04THE ENCOUNTER
The artists' village, told by their colour merchant. Père Tanguy opens the door to the Montmartre of Monet, Renoir, Manet, Cézanne or Morisot. Cabarets, studios, friendships and rivalries bring back the artistic bohemia that changed how the world sees.
Père Tanguy knows the painters before their recognition. A colour merchant, confidant and quiet supporter, he introduces guests to a Montmartre where art is debated and reinvented. Monet, Renoir, Manet, Morisot and Cézanne emerge through their hopes, struggles and friendships.
In the streets of the neighbourhood, the narrative evokes a bohemian world whose daring transformed painting. It gives a human face to a movement travellers may know mainly through its works. The encounter fits before or after a museum visit, within a cultural programme exploring artistic modernity.
