Foundation Louis Vuitton

The next day, after recovering from the monster traffic jam, we took Tom and Peg to see the show at Atelier des Lumieres. After that, we walked to the meeting spot for the walking tour of the Marais, had lunch then left them there for the tour. We met later at the end of the tour.

The next day we had tickets for the Impressionism Exhibit at the Foundation Louis Vuitton. Click HERE for an older post about this place. We had tickets for a Shuttle from Etoile to the museum but there were 50 or more people waiting for the small buses that held about 15 at most. We finally took a cab to get to the next line to get into the museum.

This was an exhibit of the Courtauld Collection from London. The museum in London was being renovated so the collection came to Paris. This was an amazing exhibit. There were many recognizable works from the most famous of the Impressionist painters. These paintings were either sketches/studies for a final painting or one of several on the same subject. For example, Monet painted 12 versions of his painting of the train station in Paris, Gare St. Lazare. For some, one could see that they were incomplete or works in progress while others looked just like the final products in other museums.

Here are some examples.

Manet's A Bar at the Folies Bergeres

Another Monet painting of Cap D'Antibes (like the one at the museum in Giverney among other places)

Cezanne's Card Players

 Van Gogh Self-Portrait

The exhibit had only recently opened and it was mobbed. It was difficult getting a real good view of some of the paintings. At the end of the exhibit, there was a small room that represented the owner's collection in his home. This photo below does not do it justice as everything in the room was on the wallpaper. The 3D effect was fantastic.