Gainsbourg’s forgotten canvas

‘The Children in the Park’ is one of the few paintings by Serge Gainsbourg that he didn’t destroy. It evokes his own childhood and twin sister, whom he never spoke of. Hidden from the public until now, the painting remained for a long time in the home of artist Juliette Gréco, who cherished it. Sold in 2021 to a family of antique dealers, it is now on display in the Gainsbourg museum in Paris.