Solo show
Maximilien Luce: The Instinct for Landscape
21 Mar 2025 — 14 Sep 2025 at Montmartre
· Paris
The Musee de Montmartre in Paris presents a temporary exhibition dedicated to Maximilien Luce, one of the leading figures of Neo-Impressionism, running from March 21 to September 14, 2025.
Through a carefully selected body of work, the exhibition explores Luce's lifelong and instinctive relationship with landscape — from the industrial outskirts of Paris to the luminous countryside of the Meuse valley and the rugged coastlines of Brittany. His distinctive Pointillist technique, combined with a raw sensitivity to light and atmosphere, gives his landscapes a vibrant, almost physical energy.
The show offers visitors a rare opportunity to trace the evolution of Luce's vision across different periods and regions, revealing an artist as attuned to the rhythms of nature as he was to the social realities of his time.
Through a carefully selected body of work, the exhibition explores Luce's lifelong and instinctive relationship with landscape — from the industrial outskirts of Paris to the luminous countryside of the Meuse valley and the rugged coastlines of Brittany. His distinctive Pointillist technique, combined with a raw sensitivity to light and atmosphere, gives his landscapes a vibrant, almost physical energy.
The show offers visitors a rare opportunity to trace the evolution of Luce's vision across different periods and regions, revealing an artist as attuned to the rhythms of nature as he was to the social realities of his time.
About the artist
Maximilien Luce
1858–1941 · pointillism
Maximilien Luce was a French Neo-impressionist artist known for his paintings, graphic art, and his anarchist activism. Starting as a wood-engraver, he subsequently concentrated on painting, first as an Impressionist, then as a Pointillist, and finally returning to Impressionism.
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Montmartre
· Paris
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris' northern 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m (430 ft) high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for its artistic history, for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur on its summit, and as a…
