Claude Monet, The 1874 Exhibition, and The Art Market

June 16-21, 2024

$7,995

This trip is inspired by the Spring Orsay exhibition Paris 1874. Inventing Impressionism (Orsay Museum, March 26, 2024 - July 14, 2024). This exhibition is celebrating the 150 anniversary of the 1874 exhibition at the Galerie Gorges Petit, an art dealer who displayed art from different artists and styles. This is during this exhibition that Claude Monet has exhibited Impression, Sunrise (1872, Marmottan Museum, Paris), title used by an art critic as the basis for the word “Impressionism”. Usually on display only at the Marmottan Museum, this painting might be part of the Orsay exhibition, which would be a premiere. 

Using this exhibition as a base for our trip, we will visit the exhibition and then we will visit Paris and make some complementary connections, like seeing the Orangerie Museum, where his Waterlilies are on display. We will walk through the 9th arrondissement, where Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840. He house was at 45, rue Laffitte, on the fifth floor. By coincidence, the rue Laffitte happened to be then the art dealers’ street.

Claude Monet lived in many different places in France, in England and in the Netherlands. We will follow his footsteps by going also to the Paris suburb in Argenteuil, Verneuil and finally Giverny, this beautiful village where he has spent a large part of his life and where he died.

As we cannot reduce a trip to Paris to Claude Monet, our stay will be highlighted by visiting artist’s workshops, degustations to give you a feeling of being a real Parisian, a dinner in one of the most typical Parisian brasserie, and a private visit to an auction house. 

My goal for this trip is not only to share my passion for Claude Monet and to give you the keys to go further in your knowledge about the artist and the man. I cannot reduce Claude Monet to the word Impressionism as he didn’t create this name, and during this trip you will learn about why his name is always associated with Impressionism and what it means. You will also learn about a politician who played a big part during WWI but also in the legacy of Claude Monet to France. We will also be honored to welcome for Isolde Pludermacher is senior curator for painting at the Musée d'Orsay.

  • Day 1 - Arrival

    • Arrival at the Hotel

    • 4pm: Meeting and presentation of our trip

    • Depending on the forecast and on how you feel, we could have a 25 minutes walk to Saint-Germain L'Auxerrois, to visit this beautiful church depicted by Claude Monet in one of his rare views of Paris.

    Day 2

    • Visit of the 9th arrondissement:

    * Rue Laffitte, birthplace of Claude Monet and famous for being during the 19th the art dealers' street,

    * Hôtel Drouot, one of the most famous Auction House,

    * Visit of one of the oldest candy stores in Paris, La Mère de Famille,

    * Lunch at the Brasserie Mollard

    * Visit of the Saint-Lazare train station depicted by Claude Monet

    * Perfume workshop with Clotilde at the Fragonard Museum

    Day 3

    • Visit of the exhibition at the Orsay Museum

    Day 4

    • Visit the Orangerie

    • Visit to the Clemenceau Museum

    • Dinner at the Brasserie Vagenende with our special guest

    Day 5

    • All day in Argenteuil and Vétheuil (Places where Claude Monet used to live) by car

    • Night in a mill closed to Giverny

    Day 6

    • Day in Giverny

    • Back in Paris during the afternoon

  • • Eight nights hotel accommodations as per itinerary

    • Meals included in this tour are the welcome degustation with Dr. Barry, breakfast daily at your hotel, dinner with our special guest on Wednesday, and our farewell dinner together on Friday.

    • Enrichment program of lectures and talks

    • Airport/hotel/airport group transfers for all participants on suggested flights

    • Gratuities to local guides and drivers

    • Taxes, service, and porterage charges

  • • International airfare

    • Passport/Visa fees

    • Meals and alcoholic beverages not specified as inclusions

    • Personal items and expenses

    • Airport transfers other than for those on suggested flights

    • Excess baggage

    • Traveler’s insurance

    • Any other items not specifically mentioned as included

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