3 Must-See Winter Art Exhibitions at Petit Palais | EUROtoday

This winter, the Petit Palais in Paris is inviting guests to find three charming exhibitions that bridge previous and current…

Nestled between the Seine and the Champs-Élysées, the Petit Palais is one in all Paris’ nice architectural and inventive treasures. Built for the 1900 World Fair, this elegant Beaux-Arts masterpiece now homes the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, the place guests can wander amongst masterpieces by Courbet, Monet, Cézanne, and Rembrandt. With its grand domed rotunda, marble colonnades, and serene interior backyard, the Petit Palais affords a uncommon second of tranquility within the bustling City of Light.

Alongside its fascinating everlasting assortment that spans centuries of artwork historical past, the museum hosts a wealthy calendar of momentary exhibitions and this winter, this system delivers charming tributes.

JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE

Childhood Illuminated Until January 25

This exhibition pays tribute to Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805), a portrait artist who was admired and wanted by his contemporaries however rapidly forgotten by historical past, regardless of his expertise.

Born 300 years in the past in Tournus (Saône-et-Loire), Greuze was well-known for his portraits and style scenes that captured French society within the 18th century.
This distinctive present is the primary full retrospective devoted to the painter.

Some 100 works are on show – loaned by a few of the most vital collections in France and from around the globe all specializing in the themes surrounding childhood.

For extra data, go to www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en/expositions/jean-baptiste-greuze

РЕККА НALONEN

An Ode to Finland Until February 22

As an additional exploration of Finnish artists, this exhibition is devoted to the ‘Painter of Snow’, Pekka Halonen (1865-1933). Known for his evocative and seasonal landscapes that present a deep appreciation for nature, he educated in Paris below the steerage of Paul Gauguin earlier than creating his lakeside studio in southern Finland. This first main tribute to the Finnish painter ever to occur in France will spotlight his contribution to modernism and plunge guests into the brilliant, snowy surroundings of Finland.

For extra data, go to www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en/expositions/pekka-halonen

BILAL HAMDAD

Panama Until February 8

A graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Sidi Bel Abbès in Algeria and the Beaux-Arts de Paris, Bilal Hamdad produces large-scale work depicting city solitude, nameless figures standing alone amongst bustling metropolis landscapes.

This, his first solo exhibition, presents 20 works, together with two new items. It resonates with the museum’s everlasting assortment, drawing similarities and paradoxes with works by Rubens, Manet and Courbet from whom Hamdad takes nice inspiration.

For extra data, go to www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en/expositions/bilal-hamdad

From France Today Magazine

Lead photograph credit score: Paris, France-July 25 2025: People stroll previous the doorway to the Petit Palais museum in Paris, France.