A View From the Easel With Celia Paul

British painter Celia Paul provides an intimate look at her long-term studio and residence in London's Bloomsbury neighborhood, where she has lived and worked for 44 years. The artist describes a disciplined routine starting at 5am, emphasizing a need for silence and a pared-down environment to foster the introspection found in her seascapes and self-portraits.

A Pair of Nevers Pilgrim Flasks for Sèvres

Une paire de gourdes nivernaises pour Sèvres

The Musée national de Céramique in Sèvres has acquired a significant pair of 17th-century Nevers faïence pilgrim flasks, or 'gourdes nivernaises,' through the Parisian gallery Camille Leprince. The acquisition enhances the museum's already notable collection of Nevers ceramics from that period.