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Normandy and the Masters of Impressionism
Overview: 3 days/2 nights from £229 per person, valid from 3 June to 27 September 2010
This summer, the French region of Normandy plays host to a four month festival devoted to the Impressionist movement, with exhibitions in St Lô, Le Havre and Rouen dedicated to the works of many renowned Impressionist artists. The pièce de résistance of the festival is undoubtedly the exhibition in the prestigious Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen, which highlights paintings by Monet, Gauguin, Pissarro, Sisley and other late 19th-century Impressionist masterpieces. Rouen played a hugely important role in the history of Impressionism, thanks to the combination of its rich architectural heritage and urban development, which provided an unusual motif for a host of Impressionist painters. Our short break includes entrance to the exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts as well as two nights' half-board accommodation at a choice of two charming hotels and return channel crossings to Calais.
Normandy and the Masters of Impressionism - Hotel Choice
Travel options:
• self-drive by P&O Ferries, SeaFrance or Eurotunnel or Brittany Ferries
Exhibition:
Once described by Pissarro as being “as beautiful as Venice” and by Victor Hugo as “the city of a thousand spires”, Rouen has attracted artists of all movements since the Renaissance. This new exhibition brings together works by the main Impressionist artists from the end of the 19th century and, for the first time ever, we have an exhibition based on one of the last great Impressionist themes: the contrasts between urban and rural landscapes and between old stonework and rapid industrialisation, all reflected in the River Seine.
Claude Monet’s two series of paintings of Rouen’s Gothic Cathedral are arguably the pinnacle of the Impressionist period. In each painting in the series, the image of the cathedral seems to dissolve into pure light and colour yet still remains recognisable. It was also in Rouen that Camille Pissarro began his first true series of townscapes, due in no small part to the influence of Monet’s Cathedrals, and his work was the first series to focus on the Seine as a pictorially challenging and poetic motif. Thanks to the works of these great masters, Rouen became an influential motif of modernity and a cornerstone in the history of art.
The exhibition runs from 4 June to 26 September 2010 from 1100 to 1900 daily (until 2200 on Thursdays and Saturdays). The museum is closed on Tuesdays and French Bank Holidays (14 July and 15 August).
Our short break includes:
• return channel crossing with P&O Ferries to Calais
• crossings by SeaFrance, Eurotunnel or Brittany Ferries also available (supplements apply)
• two nights' half-board accommodation at your chosen hotel (extra nights available)
• entrance to the Impressionism exhibition at the Musée des Beaux Arts in Rouen
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This summer, Normandy plays host to a delightful festival devoted to the Impressionist movement, with exhibitions in St Lô, Le Havre and Rouen. The pièce de résistance is undoubtedly the exhibition in the prestigious Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen, bringing together works by Monet, Gauguin, Pissarro, Sisley and other late 19th-century Impressionist masterpieces.
Sunrise, Monet
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• view a superb collection of Impressionist art
• visit the historic city of Rouen with its magnificent Gothic cathedral
• entrance to the Musée des Beaux-Arts exhibition included
• charming, character hotels with dinner included each night
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