Through the Eyes of Peter Doig: A Journey in the Musée d’Orsay

Join Peter Doig in the Musée d’Orsay as he takes us on a journey through the works, artists, and environments that have shaped his own practice at the Musée d'Orsay - the world's biggest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces This HENI Talks film explores the dialogue between Doig and the museum’s collection, revealing how historical paintings inform contemporary creation. See how Doig interprets light, colour, and atmosphere, and gain insight into how a modern artist engages critically and poetically with the canon of European art. A thoughtful exploration of influence, memory, and the artistic process ,capturing a painter’s conversation with history. 🎥 Presented by HENI Talks — films that bring art, design, and architecture to life. 🔔 Subscribe for more films on art, architecture, and culture:    / @henitalks   👍 Like, comment, and share to support our work! 🌐 Learn more: Web — https://heni.com/ Instagram —   / heni   TikTok —   / heni   X — https://x.com/heni Hashtags: #HENITalks #PeterDoig #MuseedOrsay #ContemporaryArt #ModernBritishArt #ArtHistory #GalleryWalk #ArtistPerspective. ----------------------------------------------------- CHAPTERS 00:00 Introducing the exhibition space at the Musée d’Orsay 00:34 The background of the exhibition 01:25 Selecting works from the museum’s collection 02:50 Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Cock Fight 04:26 Henri Rosseau, The War 05:24 Comparing Paul Gauguin, The White Horse and Gustave Courbet, Hunters in the Snow 05:56 Gustave Courbet, Hunters in the Snow 06:42 Claude Monet, Camille Monet on her Deathbed 08:10 Honoré Daumier, Crispin and Scapin 08:40 Paul Cezanne, Christ in Limbo 09:40 A comparison with Gérôme’s The Cock Fight 10:07 Conclusion