beaux arts
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A brief stint as an apprentice architect taught him to draw in the Beaux-Arts mode but he quickly moved beyond this, as we see from the breathtaking drawing that opens the show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Instead, using Beaux-Arts style deep into the 20th century invoked the pre-modern past.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
Abidjan's École des Beaux-Arts would expose Aboudia to the Ivorian art icons whose influence can be found in his current work.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024
Amid the backdrop of Mannerist statues and the names of great artists gracing the storied walls of Les Beaux-Arts, where Garavani, 91, once honed his craft, the runway was — in contrast — unmistakably contemporary.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023
Outside the Academie des Beaux-Arts he wanders for hours through the shops selling prints, eventually buying a drawing of the Hotel de Lauzun.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
