(Re)uncover the fascinating world of Ferdinand du Puigaudeau by way of an exhibition devoted to his luminous and poetic work
The town of La Baule-Escoublac invitations you to find the fascinating world of Ferdinand du Puigaudeau by way of an exhibition devoted to his luminous and poetic work. A painter of intimacy and thriller, he summagnified twilight atmospheres and landscapes bathed in gentle in a really private impressionist type.
This retrospective provides a delicate journey by way of his most emblematic work, the place scenes of life, silent natures and bewitching atmospheres are combined. Every portray reveals a singular view of the world, oscillating between realism and reverie.
Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (1864-1930) holds a particular place among the many Submit-Impressionist painters. Near Paul Gauguin from his first keep in Pont-Aven, he was admired by his friends equivalent to Edgar Degas, however struggled to make a dwelling from his artwork. His science of sunshine, his vibrant or twilight atmospheres enlarge his landscapes of Brittany, Venice, his scenes of standard festivals…
In 1907, he settled within the countryside of the port of Le Croisic, on the manor of Kervaudu, the place, regardless of precarious means, he gathered his mates the artists Jean Emile Laboureur, Emile Dezaunay, Ernest de Chamaillard, the poet José-Maria de Heredia.
He by no means stopped portray his backyard on the manor of Kervaudu, the Brière, the marshes of the Guérande peninsula. At present, his works are held within the collections of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, the Indianapolis Museum of Artwork, and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper in France, amongst others. He’s the daddy of the ethnologist Odette du Puigaudeau (1894-1991), a specialist within the conventional cultures of the Sahara (Mauritania and Morocco).
The Bernard Boesch Museum got here to life due to the philanthropic dedication of Bernard Boesch, a painter and architect, who died in 2005, bequeathing a spectacular gallery accomplished by a wealthy and diversified assortment. By providing their property to the town of La Baule, the Boesch couple offered an area for previous up to date band artists.
Positioned in a prestigious setting within the middle of La Baule, one of many world’s most stunning bays, which flows from the Pouliguen cities to Pornichet, the Bernard Boesch Museum’s mission is to advertise the work of artists. An impartial workshop home is, amongst different issues, open and just for native artists.
The Ferdinand du Puigaudeau exhibition dubbed “Capturing the Mild” takes place from Saturday, 5 July to Sunday, 28 September 2025 on the MuséeBernard Boesch, 35, avenue François Bougouin, 44510 Le Pouliguen.
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