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35 works across 5 institutions
Paris holds 35 works by Paul Gauguin across 5 institutions, including Musée d'Orsay, Petit Palais, and 3 other venues.
Gauguin's Tahitian paintings use colour and form with a boldness that was startling to his contemporaries and remains powerful today. The scale of his ambition is best understood through original canvases, where his unconventional technique — rough surfaces, complex paint layers — is fully visible.
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Musée d'Orsay
Paris · 30 works on display
Housed in a spectacular Beaux-Arts railway station, the Orsay holds the world's finest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, covering 1848 to 1914. The collection of Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Van Gogh is unrivalled anywhere.
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Petit Palais
💎 Hidden GemParis · 2 works on display
The Petit Palais houses Paris's City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts, a permanent collection of paintings and decorative arts that is free to enter. The building itself — a Beaux-Arts gem built for the 1900 World's Fair — is as impressive as the collection.
Musée Marmottan Monet
💎 Hidden GemParis · 1 work on display
The Marmottan holds the world's largest collection of Monet paintings — over 100 works, including many late Giverny canvases — in a former hunting lodge in the Bois de Boulogne. Less visited than the Orsay, it offers a more intimate encounter with the artist.
Musée Picasso
Paris · 1 work on display
The Musée Picasso in the Marais occupies a 17th-century mansion and holds the most comprehensive collection of Picasso's personal work — paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and drawings across all periods of his career. Donated to the French state in lieu of inheritance taxes.
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Musée de l'Orangerie
💎 Hidden GemParis · 1 work on display
A small, intimate museum in the Tuileries Gardens built around Monet's magnificent Nymphéas murals, which occupy two oval rooms designed by the artist himself. Beyond the Water Lilies, the Walter-Guillaume Collection upstairs holds excellent works by Cézanne, Renoir, and Picasso.
Planning your visit to Paris
Pre-book entry to the Louvre and Musée d'Orsay, especially in summer — queues without a ticket can exceed an hour. Many Paris museums offer free entry on the first Sunday of each month. A day transport pass (carnet) is better value than buying individual Métro tickets.
Artwork data sourced from Wikidata. Coverage varies — always confirm with the museum before visiting.