Max Jacob
Vu(es) de Paris

Max Jacob (1876-1944) was a great poet and one of the most important figures of the ^20th century. His output was not limited to poetry, but also included graphic work and one of the richest correspondences of his time. As part of the celebrations marking the ^80th anniversary of his disappearance from the Drancy camp, the Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans, which holds a large collection of the artist's work in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, will be bringing together his often unpublished Parisian views from public and private collections this autumn.

Best known for his Breton and religious scenes, Max Jacob was a tireless draughtsman of Paris. The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans invites you to join the painter on a little-known tour of his graphic work. 35 gouaches and drawings from public and private collections offer a singular and original stroll from the cubist Canal Saint-Martin to the Grands Boulevards, from the Opera to the Seine and Pont-Neuf, crossing monuments and intimate scenes of a velvety Paris with creamy skies nourished by fantasy and picturesque details. For this anniversary, the exhibition brings together the most exceptional works from his collections, augmented by loans from the Menton and Quimper museums, as well as from private collections, revealing gouaches that have remained unknown to the public or discreet since their first presentation in 1928.

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Patricia Sustrac, Scientific Curator 

Mehdi Korchane, head of graphic arts at Orléans museums