This exhibition is arranged across five themed sections: "Seaside Resorts," "The Coast: Nature and Labor," "Saint-Siméon Farm," "The Land of Normandy," and "Along the Seine River." It showcases how artists in the early 19th century began venturing outside their studios, immersing themselves in life, and prioritizing their personal impressions in their work.

The exhibition features 54 paintings by 34 artists, including Monet, Delacroix, Renoir, Courbet, and Corot, offering visitors a glimpse into the golden age of 19th-century Western painting. Key works include: "Storm at Saint-Adresse" and "The Cliff" - oil paintings by Claude Monet, father of Impressionism; "Sunset, View of Guernsey" by the beloved Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir; "The Cliffs at Dieppe," a watercolor by Eugène Delacroix, leader of the Romantic movement; "Sunset at Low Tide" by Eugène Boudin, known as the "King of Skies" and Monet's mentor; and "Beach in Normandy" by Camille Corot, master of the Barbizon school.

According to exhibition curator Alain Tapié, founding president of the Association of Norman Paintings, these collections from the Association of Norman Paintings and the Franciscan Museum of Deauville represent nearly a century of Norman Impressionist works. The exhibition has previously toured several European countries to widespread acclaim.








Curator

Alain Tapié
The director of the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, France, and the director of the Countess de Flandre Nursing Home, curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Caen, guest professor in the history department of Caen University, lecturer at the Louvre Museum, and recipient of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour in 2011.

Since 1992, he has served as the scientific director of the Normandy painting collection, guiding and participating in the curation and cataloging of hundreds of exhibitions such as "Desire for the Coast: From Le Havre to Dieppe, the Normandy Coast in the Eyes of Painters, 1820 to 1945", "Impressionism and Normandy", "Monet/Matisse, In Search of the Joy of Arcadia", and many more. These exhibitions have been displayed and published in museums around the world, including Paris, Rome, Kyoto, Madrid, and Geneva.



Cooperative Institut

Musée des Franciscaines de Deauville
The museum is located in Doudeville, France, and serves as the entrusted management institution for the collection of the Normandy Painting Association. The current President of the Franciscans is Caroline CLEMENSAT.

Peindre en Normandie
In 1992, the Basse-Normandie region of France established the "Peindre en Normandie(Paintings in Normandy)" collection, which focuses on artworks from the late 19th century to the 20th century. The works predominantly feature Normandy as their theme, showcasing both natural landscapes and coastal scenery, as well as portraits and still life compositions. Renowned artists such as Delacroix, Corot, Courbet, Manet, Boudin, Monet, and Morisot are part of this collection, alongside lesser-known painters like Cals and Dubourg, who depicted numerous Normandy landscapes. With its diverse content, regional characteristics, and a blend of public and private collections, this series stands uniquely in France, documenting various phases of art history from Realism to Impressionism and beyond. The artworks from this collection have not only been exhibited in museums across Normandy but have also traveled to countries including Italy, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Finland, Belarus, Latvia, and Estonia. They became ambassadors for the Normandy region in these years.



Organizers:
CHINA CULTURAL INTERNATIONAL TOURS INC
Beijing Zhongchuang Culture and Tourism Industry Group

Hosted by:
Meet You Museum

Support: 
Peindre en Normandie Association of France
Musée des Franciscaines de Deauville in Normandy