Achille Laugé 1861 - 1944, Neo-Impressionism in the Southern Light.

The Fondation de l'Hermitage is dedicating a major retrospective to the French painter Achille Laugé (1861-1944)—a first in Switzerland. An artist deeply attached to his native Occitania, Laugé fascinates with his unique journey within the Neo-Impressionist movement. The exhibition, which brings together nearly eighty works and covers Laugé's entire career, highlights the profound originality of this painter of everyday life, driven by an exceptional sensitivity. Both refined and simple, he takes his immediate environment as his subject: the area around his house in Cailhau, the flowers in his garden, and portraits of his loved ones. With his extremely pure technique, characterized by the three primary colors juxtaposed in small dots or lattices, he appropriated the Divisionist method in a very personal way. An artist who thrived primarily in the Carcassonne region, Laugé fascinates with his solitary journey within the Neo-Impressionist movement. The exhibition, which will bring together nearly a hundred works and cover Laugé's entire career, highlights the profound originality of this painter of everyday life, driven by an exceptional sensitivity.