Quinze œuvres offertes au Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Orléans has received a donation of fifteen artworks from art historian Françoise Heilbrun. The gift includes two drawings by Eugène Delacroix, which are immediate donations, and additional drawings, paintings, and a sculpture by artists like Louis Boulanger, which are given with a usufruct clause.
This donation significantly strengthens the museum's Romantic art collection, a noted area of specialization. It demonstrates how active museums that engage in exhibitions and acquisitions successfully attract major gifts, enhancing their public holdings with important historical works.