Preemption: Ossian Is Back Home at Malmaison, Josephine and Napoleon’s Private Residence
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The museum where Empress Josephine once lived has added another work to its collection. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767-1824), Le Paradis d’Ossian accueille un héros (Ossian Receiving a Hero in Heaven), pencil, India ink wash and sepia, gouache highlights, 23.1 x 30.8 cm/9.09 x 12.12 in. Friday, May 31, 2024, Room 4, Hôtel Drouot. Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés OVV. Cabinet de Bayser.Preempted at €29,210 by the château de Malmaison. Pursuing the continuous expansion of its already large collection, the musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau has bought Le Paradis d'Ossian accueille un héros (Ossian Receiving a Hero in Heaven), a
