The collection of the Museum of Amiens, rich in 19th century painting, has no impressionist works. In order to be part of this celebration and to make discover this current of art history to its public, the Musée de Picardie asked for the loan of the painting "Sur la plage" by Edouard Manet, painted in 1873 in Berck-sur-Mer.
It is indeed through the territorial angle that the museum wishes to approach impressionist painting, by showing a beach well known to the Amiens. Impressionism is indeed the witness of the development of seaside tourism. The beach, a natural and modern space, was one of Manet’s favourite motifs to create a new painting.
The presentation of the painting will also be an opportunity to show the public the aspects that characterize Manet’s art: freedom in the imitation of the motif, fluidity of the touch, outdoor execution, abandonment of the rules of perspective, intimacy of the subject. To make the originality of the work more salient, some examples of navies prior to its execution will be presented alongside Manet’s painting.
Programming of the exhibition "Sur la plage impressionniste, dans l'œil d'Édouard Manet":
✨ Guided tour (without reservation. Price included in the ticket price: Full price: 9 € / Reduced rate: 5 € / free for under 26 years):
Half-hour tours to discover the painting of Édouard Manet in all its details.
17 and 31 March, 14 and 28 April, 12 and 26 May and 9 June, at 14:30, 15:30, 16:30.
✨Curator’s carte blanche (on reservation - Price: entrance fee to the museum (TP: 9 € / TR: 5 € / free for under 26 years) + 2 €):
Discover Edouard Manet’s painting with the curator and curator of the exhibition.
17 March, 8 and 11 May, from 3pm to 4pm.
✨Conference 18h30 (on reservation - Price: 2 € per session):
25 April at 6:30 pm: «On the beach of Manet, impressionism on the horizon» by Isolde Pludermacher, curator at the Musée d'Orsay
Although he never exhibited with the so-called Impressionist painters, Édouard Manet (1832-1883) maintained close relations with many of them. In addition to being a reference figure for the «young school», his choice of subjects and his technique are, in the 1870s, very close to those of artists like Monet or Degas.
✨Thematic visit (on reservation - Price: entrance fee to the museum (TP: 9 € / TR: 5 € / free for under 26 years) + 2 € ):
From the Golden Age in the Netherlands to Impressionism, the immensity of the seas and the agitation of the waves continued to attract painters.
Saturday 16 March from 15h to 16h: «Storm and Calm Weather»
✨Artistic practice workshops/ speaker, Isabelle Prieur (on reservation):
👀 Art practice workshop for children €6:
Workshop «Landscape in the eyes of the impressionists and Edouard Manet» April 23, 24 and 25 from 10am to 12pm (7/9 years); from 2pm to 4pm (10/13 years).
Beginner or all-hands-on, learn step by step the art of the impressionists! Three-day initiation course.
👀Workshop of adult artistic practice (price: entrance to the museum (TP: 9 € / TR: 5 € / free for under 26 years) + 8 € ): «The landscape in the eyes of the impressionists and Édouard Manet»: 25 May, from 14h to 17h; 16 March from 14h to 17h. Intuitive painting workshop, art therapy.
✨Wellness Activities:
👀 25 April from 11am to 12pm: Sophro' children’s museum 10-12 years (2 €):
Fancy an unusual activity combining culture and well-being? this workshop for young audiences is for you! The sophro'musée workshop combines sophrology techniques and the discovery of a painting: what to discover the museum differently.
👀 25 May from 11am to 12pm: Sophro'musée adult (price: entrance fee to the museum (TP: 9 € / TR: 5 € / free for under 26 years) + 2 €):
Want to combine sophrology and discovery of works? This is what the Musée de Picardie offers through this unusual activity!