Étretat, beyond the cliffs Courbet, Monet, Matisse

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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

Description

Over time, some of the paintings depicting Étretat have acquired an iconic status and become part of the collective imaginary. The museum, in partnership with the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, will present an exhibition devoted to representations of Étretat, based on four major works held in the collections of the two institutions, all of which were painted in Étretat: two Waves by Gustave Courbet (1869-1870), and two paintings by Claude Monet, The Luncheon (1868-1869) and Rough sea, Etretat (1883). These works testify of the central role played by this village, located on the Normandy coast, in the development of new pictorial languages over the course of the 19th century. Through a selection of paintings, drawings, photographs and archives, the exhibition traces the story of the discovery of Étretat by artists, painters and writers alike, and highlights its construction as a mythical landscape, from Eugène Isabey to Henri Matisse.

The exhibition is organised by the museum of Fine Arts of Lyon in association with the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main.

Ouverture

From 29/11/2025 to 01/03/2026 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and weekends between 10 am and 6 pm. On Friday between 10.30 am and 6 pm.
except on January 1st and December 25th.
Partial closures of rooms between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Tarifs

Full price: 12 €, Reduced price: 7 €, Student: 7 €.

Free entry for children under 18.

Contact et accès

20 place des Terreaux
69001 Lyon 1er
Rhône (69)

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