Cabelle is a New York–based art historian, speaker, and journalist specializing in Old Masters, particularly French and Dutch art and works on paper. Her research and writing explore the changing Old Masters market, cross-category collecting, and the ongoing dialogue between historical and contemporary art, from artists revisiting Old Master traditions to the growing prevalence of transhistorical exhibitions.

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Her writing has appeared in The Art Newspaper, Artnet News, Observer, Cultured, Elephant, Master Drawings, Journal18, and other publications, as well as in exhibition catalogues for museums, galleries, and foundations. Her reporting spans exhibitions, art fairs, auctions, and collecting, with a particular interest in how historical art is being reconsidered, displayed, and collected today.

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Cabelle earned her PhD in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University in 2024. Her dissertation, Multiple Exposures: Drawings, Displays, and Their Spaces in Eighteenth-Century France, examined the origins of modern exhibition practices through the history of public and semi-public art exhibitions in eighteenth-century France. Drawing on previously unpublished archival material, it explored the artistic practices of François Boucher, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Gérard van Spaendonck, and Charles de Wailly, and traced the early exhibition history of the Louvre.

 

She also holds an MA in Design and Decorative Arts from the Bard Graduate Center, an MA with distinction in Old Master drawings from the Courtauld Institute of Art, and a BA with honors in Art History from Wellesley College.​

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A dedicated and detail-oriented researcher, Cabelle brings the same archival rigor and critical curiosity to her writing, speaking, and consulting, from locating overlooked historical documents to spotlighting under-discussed projects and details in interviews, essays, and moderated talks. Alongside her writing and speaking, Cabelle works with artists and private collections on art historical research, editorial projects, and collection development, with particular expertise in building conversations across historical periods. Having previously lived in Paris and Amsterdam, she brings her knowledge of European collections, institutions, and art markets to her work.

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She currently serves as the President of the Association of Print Scholars, where she has been an officer since 2019, as well as the New York exhibitions editor for caa.reviews.   

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She welcomes commissions and research concerning Old Masters, art markets, transhistorical exhibitions, and contemporary artists engaging with historical art.