Traveled Wonderfully Mapped at the Salon du Dessin in Paris

Most artists are inherently inspired by travel, which is precisely the theme of the 32 nd Rencontres internationales du Salon du dessin headed by Marco Simone Bolzoni, curator of the Debra and Leon Black Collection of Old Master and 19 th -Century Drawings in New York. While William Michaud may not be the fair’s best-known name, his 19 th -century Palmes de guarana dans la jungle brésilienne ( Guarana Palm Trees in the Brazilian Jungle ) at the Aaron & Cie stand will surely make you want to make the trip. Michaud, an artist from Vevey who had strayed far from his Swiss mountains, painted this must-see watercolor, which still looks as fresh as the day it was made. Its colors vividly immerse us into the depths of the tropical forest. A Swiss in the Amazon, what better guide to start the journey? So let's follow his lead.   Carl Haag (1820-1915), Campement devant le sphinx ( Camp in Front of the Sphinx ), 1861, watercolor, 20.5 x 30.5 cm/8.07 x 12.00 in. © GALERIE ARY JAN On the Road to the East The 1800s are often considered the century of travel. Scientific advances, discoveries in many fields and the rise of steam power made the distant near and the world accessible. But artists also needed conditions where they could work in safe, welcoming places for long…