Exposition «Gustave Fayet et ses jardins imaginaires»

Gustave Fayet designed gardens on his properties, such as Fontfroide Abbey, Igny Castle, and the Villa Costebrune, making nature a major source of inspiration. These spaces nourished his artistic work, where botany, real or recreated, mingled with the fantastic.
His creations, deeply marked by a decorative sensibility, unfold across canvases, rugs, fabrics, blotting paper, and illustrated books. The floral motifs, sometimes transformed, evoke the work of Redon and bear witness to a unique vision of the plant world where nature and decoration harmoniously intertwine.
This exhibition will reveal the richness of this world where garden art, botany and decoration come together.
Looking at Gustave Fayet's imaginary gardens is to discover vibrant creations, testifying to his inventiveness and his original view of nature at the beginning of the 20th century.