"Visages d'artistes. De Gustave Courbet à Annette Messager"

The exhibition ‘Faces of Artists: From Courbet to Annette Messager’ offers a unique journey through two centuries of creativity, where portraits become mirrors of the artistic soul. By bringing together major works by Gustave Courbet, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, and Annette Messager, the Petit Palais explores how artists represent, question and reveal themselves. Each painting, sculpture and photograph offers a window onto the doubts, audacity and revolutions that have marked the history of art.

An immersive and emotional scenography

Far from traditional exhibitions, ‘Visages d'artistes’ focuses on evocative scenography, combining light and intimacy to create an almost confidential experience. Visitors are invited to discover famous faces, but also little-known self-portraits, revealing the vulnerability and strength of the creators. Particular focus is given to contemporary artists, such as Annette Messager, whose works dialogue with those of 19th-century masters, highlighting the permanence of questions of identity.
This is an exhibition not to be missed for those seeking to understand art through the eyes of those who shaped it.

Emotions run high at the exhibitions in Paris Region.