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"We'd like to visit art galleries"

A walk that shows riches & traps

At first glance this request seems easy to fill, for Paris boasts an estimated 250 galleries, some closing and others sprouting up, often in new neighborhoods.

 

 •Examples & costs

A gallery that presents the owner's taste

But most are specialized: 17th, 18th, 19th centuries, '20's, '30's, '50's. For contemporary painting they concentrate on particular countries, trends, trends within trends, or, occasionally, they show the owner's taste regardless of trend. 

 

So "art gallery" means many different things.

 

 
    • We suggest galleries in Saint-Germain-des-Prés...

     

    because of their number and variety: Some are internationally known. We select exhibits in these or others, giving the reasons for our choice. An owner receives us. Or, if you'd like to explore a particular trend, tell us

    As well, we -

     

    • Explain the criteria that allow a gallery to be considered sérieux (worthy of respect). 

     

    • Evoke the importance, complexity and temptations of the merchant's profession.

     

    • Suggest of what to be aware in reading art magazines - or purchasing contemporary art.

     

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