John Singer Sargent (Florence, 1856 – London, 1925), along with James McNeill Whistler, was the most famous American artist of his generation and certainly one of the greatest painters of the 19th and early 20th century. Revered in the United States (his Portrait of Madame X is regarded as the Mona Lisa of the American art collection conserved by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York), he is also famous in the United Kingdom, where he spent most of his career. In France, however, his name and work remain largely unknown, a situation that the exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay hopes to change in the autumn of 2025.Assemble at 17:30 on the esplanade of the museum by the sculpture of the Rhino (on the river bank) Esplanade Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 75007 Paris. Priority access is provided, but we need to pass the security check, leave any bags or coats in the cloakroom and get the audiophones. Please be there on time to be sure to enter on time as our tour slot is booked for 18:00 and we must not be late starting. Marta will be there to greet us and has made all necessary arrangements.

Price: €30 per person. all-inclusive of entrance fees, guide charges, the audiophones / headphones

Optional Dinner is possible after the visit at the Café Orsay in the same street as the Museum.  Good food and reasonable fixed menu options available. Cost around €40 per person.  Please indicate if you intend to stay on for dinner when making your tour reservation. Payment for the meal will be at the restaurant by each diner.

Event sold out: and there is already a long waiting list so it is no longer possible to register for this event.

Contact: events@camsocparis.org for more information.