Tour * 10
MUSÉE MARMOTTAN The splendid 19th century Residence in the elegant 16th Quarter of Paris, features a collection of a hundred Impressionist works by Monet, Morisot, Degas, Manet and Renoir, as well as the Wildenstein collection of illuminated manuscripts.
MUSÉE MARMOTTAN The splendid 19th century Residence in the elegant 16th Quarter of Paris, features a collection of a hundred Impressionist works by Monet, Morisot, Degas, Manet and Renoir, as well as the Wildenstein collection of illuminated manuscripts.
The ORANGERIE was recently described as "unique in its genre". The Museum was chosen and arranged by Claude Monet himself to showcase his masterpieces.
Along with the huge "Nymphéas"- a haven of peaceful meditation, the Orangerie offers a fabulous concentration of masterpieces. The Walter/Guillaume Collection is a highly original insight into modern art featuring Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso, Rousseau, Mattisse, Modigliani, Soutine, Utrillo, Laurencin.
Tour * 12
A DETAILED STUDY OF MONET: (a combined visit of the Marmottan and Orangerie Museums)
Claude Monet (1840-1926), is the archetypal Impressionist. Monet was a leader in his own right. His artwork reflects radical ideas and styles, and thusly influenced his fellow artists, and those to follow.
This in-depth look at Monet's paintings will first take us to the Marmottan Museum, then to the Orangerie Museum. We'll also enjoy a number of works of Monet's collection, paintings from friends and contemporaries, such as Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Morisot...To continue our study of Monet we'll then see his famous grandes waterlilies paintings, commissioned by the state and housed in the Orangerie since 1926. The museum shows these works in two monumental oval rooms giving us time and space to meditate on their timeless beauty.The walk concludes with a visit of the collection of Paul Guillaume, located also at the Orangerie museum. Here we'll be able to discuss the influence of Monet on many of his successors, by looking at works by Picasso, Matisse, Utrillo and Derain
Tour * 12
A DETAILED STUDY OF MONET: (a combined visit of the Marmottan and Orangerie Museums)
Claude Monet (1840-1926), is the archetypal Impressionist. Monet was a leader in his own right. His artwork reflects radical ideas and styles, and thusly influenced his fellow artists, and those to follow.
This in-depth look at Monet's paintings will first take us to the Marmottan Museum, then to the Orangerie Museum. We'll also enjoy a number of works of Monet's collection, paintings from friends and contemporaries, such as Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Morisot...To continue our study of Monet we'll then see his famous grandes waterlilies paintings, commissioned by the state and housed in the Orangerie since 1926. The museum shows these works in two monumental oval rooms giving us time and space to meditate on their timeless beauty.The walk concludes with a visit of the collection of Paul Guillaume, located also at the Orangerie museum. Here we'll be able to discuss the influence of Monet on many of his successors, by looking at works by Picasso, Matisse, Utrillo and Derain
