Jeanne Marcel: Landscapes, Flowers and Beach Scenes at the Galerie du Vert Galant — Last Few Days

Travel also finds expression in painting: Jeanne Marcel presents Les Tableaux de Jeanne at the Galerie du Vert Galant, on the Île de la Cité in Paris, from October 23 to 30, 2026. At 52 quai des Orfèvres, this exhibition brings together 25 paintings and 70 watercolors, including landscapes, floral compositions and beach scenes. The collection offers a glimpse of work shaped by the artist’s travels and reading.

Originally from the Drôme region and Corsica, the artist has been painting for nearly thirty years. Her discoveries, as well as her sensitivity to the world around her, feed her practice. She works mainly in oil, acrylic, and watercolor, switching between techniques to vary the moods. Light and color sit at the heart of her approach, with a pursuit of gentleness she aims to convey through her compositions.

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From landscapes to flowers, many ways to view them

Landscapes and flowers form the two main strands of this Paris exhibition. Beach scenes extend the focus on luminous spaces. With the 70 watercolors announced to accompany the canvases, the display also invites visitors to compare techniques, notably the transparency of watercolor, which offers a distinct approach to color and its subtleties.

Before this stop in the capital, Jeanne Marcel’s works have been showcased in several venues and events across the Drôme region, including the Collegiate Church of Saint-Donat, the Château Révol in Saint-Uze, and the Salle des Clercs in Valence. In Paris, the visit can spill outside, along the Île du Quai des Orfèvres: after painted horizons, it’s all about the Seine’s reflections and October light.

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