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             Front page l  In 1999 Jean-Michel Vetu was invited 
in Moscow by his friend and painter Nikolaï Kojoukhovski,  a member of  the union of Russian painters. 
From Moscow to Saint Petersburg, Nicolaï made him discover The Great Masters 
in Russian Painting.  
From his first trip, he had a very pleasant recollection.  
 
 
    
          
             La cathédrale de l' 
                            Intercession...  
            Moscou  | 
          Au 
                            Musée de l' Ermitage
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            Séance de croquis pendant 
            une répétion...  | 
     
  
He made several trips and stays in Russia between 1999
and 2004, where he worked in the very famous music institution 
" la Capella"  in Saint Petersburg. 
There he met well known musicians, world- famous conductors, attended practices 
and was full of these renowned premises.   
His sketches drawn from life when attending practices will be of a great help 
for his next exhibition planned in Saint Petersburg . 
In june 2001, the director of the Bolchoi theater 
welcame him.  
He explained his project: an exhibition about the most famous corps de ballet 
of the Bolchoi. His project was given a favourable reception.  
 
Jean Michel Vetu's dream is about to 
come true: to paint the stars !    
 
He will be back to Moscow next october; he will settle down for several months 
in a studio located in the Tvserskaya street, next to the Bolchoi theater. 
  
 
    
             Avec 
            M. Lavroski, Maitre de Ballet au Bolchoï...
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            Avec 
            Roland PETIT au Bolchoi théâtre de Moscou - Novembre 2001 
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             L' artiste 
            sur la scène du Bolchoi théâtre...  | 
     
  
The pass he got from the Ermitage museum authorities 
allowed him to step in the most famous museum in the world.   
For several days, he paced up and down the long corridors and the rooms with 
his sketch block.  
He contemplated, rejoiced and was enraptured. 
 
    
         
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           Séance 
            de croquis   au musée de l' Ermitage
 
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           Le Palais 
            de l' Ermitage...
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            Au 
            musée de l' Ermitage, lors du vernissage de l' exposition "Antonio 
            Canova" Oct 2001
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