« Gabriele Münter – Peindre sans détours »

Are you staying at the Hôtel Élysée Montmartre, ideally located at the foot of Montmartre hill and just steps away from the Trianon? Take advantage of your visit to Paris to experience a unique cultural event with the very first French retrospective dedicated to the German artist Gabriele Münter, a key figure of German Expressionism.

The exhibition, titled “Gabriele Münter – Painting Without Detours”, is held at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris until August 24, 2025. A must-see for modern art lovers and anyone wishing to discover or rediscover a bold and pioneering artist.

Co-founder of the famous Munich group Der Blaue Reiter alongside Vassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter (1877-1962) established herself as an essential figure in European modern art. This retrospective highlights a rich, sensitive, and stylistically diverse body of work.

The exhibition brings together 170 pieces, including paintings, engravings, photographs, and embroideries, tracing over sixty years of creation. Through an immersive chronological journey, visitors discover an artist constantly evolving between daring figuration, formal modernity, and intimate exploration.

The exhibition catalog, the first of its kind in French, offers an in-depth analysis of her work by several international experts. A valuable resource for art history enthusiasts.

Located in the 16th arrondissement, facing the Seine and a short walk from the Palais de Tokyo, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris is one of the most important municipal museums dedicated to 20th-century creation. It is committed to promoting women artists, with previous exhibitions devoted to Sonia Delaunay, Paula Modersohn-Becker, and Anna-Eva Bergman.

After a day at the museum, you can stroll through the charming streets of Montmartre, enjoy dinner at a Parisian bistro, or attend a concert at the Trianon.

Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris
11 avenue du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris

Take metro line 4 from Barbès-Rochechouart (5 minutes walk from the hotel), direction Mairie de Montrouge. Change at Strasbourg–Saint-Denis for line 9, direction Pont de Sèvres. Get off at Alma-Marceau. The museum is a 10-minute walk along the Seine towards Palais de Tokyo.

Photo credit: https://urlr.me/pZWu5e
Gabriele Münter, Landscape with Hut at Sunset, 1908