MUSÉE PETIET
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Museum housing a fine collection of works by Achille Laugé and his contemporaries
In 1880, the Petiet family donated their painting studio and some of their works to the town to create a museum and drawing school, which has since been greatly enriched by numerous acquisitions and government deposits. The museum has retained its Belle Epoque charm, with boldly painted rooms, high overhead windows and salon-style furniture. Marie Petiet (1854-1893), one of the few recognized female painters of the 19th century, stands out for the quality of her work. Originally a portraitist, her paintings often depict people close to her in their daily activities, such as her best-known canvas Les Blanchisseuses. The museum's collections focus on academic painting in the second half of the 19th century and on the post-impressionist movements of the 20th century, with a fine collection of works by Achille Laugé (pointillism) and his contemporaries, as well as some paintings by Marie Petiet's husband, the famous painter Étienne Dujardin-Beaumetz. Several currents are represented: academicism, pictorialism, impressionism, pointillism, orientalism... Temporary exhibitions, themed guided tours, lectures, recreational tours for children and creative workshops are all on the program at this not-to-be-missed museum.
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Members' reviews on MUSÉE PETIET
Déroutant, inattendu et intéressant , avec quelques belles œuvres fortes.
Remarkable gallery of paintings " pompiers" signed Dujardin-Beaumetz, Raoul de Gardier, A. Guillemet, Henri Levasque, Henri Le Sidaner, Gaston Saintpierre, Marie Petiet, where some masterpieces slip. Magnificent paintings by the pointillist audes Achille Laugé. For me the most endearing museum of Aude.