Between 1999 and 2002, Paris stood at a threshold. The city, still marked by the remnants of the twentieth century, was gently sliding toward a new millennium. It was within this fragile and luminous in‑between that the photographer Cedr’ (pronounced cedar) walked through the streets, the quays, the gardens and the cafés, camera over his shoulder, with the patience of Eugène Atget and the intuition of those who know that the present will one day become an archive.

Romano Zanotti, an essential figure of European kinetic art. His work is part of the kinetic art movement, heir to futurism and geometric abstraction, which explores visual phenomena, the perception of movement and the optical effects of colour.

Walking through Beaune feels like moving through a thought that has taken shape in stone. Nothing here is decorative, nothing is gratuitous.

The name of the gallery comes from the Latin ars essentiae, “the essence of art.” This choice reflects the guiding principle of the gallery: presenting works that express a singular vision, a conscious artistic gesture, and impeccable formal quality, whatever the technique employed. A work of art must be able to touch the viewer beyond words. It should move, surprise, unsettle, or elevate. Before any explanation, it is the aesthetic spark that matters—the sudden emotion that

Isabelle Carabantes: Instituting the Living, Reinventing Contemporary Animal Sculpture.

Igor Mitoraj is a world‑renowned Franco‑Polish artist. Born in 1944, he died in 2014 in Paris. A resolutely postmodern artist, he seeks in ancient statuary a balance of forms that transcends the centuries.

“ARS ESSENTIA Gallery in Beaune invites visitors to discover contemporary painting and animal sculpture curated by an École du Louvre expert.”

Collecting paintings is far more than a simple pastime: it is a cultural, patrimonial, and sometimes financial endeavor. Each canvas is a meeting point between an artist, an era, and a vision of the world. But how can one begin or expand a painting collection safely? The answer lies in choosing a specialized art gallery such as ARS ESSENTIA, which provides expertise and guarantees at every step.

The history of animal sculpture is a fascinating journey that begins in prehistoric times. The earliest known works date back to the Magdalenian period, around 15,000 years ago. The humans of that time carved animals from mammoth ivory and bone. For example, the famous "small horse of Lourdes," found in the Espélugues cave in Lourdes, is a figure carved from mammoth ivory.

Michel Cadoret de l'Epineguen was an important representative of French painting in the 50s and 60s, in his time he was distinguished by art critics and was a friend of Alexander Calder. He spent much of his life in Mexico and the United States, so much so that he was called the most American of French painters by the art critic Pierre Courthion.

Lightning on the chapel On Place Ziem in Beaune, you will find the Saint Etienne Chapel, which was formerly the city's Carmelite convent and has been famous since the visit of Louis XIV... The Ars Essentia Art Gallery is located at 9 Place Ziem, right in the heart of Beaune. Today, it is a lovely little cobblestone square, lined with restaurants and cafes, as well as charming shops. But most notably, the Saint Etienne Chapel stands in the middle of the square. This 17th-centu