The exhibition shows how Jules Bastien-Lepage brings together, above all, the realism of rural life and grand tradition, whilst also using lighter colours and dynamic compositions in the style of the new Impressionism.



Jules Bastien-LepageHay Making© photo RMN, Hervé Lewandowski

This pupil of Cabanel, who was at the height of his powers when he died at the age of 36, made a significant mark in the world of naturalist painting.

In October 1868 he came first in the competition for admission to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and went on to become a major figure of the Salon after receiving the third-class medal in 1874. His portraits and figure paintings were always eagerly awaited by the critics, and regularly reviewed. They brought him much recognition, and several paintings were bought by the State.

Bastien-Lepage owed his success to the originality of his works which reflect a remarkable synthesis of the influence of his training and the most innovatory movements of the time. From the 1870s on, he brought together, above all, the realism of rural life and grand tradition, whilst also using lighter colours and dynamic compositions in the style of the new Impressionism.

Practical information

Access
entrance to the museum and exhibitions by the square 1, rue de la Légion d’Honneur:
* for individual visitors without ticket on the side of the river Seine, entrance A
* for members (Carte Blanche and MuséO holders), visitors with tickets or passes or with priority on the side of the rue de Lille, entrance C
* for adults in groups
on the side of the river Seine, entrance B
* for school groups
on the side of the rue de Lille, entrance D

Transportation
Buses: 24, 63, 68, 69, 73, 83, 84, and 94
Metro: line 12, Solférino station
RER: line C, Musée d’Orsay station
Boat: Batobus
Taxis: Rue de Solférino and Quai Anatole-France
Car parks: Deligny, Louvre and Montalembert

Opening Hours
The museum is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30am to 6pm and on Thursdays from 9.30am to 9.45pm
Tickets sold until 5pm, 9pm on Thursdays
Galleries start closing at 5.30pm, 9.15pm on Thursdays
The museum is open on Easter Sunday, on May 25, on July 14, on November 1 and on November 11
The museum is shut on Mondays

Full price : 7.5 Euros
Reduced rate : 5.5 Euros
On Sundays and from 4.15 pm (8 pm on Thursdays): 5.5 Euros

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