THE EXHIBITIONS
discovering the work of a singular life...

A cosmography and a network of very personal symbols are offered throughout Françoise Cauvin- Monet's work. Faces or bird heads, an eye, an animal, a peacock's tail, flowers, a flutter of wings, are elegantly arranged and entangled within lines or geometric figures, and colors are perfectly used to strike and enchant us. All these signs, codes refer to an unreal, magical, and endless world.

In 2023, the entire artistic universe of the Monet family was revealed at the Musée du Luxembourg. These artists and remarkable personalities were pivotal in the origins of the Impressionist movement, helping to make modern art a possibility. It was the very first time the work of Françoise Cauvin-Monet was exhibited in a public institution.
Musée du Luxembourg
Léon Monet, artist's brother, and art collector
from March 15 to July 16, 2023 (exhibition closed)

The space dedicated to Françoise Cauvin at the Luxembourg Museum

The work of Françoise Cauvin embraces the artistic movements of the 20th century. As a descendant of Claude and Léon Monet, she drew inspiration from their work and freedom of thought, while living in her own century and refusing to idealize the past. She led a life that was entirely different from that of her ancestors.

In 2025, exclusive works by the artist will be exhibited at the Musée Marmottan-Monet in Paris and at the Clavé Fine Art gallery, as both Françoise Cauvin-Monet’s Self-Portrait and Portrait of Léon Monet by Claude Monet are added to the museum’s collections. Two places, two selections, and two settings. A series of solemn, funny, touching, surprisingly modern, or dreamlike portraits are about to be showcased. A collection of narrative or figurative abstractions, where color is given pride of place.

Hommage à Françoise Cauvin-Monet, donatrice et artiste
from March 4 to March 27, 2025 (exposition terminée)
Françoise Cauvin-Monet (1926 -2017), La Couleur en Héritage
from February 14 to April 5, 2025 (exposition terminée)

In November 2025, it will be a second adjudication in Hôtel Drouot Paris of the artist's works (November 7, 2025), then the exhibition Les femmes remarquables de Françoise Cauvin-Monet with a series of unpublished works at the Fonds culturel de l'Ermitage (from November 15 to December 15, 2025) and finally on November 19, the Académie des beaux-arts de Paris will present the Françoise Cauvin-Monet Illustration Prize for the first time, in celebration of artistic creation, its richness and diversity.

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