21/4 — 3/9/2017
Très’Ors was an exhibition especially tailored for Le French May and co-organized with its exclusive sponsor, MGM, to help the public discover how the perfection and richness of Gold has inspired and fascinated French artists and craftsmen through time.
The exhibition presented a unique selection of creations and artefacts, with over 150 works brought together for the first time ever. Among them were remarkable religious pieces from the Musée Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon, exceptional 18th and 19th century clocks and watches from the Musée de l’Horlogerie de Morteau, a unique 1930s sculpture – La Jeune Fille à la Colombe – by Zadkine, jewels from the Boucheron collection and by French 20th century artists, a gold embroidered clutch by Van Cleef and Arpels and an evening bag adorned with gilded bronze by French sculptor Claude Lalanne, gold embroidered vintage pieces by Yves Saint Laurent, gilded perfume bottles as well as gold beauty accessories.
