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Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899). I want to see my mountains

Paris, France

A rare gathering of high-altitude Symbolism, capturing the luminous silence and tragic final vision of a mountain-dwelling master.

Midday in the Alps

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Midday in the Alps, 1891. Segantini Museum, St. Moritz

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Look closely at the drawings and pastels; Segantini considered these works on paper equal to his oil paintings, and their light-sensitivity means they are rarely displayed to the public.

Exhibition Highlights - What you'll see

Giovanni Segantini lived for the heights, eventually dying among the Swiss peaks he spent his career immortalizing. This long-overdue retrospective brings sixty of his works to Paris—the city he dreamt of conquering before his untimely death at forty-one. A pioneer of Divisionism, Segantini used fractured light to turn the alpine landscape into a spiritual sanctuary, blending the physical grit of rural life with a haunting, symbolic stillness.

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The Alpine light fragment into thousands of meticulous strokes across vast canvases. The scale of the mountains feels both protective and overwhelming, while delicate pastels and drawings reveal the artist's softer, intimate search for meaning in the thin air of the Engadin Valley.

Worth the trip

A Century in the Making: This marks the first major French exhibition for Segantini in over 120 years, finally fulfilling his lifelong wish to show his work in Paris.

Rare Loans: Over sixty fragile paintings and drawings have been assembled from private Swiss and Italian collections, including works that seldom travel due to their technical delicacy.

The Final Vision: The exhibition's title echoes the artist's last words on his deathbed at 2,700 meters, offering a poignant look at his monumental Nature triptych.

How to experience it

Walk slowly through the sections dedicated to his Swiss period, paying close attention to the way he layers color to mimic the vibration of high-altitude sun. The Marmottan’s quiet atmosphere in the 16th arrondissement mirrors the solitude Segantini sought in his mountain cabins. After the show, wander through the nearby Jardin du Ranelagh to let the crisp, painted air of the Alps settle into your memory before rejoining the Paris bustle.

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