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impressionist adventures THE NORMANDY & PARIS REGION GUIDE 2019
IMPRESSIONIST ADVENTURES,
INSPIRING MOMENTS!
W
e l c o m e to Normandy, Paris and Île-de-France! It is in these
regions and nowhere else that you will be able to admire marvellous
Impressionist paintings while also enjoying the instantaneous
emotions that inspired their artists. It was here that the art movement that
revolutionised the history of art came into being and blossomed. Enamoured
of nature and the advances of modern life, the Impressionists set up their easels
in forests and gardens along the rivers Seine and Oise, on the Norman coasts,
and in the heart of Paris’s districts where modernity was at its height. These settings
and landscapes, which for the most part are still unspoiled, still bear the stamp
of the greatest Impressionist artists and their heirs: Daubigny, Boudin, Monet,
Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Caillebotte, Sisley, Van Gogh, Luce
and many others.
Today, these regions invite you to enjoy moments of pleasure
with a series of Impressionist journeys.
Ad m i r e the changing sky and light as you gaze out to sea,
recharge your batteries in the cool of a garden.
R e l i ve the artistic ebullience of Paris and Montmartre
and the authenticity of a bohemian culture.
En j o y joie de vivre in company:
a “déjeuner sur l’herbe” with family, or a glass of wine with friends
on the banks of the Oise or in an open-air café on the Seine.
B e moved by the beauty of the paintings that fill the museums,
enter the private lives of the artists, their gardens and house-studios.
The Impressionist adventures offer endless inspiring moments.
Just choose the ones you wish to enjoy!
BON VOYAGE
ROUEN
6 ITINERARIES
Your Impressionist journey
à la carte 46 & THE BENDS
OF THE SEINE
Explore Rouen, the Impressionists’
open-air studio
In Normandy, Paris and Île-de-France, If you wish to explore more
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PARIS & THE SEINE
8
enjoy unique experiences in nine Impressionist journeys, don’t hesitate to
different regions deeply marked by consult the websites of the Normandy
MONTMARTRE the great Impressionist movement. and Paris region Tourist Boards: ESTUARY
Discover the masterpieces From Le Havre to Deauville,
Whether in urban settings or the open en.normandie-tourisme.fr
of Impressionism and relive passing through Honfleur,
the vivacity of the period countryside, on the banks of the Seine visitparisregion.com relive the dawn of Impressionism
or the seashore, in preserved forests
or the intimacy of a private garden, Further information available
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BARBIZON, ITS these regions present all the beauty on the website:
of the landscapes that inspired impressionistadventures.com THE CÔTE
SURROUNDINGS the Impressionist painters. D’ALBÂTRE
& YERRES Enjoy a helping of art
Discover Impressionism This guide (available for download on the Côte d’Albâtre
and its precursors south of Paris on the site impressionistadventures.
com) offers a selection of museums,
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artists’ houses, visits and sites.
THE BANKS
TO THE
OF THE SEINE
Enjoy the beauty of the banks COTENTIN
of the Seine just outside Paris Drift with the currents
of Impressionism
AUVERS
30 & THE OISE
VALLEY
From Pissarro to Van Gogh, follow
68 EXCURSIONS
From Paris to Normandy,
in the footsteps of the Impressionist
painters
in the footsteps of great artists
40
GIVERNY & ITS
SURROUNDINGS
See Giverny and experience
Impressionism in the “si beau pays”
of Claude Monet
72 DIARY
A selection of exhibitions in 2019
Varengeville-
sur-Mer Netherlands
Dieppe Great Britain
Offranville Belgium Germany
Veules-
Fécamp les-Roses
Luxembourg
Beaumont- Yport
Hague Gréville-Hague
Barfleur Étretat THE CÔTE
D’ALBÂTRE
Vauville Cherbourg- FRANCE Switzerland
en-Cotentin Saint-Vaast-la Hougue
Sainte-Adresse
Rouen Italy
Le Havre
Grandcamp-Maisy Port-en-Bessin-
Huppain Trouville-sur-Mer ROUEN & THE BENDS
Deauville Honfleur OF THE SEINE
Houlgate Pont-Audemer
Bayeux La Bouille -Sahurs Spain
THE SEINE Les Andelys
ESTUARY
FROM CAEN TO Caen GIVERNY &
ITS SURROUNDINGS AUVERS &
THE COTENTIN
La Roche-
Vernon THE OISE VALLEY
Fervaques Guyon
Giverny L’Isle-Adam
Pontoise Auvers-sur-Oise
Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône
Mantes-la-Jolie
Saint-Germain- Chatou Asnières
en-Laye
NORMANDY &
Croissy-sur-Seine Île de la Jatte
Marly-le-Roi
Bougival PARIS & MONTMARTRE
Meudon
PARIS - ÎLE FRANCE
- DE - THE BENDS
OF THE SEINE
Yerres
FROM YERRES
TO BARBIZON
Barbizon
Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei Vulaines-sur-Seine
Fontainebleau
CHATOU 17
Moret-sur-Loing
BARBIZON 60 73
9 REGIONS
YERRES 28 52 42
AUVERS-SUR-OISE 33 34 96 70
GIVERNY 75 68 136 110 62
ROUEN 136 125 191 175 105 67 IMPRESSIONIST
LE HAVRE 210 188 252 236 206 132 90
DIEPPE 198 190 253 237 166 133 67 118
DISTANCES
PARIS
CHATOU
BARBIZON
YERRES
AUVERS-SUR-OISE
GIVERNY
ROUEN
LE HAVRE
Site discussed Further
IN
KM in the brochure Impressionist sites
Auguste Renoir, Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876, Musée d’Orsay, Paris
PARIS
© photo RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) / Patrice Schmidt
& MONTMARTRE
DISCOVER THE MASTERPIECES OF IMPRESSIONISM
AND RELIVE THE VIVACITY OF THE PERIOD
P
a r i s is an unmissable destination in the Impressionist
adventures. In 1859, Claude Monet moved from Le Havre
to the capital, which he referred to as “stunning Paris”.
Napoleon III had recently undertaken huge public works, directed
by Baron Haussmann. The appearance of Paris altered dramatically
and the transformations generated a great change in the way of life
of its inhabitants: café-concerts, brasseries, balls, circuses, operas
and theatres, parks and public gardens, horseracing and many other
forms of recreation came into being. These were places that the
Impressionists frequented and that they depicted as chroniclers
of the modern way of life. Manet , Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro,
Caillebotte and others were thrilled by the city and its hectic life,
© CRT Paris Île-de-France / Yasuhiro Ogawa
which offered them new motifs. Today, Paris is home to the world’s
largest collection of Impressionist paintings, to which Claude Monet
made a major contribution. Paris is also packed with places from the
Impressionist era. A visit to the Butte of Montmartre is also essential,
where the streets and squares filled with history and lined with cafés
and Parisian nightlife still reflect the joie de vivre and ebullience of
the Impressionist era.
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MUSÉE MUSEUM
ORSAY
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© Musée d’Orsay / Sophie Boegly
MUSÉE DE !
L’
ORANGERIE GOOD IDEA
In 1986 the old station built to receive visitors to the Universal Exposition For André Masson (painter and decorator) this museum TWIN TICKET MUSÉE D’ORSAY
of 1900 was turned into a museum dedicated to the arts of the years 1848–1914. is the “Sixtine Chapel of Impressionism”. It holds & MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE
This unusual building is home to some of the greatest Impressionist paintings, the greatest and largest series of Lilies, masterpieces Access to both the permanent
such as Olympia and Le déjeuner sur l’herbe by Édouard Manet, that Claude Monet offered the French state in 1918. and temporary collections:
These eight mural paintings made up of 22 panels ring a visit to each of the two museums for €18.
Women Ironing by Edgar Degas, the Dance at the Moulin
Validity: three months from date of purchase.
de la Galette and The Swing by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, two oval rooms bathed with natural light through its glass
and London, Houses of Parliament and Rouen Cathedral roof. The museum also holds the entire Walter-Guillaume TWIN TICKET
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by Claude Monet. Other masterpieces collection of 146 works, including 25 by Renoir, MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE
in the museum are Starry Night
T S 15 by Cézanne, and 1 each by Gauguin, Monet and Sisley. & FONDATION CLAUDE MONET
and The Church at Auvers-sur-Oise MOMEN GIVERNY
by Vincent van Gogh. MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE
rsay €18.50 (on sale until 10 October)
usée d’O ist
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After leav , prolong the Im
Place de la Concorde, 75001 Paris
den
MUSÉE D’ORSAY e O ra n gerie the Tu ileries Gar ficent Tel: 01 44 77 80 07
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OPÉRA SITE
GARNIER
Famous around the world, since 1875 the Opéra Garnier
has dominated one of the most elegant avenues in Paris
laid out by Baron Haussmann. A great lover of music ITINERARY
and dance, Edgar Degas was a regular visitor to the Opéra. AN
He was very fond of the wings, and the rehearsals that
took place on the stage and in the foyer, which inspired IMPRESSIONIST
GETAWAY
some of his most beautiful paintings and sculptures, like
© SLB / Christian Baraja
the Little Dancer.
OPÉRA GARNIER
Place de l’Opéra,
WITH 4
ROUES SOUS
75009 Paris
www.operadeparis.fr 1 PARAPLUIE
MUSÉE MUSEUM
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MARMOTTAN
MONET !
GOOD IDEA
It is in this museum that you can admire the painting that QUEUE-BEATER TWIN TICKET
gave Impressionism its name, the emblematic Impression, MUSÉE MARMOTTAN MONET
Sunrise by Claude Monet. The Musée Marmottan Monet & FONDATION CLAUDE MONET
exhibits the world’s largest collection of works by Monet. GIVERNY An excursion with a driver and commentary
Bequeathed by the artist’s family, these works come On sale in the two sites concerned.
to discover the Paris of the Impressionists in
from the painter’s house in Giverny. Displayed in a space Valid from 1 April a 2CV. This unusual outing will introduce you
measuring 200 m2 specially designed to hold the master’s
to 31 October inclusive. to the places, monuments and city sights
Adultes: €21.50 that so inspired the Impressionist painters,
paintings, landscapes of Normandy, Italy and Holland are
© JP. Delagarde / CRT Paris IDF
Reduced: €14
followed by an unequalled series of Lilies. A focal point (children over 7, students under 25)
and allow you to compare the places today
of Impressionism, the museum also holds the first The disabled: €4 with the original paintings presented on an
collection of works by Berthe Morisot. More masterpieces
Free: children under 7 iPad.
bear the names of Corot, Manet, Caillebotte, Pissarro, www.4roues-sous-1parapluie.com
Sisley, Renoir and Gauguin. Tel: 01 58 59 27 82
MUSÉE MARMOTTAN MONET
2 rue Louis Boilly, 75016 Paris
Tel: 01 44 96 50 33
www.marmottan.fr
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ITINERARY MUSEUM
MUSÉE DE
BOAT TRIPS
WITH
MONTMARTRE
VEDETTES
PARIS DE ET JARDINS RENOIR
© Alexandre Nestora
© Droits réservés
© Jean-Pierre Delagarde
What could be more romantic than
to discover the Paris of the 19th century GUIDED
TOURS
from the Seine? The theme-based river
trip “The Paris of the Impressionists” will
plunge you into the “stunning capital” of
the avant-garde painters whose greatest
masterpieces were often inspired by
the entire Paris region and the Seine in
OF MONTMARTRE
particular.
Two guided tours to immerse you in 19th-century Standing amidst a set of buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries, the museum
Year-round for groups of 15 people or more;
Montmartre in poetic, surprising ways, the first is surrounded by three gardens and overlooks a vineyard onto a broad swath of
for individuals, on 19 May, 26 May and 23 June 2019,
at 4.30pm. Price €25 on “Renoir et les Impressionnistes”, the second, the Seine Valley. Here, on the very spot where Renoir had his studio (it was here
”Sur les pas de Van Gogh”, focusing on the famed he painted in particular the Dance at the Moulin de la Galette and The Swing),
VEDETTES DE PARIS Dutch artist (an optional absinthe tasting is also the museum illustrates the high times of the Butte. Paintings, posters, musical
included.) scores and much more evoke the artistic effervescence associated with
www.vedettesdeparis.fr
Please note: five information panels in Montmartre. The museum allows visitors to soak up
Rue des Saules illustrate the Van Gogh itinerary the atmosphere of the late 19th century.
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in Montmartre. The studio-apartment of Suzanne Valadon
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(painter and painter’s model) and her son
S
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MONTMARTRE UN VILLAGE, Maurice Utrillo can also be visited. OMENT
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Tel: 01 49 25 89 37 - www.museedemontmartre.fr
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BARBIZON,
Gustave Caillebotte, Le parc de la propriété à Yerres, 1875,
ITS SURROUNDINGS
collection particulière, © Brame & Lorenceau, Paris
&
YERRES
DISCOVER IMPRESSIONISM
AND ITS PRECURSORS SOUTH OF PARIS
N
o t far from Paris and its vibrant atmosphere you can
enjoy the pleasures of the great outdoors at the gates
of the capital. Between Yerres and Barbizon a broad band
of countryside still bears the stamp of the Impressionists and
the painters who preceded them. Its forest, charming villages
and rivers and streams drew painters to this region. Today its many
places invite you to enter and discover their secrets: artists’ houses,
museums, dynamic galleries and more. Some of the paintings by
Gustave Caillebotte were influenced by the time he spent in his
family property at Yerres to the east of Paris. And Sisley spent
the last 20 years of his life in Moret-sur-Loing. An outing taking
in Barbizon, on the edge of Fontainebleau Forest, provides an
© CRT Paris Île-de-France / Yasuhiro Ogawa
excellent pretext for following the traces of the landscape painters
(such as Millet and Rousseau) in the “Barbizon School”, the art
movement that preceded the Impressionists.
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MUSEUM MUSÉE
JEAN-FRANÇOIS
MUSÉE DÉPARTEMENTAL THE
ARTISTS
DES
PEINTRES DE ITINERARY AT
MILLET BARBIZON FONTAINEBLEAU
Millet lived and worked here from 1849 until his death in The Auberge Ganne,
1875. It was in this studio that he painted such scenes of where the painters used to stay,
rural life as The Angelus and The Gleaners, two paintings has been transformed into
© Barbizon Tourisme
that have travelled around the world and can be seen today a museum containing some
in the musée d’Orsay. The studio still holds personal objects 100 works. With its period decor,
belonging to the artist, in particular his correspondence, it gives an idea of the daily life
drawings and engravings. Also displayed: a series of of the artists in the warm
original works by masters of the Barbizon School. atmosphere of an inn.
© A.Laurin / CRT Paris IDF
BARBIZON
MDPB © Yvan Bourhis
ITINERARY
PAINTERS
DISCOVERY CIRCUIT
MUSÉE DÉPARTEMENTAL Following in the footsteps of the 19th-century For 40 years, the area of Fontainebleau
DES PEINTRES DE BARBIZON landscape painters, this walk will introduce you to was the centre of an artistic revolution:
92 grande rue, 77630 Barbizon the village. In Barbizon you will visit the places that of the precursors of Impressionism.
Tel: 01 60 66 22 27 frequented by the artists on a daily basis before Between Barbizon and Chailly-en-Bière,
© Hiam Farhat
www.musee-peintres-barbizon.fr
plunging into Fontainebleau Forest (UNESCO discover the artists’ itinerary in the
biosphere) and the sites by which the artists were footsteps of the Impressionists.
MUSEUM inspired. Other walking routes in Fontainebleau Forest
The itinerary can be downloaded from can be downloaded from
www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com
Audio-guides are also available for download on the site
FONTAINEBLEAU TOURISME
MUSÉE JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET
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www.zevisit.com
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27 grande Rue, 77630 Barbizon 4 place de la République,
MOMEN
Don’t miss the open-air museum that exhibits 20 modern creations
Tel: 01 60 66 21 55 77300 Fontainebleau
made in Venetian glass by mosaicist artists. This approximately 6 km
www.musee-millet.fr Tél : 01 60 74 99 99
cultural walk will take you into the heart of the village of Barbizon,
nds www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com
with frie
moment terrace
from the plain of the Angelus to the edge of the wood.
Share a o n th e
or family nt in Barbizon. Audio-guides available.
aura d
of a rest elf to be charme
urs of
Allow yo ue atmosphere OFFICE DU TOURISME DE BARBIZON
niq
by the u ge of artists and ITINERARY
this villa -lined
its gallery Place Marc Jacquet, 77630 Barbizon
linger in e ts .
st re Tel: 01 60 66 41 87 - www.fontainebleau-tourisme.com
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MUSEUM
MUSÉE
DÉPARTEMENTAL
MALLARMÉ
The summer home of Stéphane
Mallarmé from 1874 till his death in 1898,
the “Impressionist poet” in the words
of Victor Hugo, and the “best friend”
and defender of Édouard Manet, has
today been recreated with its furniture
OUTINGS IN
SISLEY
© Sébastien Erras
and family belongings, as well as works
by his artist friends. Berthe Morisot
and her daughter Julie Manet painted ‘S
in the property’s beautiful flower
and vegetable garden. FOOTSTEPS
PROPRIÉTÉ
Born to English parents, Alfred Sisley took up painting
in Paris with a group of young artists that included
!
CAILLEBOTTE
Bazille, Renoir and Monet. He settled in the region
© Y. Bourhis - DAPMD/CG77
of Moret-sur-Loing about 1880, where he would remain GOOD IDEA
for 20 years till his death, immortalising the small
mediaeval town that has retained its charm intact.
Many artists still visit today to set up their easels. Gustave Caillebotte spent 19 years with his family in their If you buy a ticket to the Maison Caillebotte,
Sisley and his wife were buried together, at his request, summer home in Yerres. During this period he painted you’re entitled to a buy a ticket to the Musée
des Impressionnismes de Giverny at reduced
in Moret graveyard beneath a rock from the forest 89 works and, from 1875 to 1879, created some of his
price, and vice versa.
of Fontainebleau. Several itineraries will take you most famous works, such as Bathers, Bank of the Yerres.
to the landscapes painted by Alfred Sisley in Moret PROPRIÉTÉ CAILLEBOTTE
The house has been fully restored and refurnished,
and its surrounding villages: Saint-Mammès, Thomery,
to look as it did in the painter’s lifetime. Immerse yourself 8 rue de Concy, 91330 Yerres
MUSEE DEPARTEMENTAL Veneux-les-Sablons. Tel: 01 80 37 20 61
in the atmosphere of a sumptuous late-19th-century
STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ The grounds are open every day free of charge.
The Tourist Office puts on guided tours: holiday home on a visit. Listed as a French Maison For more information on opening days
4, promenade Mallarmé, 77870 Vulaines-sur-Seine “Sur les pas de Sisley” and “Les enfants de l’Impressionnisme”.
des Illustres, thanks to its illustrious former proprietor, and times, visit: proprietecaillebotte.com
Tel: 01 64 23 73 27 - www.musee-mallarme.fr
the place faithfully reproduces the artist’s personal world.
OFFICE DE TOURISME DE MORET SEINE ET LOING
The dining room, drawing room and billiards room have
4 bis place de Samois, Moret-sur-Loing, 77250 Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne been entirely redecorated, while one family room now
Tel: 01 60 70 41 66 - www.msl-tourisme.fr
displays its original Empire furniture. The atmosphere
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G LE POINT SISLEY of Caillebotte’s studio has also been recreated and INSPIRIN
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T S MOMEN
24, rue Grande, Moret-sur-Loing, 77250 Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
canvases by the artist are regularly exhibited here.
Tel: 01 60 70 39 99 - www.alfred-sisley.com To appreciate to the full this fine white home set in its 11 hectares
rough
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mble thro days take botte residence
,
of grounds, try the augmented reality tour, available via smartphone,
yc le and ra of Moret-sur- On su n n y lle s.
b ic of the Cai outlying building
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20 21Auguste Renoir, Déjeuner des canotiers, 1880-81, Philips Collection, Washington,
THE
BANKS
OF THE
SEINE
© Bridgeman Images
ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE BANKS
OF THE SEINE AT THE GATES OF PARIS
W
h e re a s the new Paris provided plenty of inspiration
for the Impressionists, the expansion of the railways,
the improvement in painting materials and the growth
in popularity of recreational activities offered them new motifs
close to the capital. It was in the “Country of the Impressionists”
through which the Seine winds, such as at Chatou, Bougival and
on the Île de la Jatte, that a joie de vivre was cultivated around
the pleasures of frivolity, dancing and boating. This period was
admirably depicted by Monet’s La Grenouillère, Renoir’s Luncheon
of the Boating Party and Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on La Grande
Jatte, which feature guinguettes (open-air dance halls), afternoon
siestas, boating trips and picnics. Such inspiring moments, captured
© CRT Paris Île-de-France / Yasuhiro Ogawa
by the Impressionists, are still very much to be had.
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THE TRACES OF
THE IMPRESSIONIST
PAINTERS
AT ASNIÈRES-SUR-SEINE
ITINERARY
ÎLE DE
LA
JATTE
NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE
Vincent van Gogh, La pêche au printemps
LEVALLOIS-PERRET
The Impressionists itinerary, which
features reproductions of paintings
inspired by the Île de la Jatte,
© Art Institute of Chicago
is the chance to discover this very
special place made famous around
the world by Georges Seurat
and his painting Sunday Afternoon
© MAHM
on La Grande Jatte.
Itinerary available on
www.tourisme92.com
Between Asnières Bridge and Clichy Bridge, discover
the landscapes that influenced such famous painters
Meudon’s art and history museum has
a collection of paintings and watercolours MUSÉE D’ART ET
as Van Gogh, Émile Bernard, Paul Signac and Georges representative of the history of French D’ HISTOIRE DE
MEUDON
Seurat, for whom Asnières was both home and landscape painting, from the late 18th
a place of inspiration. century to the 1950s. The Barbizon School
Itinerary open to all, with heritage panels along the route. is represented by Theodore Rousseau
and the Impressionists by Albert Lebourg
MAISON DU TOURISME and his luminous painting of the
Port of La Rochelle.
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© JL Dolmaire
tourisme@mairieasnieres.fr
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From Chatou to Croissy-sur-Seine, Auguste Renoir continually sang the praises of the Maison Fournaise,
and from Louveciennes to Marly-le- which he called “the prettiest place around Paris”. This guinguette attracted
Roi, discover the landscapes painted crowds who came to dance and flirt, but also the Impressionist painters looking
by Renoir, Sisley, Monet and Pissarro for new motifs. The restaurant there today recreates the setting of the era,
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by means of 30 reproductions of their in particular the famous terrace looking onto the River Seine, which provided
paintings placed in the exact spot the background in Renoir’s famous painting The Luncheon of the Boating Party.
where the artists set up their easels. The restaurant serves traditional French cuisine and a meal there can be continued
A detailed map traces out itineraries with a visit to the museum. Up until mid-July, the place puts to the fore lesser-known
in places of interest and other Between 1855 and 1928 this guinguette attracted artists who painted the banks of the Seine and the joyous period
remarkable sites. Parisians avid to enjoy their leisure time and when boating was so popular. From the end of the summer
inspired Renoir and Monet in particular to paint holidays in September, the focus will be on Renoir,
OFFICE DE TOURISME several works. With its collection of paintings, marking the centenary of his death.
INTERCOMMUNAL SAINT GERMAIN objects and engravings displayed in the setting
BOUCLES DE SEINE of a guinguette from the Belle Époque, MUSÉE-RESTAURANT FOURNAISE
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Jardin des arts, 3 rue Henri IV, the museum is representative of the activities,
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3 rue du Bac, 78400 Chatou
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78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye culture and pleasure so beloved Tel: 01 34 80 63 22 / www.musee-fournaise.com
Tel: 01 30 87 20 63
of the Impressionists. Tél : 01 30 71 41 91 / www.restaurant-fournaise.fr
www.seine-saintgermain.fr
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Espace Chanorier cross the Seine via Chatou Bridge
12 Grande Rue, 78290 Croissy-sur-Seine Ren . After a
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Tel: 01 30 53 61 02 - www.grenouillere-museum.com
of the Bo ke a peaceful st
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des Impressionnistes reflects Monet’s siesta, ta e the river.
palette with all its vibrant colours. besid
26 271880-81, Philips Collection, Washington,
Auguste Renoir, Déjeuner des canotiers,
ON
TRACES OF
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THE MUSEUM
THE IMPRESSIONIST
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MUSÉE
PAINTERS
BOUGIVALAT
DÉPARTEMENTAL
MAURICE
DENIS
2019
RENOIR
CENTENARY
The famed Impressionist immortalised the banks of the
Seine around Paris in many of his paintings and, in 2019,
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from Chatou to Port-Marly, going via Bougival, Croissy-sur-
Seine and Louveciennes, the riverside communities in these
parts will mark the centenary of Renoir’s death in style.
© Tourisme Bougival
Follow in the artist’s footsteps, enjoying special guinguette Once the residence of the artist,
events, balls, river cruises, guided tours, walks, exhibitions the museum is dedicated to the work
and conferences, all in homage to the great man. of Maurice Denis, the painter and
theoretician of the Nabi group.
OFFICE DE TOURISME INTERCOMMUNAL In addition to the paintings of this artist,
SAINT-GERMAIN BOUCLES DE SEINE the museum exhibits a collection of
3 rue Henri IV, 78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
works by artists from the Symbolist, Nabi,
Bougival, its river banks and islands attracted Would you like to travel on the Seine Tel: 01 30 87 20 63 - www-seine-saintgermain.fr and Post-Impressionist movements,
the Impressionists. Follow the itinerary in the footsteps in a novel way on the traces of Monet, as well as by painters from the Pont-Aven
Renoir and Sisley? Nautic Park in Bougival OFFICE DE TOURISME DE BOUGIVAL group, such as Sérusier, Gauguin
of Alfred Sisley, Berthe Morisot, Claude Monet, offers a 2-hour trip in an inflatable dinghy
Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro. It is still possible 1 rue du Général Leclerc, 78380 Bougival and Vuillard. In summer, make the most
that will take you to emblematic places Tel: 01 39 69 21 23 - www.tourisme-bougival.com
to find the views in this charming little town on like the Île de la Grenouillère, Bougival, of its peaceful terraced garden.
the banks of the Seine, just as the painters saw them. the Machine at Marly, and the Musée- Closed for renovation work at present;
Restaurant Fournaise. scheduled to reopen end 2019.
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Boating, walks, barges berthed by the bank, riverside
parties and dances on riverboats bring the scenes to life. NAUTIC PARK
TS MUSÉE DÉPARTEMENTAL
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Île de la Chaussée, 78380 Bougival
Tel: 06 37 22 34 77
MAURICE DENIS
OFFICE DE TOURISME DE BOUGIVAL www.nauticpark.com
u and
e, Chato
2 bis, rue Maurice Denis
1 rue du Général Leclerc (entrée quai Clémenceau), Reservations required.
ri è re s- sur-Sein boat trip and 78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
At Car , take a own speed.
bâtiment A, 78380 Bougival ur-Seine s Tel: 01 39 07 87 87
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Vincent van Gogh, Champ de blé aux corbeaux, Juillet 1890,
&
Musée Van Gogh, Amsterdam © Bridgeman Images
THE
OISE
VALLEY
FROM PISSARRO TO VAN GOGH, FOLLOW IN
THE FOOTSTEPS OF GREAT ARTISTS IN AUVERS
AND THE OISE VALLEY
V
incent Van Gogh settled in Auvers-sur-Oise in 1890.
He spent the last 70 days of his life here, proving
extraordinarily productive, painting over 80 canvases.
He would die here, in mysterious circumstances.
Auvers had already attracted earlier artists, such as Daubigny,
Corot and Cézanne. Camille Pissarro focused on Pontoise, while
landscape artist Jules Dupré favoured L’Isle-Adam.
Our Impressionist Adventures encourage you to discover
the Oise Valley, which provided inspiration for the creativity
of several generations of artists.
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31AUBERGE SITE
RAVOUX VAN SITE
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GOOD IDEA
CALLED
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COME &
Vincent van Gogh died on 29 July 1890
at the Auberge Ravoux and his body was
buried in the village graveyard. Six months
DISCOVER
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later, his brother Theo also died and
his widow had his remains transferred to
AUVERS-SUR-OISE Auvers-sur-Oise so that the two brothers
could be reunited. The ivy that covers
the two graves comes from the garden
A direct train links the Gare du Nord
of the house belonging to Dr Gachet.
in Paris with Auvers-sur-Oise every
Saturday, Sunday and public holiday
© J.Cornish / Institut Van Gogh
between 30 March to 27 October 2019.
© J. Tripelon / CRT Paris IDF
OUTBOUND
IMPRESSIONIST
Leave Gare du Nord – 9.38am
Arrive Auvers-sur-Oise – 10.22am
RETURN
Leave Auvers-sur-Oise – 6.32pm
Arrive Gare du Nord – 7.05pm
CIMETIÈRE
WALK
The spirit of the painter still inhabits the attics of Vincent van Gogh painted more than 80 paintings
Times subject to change,
the Auberge Ravoux, where he lived during his stay D’AUVERS-SUR-OISE in Auvers-sur-Oise. This walk will take you through
consult www.transilien.com
in Auvers-sur-Oise. In room number 5, which he occupied, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise the streets of the village in his footsteps, but also
the glory of Van Gogh is replaced by an atmosphere Entrée libre. in those of Cézanne, Pissarro, Dr Gachet and Daubigny.
of intimacy. The dining room is a place of animation Guided tour in English to coincide with the arrival of the direct train
where you can enjoy simple but genuine cuisine to Auvers Station on the following Saturdays in 2019:
G in the warm atmosphere of an artists’ café. 13 July, 27 July and 11 August.
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MOMEN
AUBERGE RAVOUX GOOD IDEA
SAUSSERON IMPRESSIONNISTES
Place de la Mairie, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise
rs and 38 rue du Général de Gaulle, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise
ugh Auve Tel: 01 30 36 60 60
a b ik e tour thro ver the spots If you buy a ticket for a guided tour or hire
Tel: 01 30 36 71 81
Take isco www.maisondevangogh.fr
nds to d ed, or www.tourisme-auverssuroise.fr
its surrou ogh immortalis going an audio-guide from the Tourist Office, then make
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that Van pressionist trail, vers. the most of a special promotional code to reserve
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follow th m L’Isle-Adam to u off a cut-price, queue-jumping ticket for l’Atelier
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an immersive tour of Van Gogh’s works.
32 33CHÂTEAU SITE
AUVERS
D’ MUSEUM
IMPRESSIONIST
MUSÉE
VISION DAUBIGNY
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The château has a new presentation called To explain the importance of absinthe in the social The first artist to settle in Auvers-sur-Oise, Charles
“Vision Impressionniste, Naissance et Descendance”. and cultural life of the 19th century, the museum François Daubigny was later joined by a plethora
The history of Impressionism is told by the French displays a unique and authentic collection of of other artists, such as Vincent van Gogh. Housed
actor Jacques Gamblin as you visit eight spaces the objects necessary to its ritual consumption, in a manor, the Musée Daubigny pays tribute
that make good use of digital devices. Don’t miss as well as drawings, etchings and paintings. to the work of this landscape artist and precursor
the departmental collection, which in particular The aromatic plants required for its manufacture of Impressionism.
includes Claude Monet’s painting The Station grow in its garden.
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at Argenteuil. Also to be enjoyed are the elegant MUSÉE DAUBIGNY
Tastings available.
gardens, the fountains and the castle park.
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Manoir des Colombières
A gourmet break awaits you at Café Le Nymphée Rue de la Sansonne, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise
MUSÉE DE L’ABSINTHE
(terrace on sunny days). in Auvers
Tel: 01 30 36 80 20
e bridge e, www.museedaubigny.com
foot of th n the Ois
44, rue Callé, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise
Sit at the the reflections o io n to Tel: 01 30 36 83 26
CHÂTEAU D’AUVERS at ch sp ir at
and w of in ng
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MAISON AT
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AUMÔNE
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BOGGIO
MAISON-
ATELIER
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DAUBIGNY
© Xavier Boggio
© Eric Hesmerg
Classified as a Historic Monument and with the label
“Maison des illustres“, this building preserves
a genuine 19th century atmosphere. The outstanding
painted decoration in this large house-studio was
the work of Daubigny and his son, but also of Corot,
Daumier and Oudinot, illustrative of the artistic
blossoming that occurred during this period.
This is a new site for the public.
Another of the sites labelled “Maison MAISON DU A walk in 11 stages along the quai
de l’Écluse et du Halage, where a series
DR
GACHET
des illustres“, this lovely property has of panels gives faithful representations
MAISON-ATELIER DAUBIGNY belonged to the Boggio family for more of famous paintings painted between
61 rue Daubigny, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise than a hundred years and was the house 1872 and 1908. The panels are situated
Tel: 01 30 36 71 81 and studio of painter Émile Boggio from in the same spots that the painters set up
www.atelier-daubigny.com 1910 to 1920. Xavier Boggio, also their easels to capture the landscapes
a painter and sculptor, lives and works A doctor, member of scholarly societies, amateur painter of the banks of the Oise.
here surrounded by original works by and engraver, Dr Gachet bought his house in Auvers
his great-uncle. Wishing to maintain in 1872. He drew and engraved in the company of SAINT-OUEN-L’AUMÔNE
the property in good condition and to Cézanne and Pissarro. At Pissarro’s request, in 1890
SITE 95310 Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône
open it to the public and other artists, he received Vincent van Gogh on his arrival in the town www.ville-saintouenlaumone.fr
he welcomes you to visit and share and took a personal interest in the painter’s well-being.
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his art and life.
portraits of him. Today the house has been turned into
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a “Maison des illustres“.
47 rue Emile Boggio, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise
en – half
the gard le garden – Tel: 06 10 33 24 71 - lesateliersboggio@sfr.fr
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36 37MUSEUM
MUSÉE D’ART ET
D’
HISTOIRE
LOUIS
SENLECQ
© Oriane Chrétien
© Ville de Pontoise
© Musée d’art et d’histoire Louis Senlecq
L’
ISLE- MUSÉE
ADAM
MUSEUM
PISSARRO
A pretty, unspoilt town on the banks of the Oise, This museum has a fine collection of paintings Opened on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Pissarro, this recently renovated
L’Isle-Adam inspired many a landscape painter. by the School of the Banks of the Oise, and enlarged museum pays tribute to the Impressionist master who lived in Pontoise
Today, the tourist office puts on guided tours including by its best known representative between 1866 and 1868, then again between 1872 and 1884. It presents works
and river cruises to enable visitors to learn more Jules Dupré. This friend of Théodore Rousseau by Camille Pissarro and his five children, and by artists who worked
about such artists as Rousseau, Daubigny left Barbizon to set up a studio at L’Isle-Adam, in the area between Pontoise and Isle-Adam in the second
or Dupré who captured the area in paint. where he painted the landscapes of half of the 19th century: Daubigny, Guillaumin, Signac,
the Oise valley. Hayet, Piette, Daumier and Thornley.
OFFICE DE TOURISME
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MOMEN
18 avenue des Écuries de Conti, LOUIS SENLECQ 17 rue du Château, 95000 Pontoise
95290 L’Isle-Adam Tel: 01 30 38 02 40
31 grande rue, 95290 L’Isle-Adam m
Valley fro
Tel: 01 34 69 41 99 www.ville-pontoise.fr the Oise r
ws over den, then wande
Tel: 01 74 56 11 23
www.tourisme-isleadam.fr th e vi e
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to walk al
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4 rue Lemercier (access via Impasse Tavet), Office de Vexin, Place de 70 60
95300 Pontoise - 01 34 43 35 77 Porte du oise, Tel: 01 34 41
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95300 Po ergypontoise.fr
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38 39Claude Monet, Le Bassin aux Nymphéas, harmonie verte, 1899, Musée d’Orsay, Paris
© photo RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d’Orsay) / Stéphane Maréchalle
GIVERNY
& ITS SURROUNDINGS
SEE GIVERNY AND EXPERIENCE IMPRESSIONISM
IN THE “SI BEAU PAYS” OF CLAUDE MONET
T
o see Giverny and live Impressionism at first hand,
enjoy a sensorial experience at the doors of Normandy,
in the “si beau pays” where Claude Monet settled in 1883.
Monet would spend 43 years in this small village of 300 souls, but
above all his time there was marked by the international recognition
he received for his series of Lilies, Haystacks and Poplars. Exploring
the village, you will live the same experiences that inspired the painter:
landscapes that change appearance with the light and wind, an
explosion of colours, cascades of flowers and reflections of the light.
Plunge into this picturesque setting by visiting the house and gardens
of the artist, the musée des impressionnismes, and the many galleries
that line the streets of the village. Both Giverny and the surrounding
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area are marked by the stately presence of the Seine. From Vernon
to Les Andelys, passing through Mantes-la-Jolie, this headstrong
and impetuous river, like the Impressionists themselves, would
inspire Claude Monet, Paul Signac and Maximilien Luce.
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MUSEUM
© Maison Claude Monet © Fondation Claude Monet, Giverny
SITE
IMPRESSIONNISMES
HÔTEL
BAUDY GIVERNY
In 1887, the first painters who
would make up the future
colony of American artists came
looking for somewhere to stay
© Max Coquard, Bestjobers - Eure Tourisme
in the village. Madame Baudy
decided, therefore, to turn her
grocery-refreshment room into
a hotel-restaurant. Bustling and
convivial, it became the setting
for animated evenings in the
company of such artists as Monet,
Renoir, Robinson and Cézanne.
More than 18 nationalities MAISON ET JARDINS DE
CLAUDE MONET
settled in the hotel, which today
has become a restaurant. This
history-filled house is still redolent
of the Impressionist period.
Each year the museum puts on two high quality temporary The house and garden of Claude Monet offer an insight into the painter’s
exhibitions related to the Impressionist movement, family life. With its objects and memories, the house with green shutters
its precursors and its French and foreign heirs. This year is infused with the master’s spirit. It invites you to enter into the daily life SITE
the museum celebrates ten years with an additional temporary of the artist thanks in particular to its collection of Japanese prints
display of works. During its exhibitions, the museum organises and the re-creation of the bedrooms. The house is the result of Monet’s
many activities: painting workshops for children and adults, immediate love for Giverny. He had his first sight of the village
a games book for children, lectures and guided visits. as he was passing it on a train and immediately fell under
© L.Vinceslas
The museum has also developed several apps and mini- its charm. In this pink rough-cast house, which he bought
sites (La galaxie des impressionnismes, Iris et les graines in 1890, he found the principal subjects of his paintings.
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lumineuses) to deepen your understanding of Impressionism He was so attached to Giverny that to leave it
in a playful manner. The garden too is a veritable eulogy S T
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for any period became a terrible wrench.
to colour, delicate hues and the pleasures of aromatic plants.
ANCIEN HÔTEL BAUDY MAISON ET JARDINS aster of
of the m e window
81 rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny MUSÉE DES IMPRESSIONNISMES DE CLAUDE MONET r th e b edroom m s o n th
Ente ce your ar sh garden with
Tel: 02 32 21 10 03 nism, pla lu
99 rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny 84 rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny Impressio aze out on the ents. Ou g
tside
rail and
g urs and sc
Free entry to the rose garden
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s of colo n do the same th
Tel: 02 32 51 94 65 / www.mdig.fr Tel: 02 32 51 28 21
and the shop of miniatures. o u sa n d
Free entry on the first Sunday of each month. www.fondation-monet.com its th ca
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42 43PAINTERS’
Devant Maximilien Luce, Madame Bouin à sa toilette, 1901. © Ville de Mantes-la-Jolie
Théodore Earl Butler, la collégiale de Vernon,
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TRAIL
CULTURAL AT
1ère moitié du XXe s. © Musée de Vernon
LA
ROCHE-
PATH GUYON
Camille Pissarro, Berges à la Roche-Guyon, 1865
© Musée Camille Pissarro Pontoise
MUSÉE DE
© Max Coquard, Bestjobers - Eure Tourisme
VERNON
This discreet and charming
museum is housed in a 15th-
century private residence and lies
only 5 km from Giverny on the
other bank of the Seine. Its
MUSÉE DE
MUSEUM
collection includes many From summer 2019, this artists’
Impressionist works by the trail (counting 14 stops) will
HÔTEL-DIEU
American Theodore Butler, enable you to discover how the
Blanche Hoschédé-Monet L’ local landscapes here inspired
(the master’s stepdaughter), artists such as Jouanny, Monet,
the pointillist Pierre Bonnard, Renoir, Pissarro, Cézanne,
and the Nabis Félix Valloton Luce and Braque, and not
Include in your stroll this itinerary featuring This fine arts museum close to the Seine has been entirely just Impressionism, but other
and Maurice Denis. Claude
20 panels in French and English that describe renovated. It contains the largest collection of works in France art movements too, notably
Monet is represented by a tondo
the history of Giverny and those people who by the painter Maximilien Luce. An entire floor is dedicated Divisionism and Cubism.
from his series of Lilies, of which
have marked its history. Claude Monet, Theodore to the artist. An anarchist in spirit,
there are only four in the world. Mairie, 8 Rue du Général Leclerc,
Butler, Lilla Cabot Perry and Vaclav Radimsky are he settled at Rolleboise in 1917
This museum is not to be missed. 95780 La Roche-Guyon
some of those illustrious individuals who have
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and found the peace and Tel: 01 34 79 70 55
wandered through the village and its surroundings tranquillity he needed mairie.larocheguyon@wanadoo.fr,
MUSÉE DE VERNON
S
OMENT
Point d’information touristique La Gabelle
in search of motifs and inspiration. On your walk
you will discover the very beautiful Romanesque 12 rue du pont, 27200 Vernon
in this place.
M Tel: 09 77 59 47 22
infotourisme@vexinvaldeseine.fr
nce off
Tel: 02 32 21 28 09
Church of St Radegonde next to Claude MUSÉE t experie
www.vernon27.fr
an Im p ressionis night in Vétheuil
Monet’s last dwelling place before his death DE L’HÔTEL-DIEU Enjoy Spend a st homes of
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OFFICE DE TOURISME Tel: 01 34 78 86 60
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NOUVELLE NORMANDIE - BIT DE GIVERNY MUSEUM www.manteslajolie.fr house th in a hurry, you ca visit.
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Parking du Verger, 37 chemin du Roy, 27620 Giverny the hou onet-a-v
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44 45Claude Monet, La Cathédrale de Rouen, le portail et la tour d’Albane, temps gris, 1894,
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen © RMMRN / Musée des Beaux-Arts
ROUEN
& THE BENDS OF THE SEINE
EXPLORE ROUEN,
THE IMPRESSIONISTS’ OPEN-AIR STUDIO
T
he open-air studio of the most famous painters, Rouen and
the Seine Valley will offer you an unforgettable Impressionist
journey. Like Monet, you will be dazzled by its cathedral and
the variations in its colours with the changing light. Like Pissarro
and Sisley, you will be captivated by the narrow streets charged with
history, the magic of the river and the picturesque villages that line
its banks. In 1892 and 1893, Claude Monet stayed in Rouen on several
occasions. He discovered the city’s artistic potential, in particular
its cathedral, whose beauty immediately leapt to his eyes. He found
a small room to rent right in front of the building. He was sure it
would give him the perfect view. Sitting at its window, Monet painted
a series of some 30 pictures of the city’s Notre-Dame cathedral that
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today are spread across the world. During the Post-Impressionist
period, a prestigious painting school developed in the city – the
School of Rouen. It counted among its pupils such renowned artists
as Lebourg, Angrand and Delattre, who all took the Seine, with its
changing and misty atmosphere, as their favourite subject.
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ROUEN
GOOD IDEA
CATHEDRAL MUSEUM
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AN IMPRESSIONIST A few steps from the Rue du Gros-Horloge and ancient Rouen In its beautiful 19th century building,
DINNER stands the majestic Gothic cathedral of Notre-Dame. It was Rouen’s fine arts museum holds a fine
An historic Rouen restaurant completed in 1506 but had to endure the tribulations of history, collection of works, in particular a large DES
in particular World War II. Classed as a historic monument
BEAUX-ARTS
has concocted a menu entitled group of Impressionist paintings. Free
“Saveurs Impressionnistes” in 1862, it contains the tomb of the Dukes of Normandy. of charge, the museum includes major
(Impressionist Flavours). The A favourite subject of many artists, Monet painted a large works by Claude Monet, like Rouen
ROUEN
series of it, and the Fauve painter Pierre Dumont also took Cathedral, Camille Pissarro, Gustave
clever combination of colours
it as a model. The cathedral choir is the setting Caillebotte and Alfred Sisley.
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will excite your taste-buds.
Sample this menu at an iconic for a temporary exhibition. Now it is your turn The museum also exhibits several
address in town, the restaurant to be impressed by its beauty Impressionist works by members of
A Couronne, located on Place and splendour. the School of Rouen – Alfred Lebourg,
du Vieux Marché... since 1345! Charles Angrand, Robert-Antoine Pichon
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Sitting in the delightful sculpture garden,
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Place de la cathédrale
31 place du vieux marché, beneath an elegant glass roof, will add
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IMPRESSIONIST
SEINE WITH IMPRESSIONIST
MUSÉOSEINE TRAILS
In the meanders of the Seine and on Normandy’s
Alabaster Coast, discover several trails dedicated
to Impressionist themes, linking together emblematic
sights where Impressionists set up their easels.
Around Rouen, La Bouille, Le Havre, Etretat, Fécamp
and Dieppe, stop to read the panels dotted along
the way. Each panel includes the reproduction of
a canvas, where it was originally painted, with
explanatory texts. Use the flashcodes to learn more
about each painter and work.
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BOUILLE
Standing graciously beside the Seine,
this recently-opened museum tells the LA ITINERARY
story of the great river as the cradle of
Impressionism, the likes of Monet, Boudin
and Sisley – but also Turner before them –
focusing on it. On a guided tour, via A resort village for the citizens of Rouen during
reproductions, observe close up the the 19th century, the village of La Bouille has become
fascination that these prolific artists felt famous for its geographic location in the Seine valley.
for the Seine and see how evidently, viewed Its evenings at dusk, ships and riverbanks have been
through Impressionists’ works, the Seine © SMA76-H.Salah extolled by William Turner, Camille Pissarro, Alfred
changed from the mid-19th century on. Sisley and Albert Lebourg. Today La Bouille still has
its ferryboat and charming towpath. While staying
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To immerse yourself further, join a class in Rouen and La Bouille, you can also enjoy
at the art studio here, learning first-
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the relaxed pleasure of a river cruise.
hand about Impressionist painting and
techniques, as the Seine casts its ROUEN NORMANDIE rry
a little fe
reflections beside you. TOURISME ET CONGRES u rs , yo u can take e, following
For further information:
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Guided tour and Impressionist workshop. download the brochure ‘’Impressions of Seine-Maritime’’ 25 place de la cathédrale, 76008 Rouen over the s footsteps. The g villag
on www.seine-maritime-tourisme.com in S is le y’ ch ar m in
12 July and 23 August 2019, 6pm to 8pm. f this g
sphere o ries alon
Tèl : 02 32 08 32 40
You must reserve – the number of places is limited. www.rouentourisme.com the atmo in at the art galle beyond.
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This visit can be organised for groups of 10 people
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