Port-en-Bessin, summer 1888. Like every year, Georges Seurat fled the capital and reached the Normandy coast to “wash his eye” from his workshop days. That summer, the leader of neo-impressionism lingered on the small town of Port-en-Bessin, a discreet fishing village, which very quickly became his home port or the ideal place to perfect his skills. experiments. There, Seurat observes the open sea, captures the variations of the light, captures the high tide, the low tide, the weeds, the sailboats. As usual, the painter does not dot, he divides until he blends the color point by point. From this stay in the great outdoors, the artist leaves us half a dozen infinitely delicate canvases including this symphony of colors
soft and pastel, a bit melancholy. The artist distills a note of disorder in this very structured painting with this asymmetrical composition and these omnipresent touches of purple.

Nearly one hundred and fifty years later, the Baron Gérard Museum of Art and History celebrates the return of this priceless work.

DID YOU KNOW?
Caillebotte, Boudin… In addition to its impressionist paintings, the museum contains other treasures, starting with its incredible collection of lace and porcelain from Bayeux.

BARON GÉRARD ART AND HISTORY MUSEUM
From March 30 to June 23, 2024
37 rue du Bienvenu, 14400 Bayeux
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