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Michel Nuridsany Novelizes Antoine Watteau's Life

publication · 2026-04-23

Michel Nuridsany has published a novelistic biography of Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), titled *Ce sera notre secret, monsieur Watteau*. This follows his earlier biographical essay *L'incomparable M. Watteau* (1998, Maeght). The new work reimagines the 18th-century French painter's life in fictional form.

Key facts

  • Michel Nuridsany wrote a novel about Antoine Watteau.
  • Title: Ce sera notre secret, monsieur Watteau.
  • Previous work: L'incomparable M. Watteau (1998, Maeght).
  • Watteau lived 1684-1721.
  • The new book is a fictional biography.

Entities

Artists

  • Antoine Watteau
  • Michel Nuridsany

Institutions

  • Maeght

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