Un Enchantement #[nn]

Christian Durieux's Un Enchantement opens with an image both intimate and vast: a woman seen from behind, her hair pinned up, gazes across a moonlit museum gallery where a solitary figure stands small among the hanging paintings. Published in 2011 by Futuropolis in partnership with the Louvre éditions, this album carries the quiet atmosphere of an after-hours museum — grand halls, soft light filtering through a skylight, and that sense of being utterly alone with great art. It's a visually elegant work that promises something contemplative and a little enchanted.