What did studio work mean to open-air painters? This enlightenment of the creative process unveils the impressionists’ studios, which were at once sites for creation, living quarters and a setting for artistic encounters. It should be noted that the museum is situated just a few kilometres away from Monet’s studio-home in Giverny and that of Bonnard, in a hamlet on the right bank of the Seine.
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, L'Atelier de Corot. Jeune femme pensive, une mandoline à la main, Huile sur toile, Paris, musée d'Orsay, dépôt du musée de Louvre, acquis en 1933
Claude Monet, Coin d'atelier, Huile sur toile, Paris, Musée d'Orsay, œuvre récupérée après la Seconde Guerre mondiale et confiée à la garde des musées nationaux