Over time, some of the paintings depicting Étretat have acquired an iconic status and become part of the collective imaginary.
The museum, in partnership with the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, present an exhibition devoted to representations of Étretat, based on four major works held in the collections of the two institutions, all of which were painted in Étretat: two Waves by Gustave Courbet (1869-1870), and two paintings by Claude Monet, The Luncheon (1868-1869) and Rough sea, Etretat (1883).
These works testify of the central role played by this village, located on the Normandy coast, in the development of new pictorial languages over the course of the 19^th century. Through a selection of paintings, drawings, photographs and archives, the exhibition traces the story of the discovery of Étretat by artists, painters and writers alike, and highlights its construction as a mythical landscape, from Eugène Isabey to Henri Matisse.

In this exhibition, Kawauchi’s concerns and her bodily engagements in the process of making are interwoven with the cyclical landscapes surrounding the museum, giving rise to a multilayered world where ambiguities and mixtures prevail. Approximately 70 pieces, including drawings, paintings, stone sculptures, and neon works are on view.

The artist’s solo exhibition features recent works by Elina Brotherus as well as her older works from the Miettinen Collection.
10 September: Meet the Artists, 16-8 pm
13 September: Meet the Artists, 3-4 pm
Visits and guided tours are possible every Saturday between 12:00 and 16:00 pm.

Welcome to the K1 gallery tour 2025 in Cologne city center: 14 galleries stay open until 10 PM
More details about the event here!

Roy Mordechay was one of only four finalists in the last round of the international art competition at Cologne Cathedral.
His artistic intervention “Hand on a Heel” proposes a redesign of the north transept window in Cologne Cathedral.

In the former Moeller fabric pavilion at Hahnenstr. 8, the Photoszene is creating a temporary home for photography in the heart of the city center.
As the central location of the photo festival, the photo pavilion offers a special program of lectures, guided tours and events for four weeks.
All information about the festival can be found there.

Over Seas is a collaborative project between artist Elina Brotherus and conductor Eivind Aadland, staged by Kilden and Kunstsilo. Aadland, an avid art collector, and Brotherus, with her deep interest in classical music, have together developed Over Seas, a project where their artistic expressions meet.

Van der Grinten Galerie is delighted to announce a new collaboration with Finnish artist Elina Brotherus.
Her first solo exhibition with us will take place from April 4 to June 28, 2025.

New-York artist Ruth Marten is known for the delicacy of her gouache, watercolor and ink drawings based on antique photographs and old engravings. Now she once again takes us into her dreamlike world full of humor, poetry, eroticism and subversion. For this new series, she used original heliogravures from 1923 showing naked dancers in pure Art Deco poses.
“All about Eve” is an affectionate, free-spirited tribute to the bubbling female imagination.