Marie-Pierre Salé

Marie-Pierre Salé is a specialist in nineteenth-century drawings, and has curated or contributed to the catalogs of numerous important exhibitions, including Drawing in the Open Air: Variations in Drawing from Nature in the First Half of the 19th Century (Musée du Louvre, 2017); Odilon Redon: The Prince of Dreams (Grand Palais, 2011); Mystery and Glitter: Pastels in the Musée d’Orsay (Musée d’Orsay, 2008–9); Watercolours: Studio and Open Air (Musée d’Orsay, 2008); Jongkind: 1819–1891 (Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, and Musée d’Orsay, 2004); and Towards a New Era: Kupka, Graphic Works 1894–1912 (Musée d’Orsay, 2002). Salé is chief curator of prints and drawings at the Musée du Louvre; previously she held the same position at the Musée d’Orsay. She has also taught the history of drawing techniques at the École du Louvre.