The exhibition “Fernand Léger, retour à la terre” is at the Lisieux Museum of Art and History. It is part of the Normandie Impressionniste Festival and reveals how Léger’s Norman roots, nature, and rural life served as fertile ground for his inspiration and creativity.
Jean du Chatenet giving a tour of the Lisores site © Jean du Chatenet, Paris 2024.
The curatorship was entrusted to Jean Du Chatenet, expert on the artist, and Sophie Anfray, director of the Lisieux museum division, with contributions from Benoît Noël, art historian, and Magali Guillaumin, director of the Fernand Léger-André Mare Museum in Argentan.
The UFE warmly congratulates Jean du Chatenet on the exhibition and the relevance of its subject matter and catalogue.
Still Life in Front of the Window 1950 Oil on canvas – Musée Matisse, Cateau-Cambrésis.
View of Fernand Léger’s bedroom at Lisores © courtesy Jean du Chatenet, Paris 2024.