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Step into a luminous world with Calliopée - Art & Culture for a guided tour of the Eugène Boudin exhibition, a precursor of Impressionism. Calliopée – Art & Culture invites you to discover the exceptional exhibition dedicated to Eugène Boudin, father of Impressionism, at the Marmottan Monet Museum. Encounter an artist whose talent inspired the greatest, from Monet to Renoir, including Sisley.<br><br> The exhibition highlights the career of this visionary artist, a master of skies and seascapes. Born in Le Havre in 1824, Eugène Boudin captured the ephemeral beauty of nature with rare emotion. His plein air studies, carried out along the beaches of Normandy and Brittany, paved the way for the Impressionist painters.<br><br> Under Eugène Boudin's brush, skies become symphonies of color, shadow, and light. The exhibition highlights his exceptional mastery of plein air painting, a technique he practiced long before the Impressionists made it their hallmark. Calliopée will guide you through the evocative nuances of his seascapes, his lively beaches, and his landscapes bathed in an ever-changing atmosphere.<br><br> The main themes of the exhibition.<br> Organized around key themes, the exhibition explores the diversity of Boudin's production:<br><br> - The dramatic skies, which illustrate his obsession with capturing the elements in perpetual flux.<br> - The beach scenes, vibrant testimonies of seaside society in Deauville and Trouville.<br> - The bustling ports, where the energy of maritime activities is captured with poetic realism.<br> - Pre-Impressionist paintings, which foreshadow the artistic revolutions to come.<br><br> <b>Namely:</b><br> The meeting point for the visit will be indicated on the voucher after purchase.<br><br> <b>Please note:</b><br>