 2020

"As I said to the (French) justice we never spoke of the World Cup at this lunch, and Sarkozy never said you have to vote for Qatar. "When I was with the French justice they were sure I received a Picasso painting, because there was a report in a British newspaper that secret services said that I received a Picasso from Putin....

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Plein air painters in Suffolk strive to get beyond the studio

The Virginian-Pilot 21 Feb 2020

From the French phrase “En plein air,” meaning “in the open air,” plein air ......

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Jack Youngerman, Prominent American artist, Dies at 93

The East Hampton Star 21 Feb 2020

Within two years he had abandoned figurative painting for the kind of hard-edged abstractions that have characterized much of his painting and sculpture ever since ... He returned to New York in 1956 with his wife, the French actress Delphine Seyrig, and had the first of seven solo ......

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World markets fall on coronavirus spread, moving to safe havens

Business Day 21 Feb 2020

Europe’s broad Euro Stoxx 600 fell 0.3%, with indices in London and Paris down 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively ... European surveys painted a somewhat brighter picture, with French business activity growing faster than expected in February on a rebound in the service sector. Germany’s private sector expansion also held steady ... Yen rallies ... Reuters ....

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Stocks head for worst week in four as coronavirus spreads

Canada Dot Com 21 Feb 2020

Europe’s broad Euro STOXX 600 fell 0.3%, with indexes in London and Paris down 0.5% and 0.3% respectively ... European surveys painted a somewhat brighter picture, with French business activity growing faster than expected in February on a rebound in the service sector. Germany’s private sector expansion also held steady ... Gold and U.S....

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Coronavirus: In Wuhan, a French doctor stayed back: ‘My duty to protect my patients’

Indian Express 21 Feb 2020

Klein’s patients are mostly expats, including Indians working for a French auto company. “The clinic welcomes foreigners and mainly the French community, which is important in Wuhan ... In Wuhan, a French doctor stayed back ... Painted Stork, tagged as part of wild bird monitoring ......

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Enticing prospect in Blackrock scheme on former private school site

The Irish Times 20 Feb 2020

Customer focus ... Fit out was completed by Hyde and the showhouse, a mid-terrace property, features Farrow & Ball paints throughout. The woodwork and doors are picked out in Drainpipe with the walls painted French Grey ... Apartments ... The attention to detail includes a French polished handrail and mahogany stair treads, lacquered in a soft warm hue ... ....

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See inside Lazy Days RV founder’s Florida estate for sale

Tampabay 20 Feb 2020

THONOTOSASSA — Donald and Erika Wallace spent four years and a sum that they’re not quite ready to discuss creating The Oaks Estate, their 36,000-square-foot French-Normandy style chateau overlooking Lake Thonotosassa ... Hand-painted silk wallpaper in the formal dining room....

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Will Macron’s big gamble in Africa work?

Gulf News 19 Feb 2020

The French, whose troops have been fighting in the Sahel for seven years, ask few questions about their involvement ... That is the sombre warning that the chief of staff of the French armed forces, Gen ... Two weeks ago, the French government decided to send 600 extra troops to the Sahel ... French intervention....

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Travel Tales: 5 places to visit solo before getting hitched

Pinkvilla 19 Feb 2020

Lifestyle. Food & Travel LifestyleTags ... Travel Tales ... � ... Walk around the streets of Paris, discover the most amazing coffee at Caf� de Flore, eat french pastries and spend all your time reading or painting ... Coastal breeze, authentic French cuisine to feast on and dreamy architecture to stare at all day can give you some much-need rest before THE day.�....