Splendeurs & misères: Prostitution in Art, 1850–1910

Guy Cogeval, president of the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée de l'Orangerie, edited the catalogue 'Splendeurs & misères. Images de la prostitution. 1850-1910,' published by Flammarion. The publication accompanies an exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay. In his preface, Cogeval references Baudelaire, Manet, and Picasso, arguing that art and prostitution have maintained a close relationship. The catalogue explores visual representations of prostitution from 1850 to 1910, a period of significant social and artistic change in France. It includes essays by multiple scholars and features works by artists such as Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Édouard Manet. The book was reviewed in artpress n°429 (January 2016, p. 85).