Flamboyant but secret, the collector and patron Martine de Béhague (1870-1939) was one of the most intriguing personalities of her time. For fifty years, this friend of poets, musicians and artists travelled the oceans on her yacht Le Nirvana and acquired the most beautiful objects, books and works of art of all times and cultures.
Through anecdotes and a selection of works, this illustrated biography relates the life of Martine de Béhague, a soul in search of perfection and the ideal through the beauty of the world.
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Arts décoratifs 17e, 18e et 19e
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L'ÉMAIL : RECETTES ET COMBINAISONS...
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