MUSEE MARMOTTAN MONET

Easily my favorite Paris museum for the works of Monet is the Musée Marmottan Monet. Housing the largest collection of Monet’s work in the world as well as a large portion of his personal collection of works by other Impressionist artists, it is a quiet sanctuary of art a bit further out from the rush of the city and the hordes of tourists. We had the pleasure of a 2 hour art history tutorial from my favorite French art historian, Mme Joelle Valette Coat, whose encyclopedic knowledge of Monet and his era brings the period and the artwork to life. It is always interesting to consider the Impressionists as the Damien Hirsts of their era, breaking the rules of the art world and suffering the criticism of art critics and society. I happen to love the work of Berthe Morisot, who is also well-represented here. A special exhibit of Courbet was icing on the Impressionist cake. We followed our long visit to the Marmottan with drawing and painting time in le Jardin de Tuileries, where Sue Ann was filmed and interviewed by prominent blogger Cory Frye #AFrenchFryeinParis. A fabulous bistro meal, and the day is complete.