It's Christmas before time for the museum of Pont-Aven (Finistère), where Paul Gauguin and his disciples occupy a place of choice.
The establishment has just received an important bequest made up of around 70 works, including a drawing by the French painter, as well as more than one million euros.
“This is the first time in its history that the Pont-Aven museum has received such an important bequest,” rejoices the museum in a press release.
"This miracle is the fruit of the very generous and philanthropic approach of Yves Marmin", continues the institution, about the art lover who died in April 2020 at the age of 78.
Among the works bequeathed, about thirty are linked to the school of Pont-Aven, a movement bringing together painters who met Gauguin in the small town and who were more or less influenced by him.
These will become part of the museum's permanent collection.
The museum will be able to enjoy certain works
Without descendants, the legatee also donated to the museum an apartment located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, the proceeds of which will bring in around 1.2 million euros.
"This money will allow us to buy works that were not at all within our reach until then, such as paintings by Emile Bernard or Paul Sérusier", welcomes Sophie Kervran, director of the museum, stressing that the The museum's annual acquisition budget was around 100,000 euros.
The Pont-Aven museum has 4,500 works and archive documents including some 430 paintings.
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