The exhibition will present about 50 works coming from some of the most important international museums and lead the visitor through an exciting itinerary: from the views of his native Franche-Comt? painted in his youth, to the spectacular seascapes, often tempest tossed, to the mysterious grottos where springs bubble forth in Karst caves before widening into streams, from sensual nudes immersed in lush greenery to striking hunting scenes, up to the powerful masterpieces of his maturity. 
Gifted with a rare sensitivity, his personal but realistic vision of the world brought him to profound innovations in painting. His works, which wavered between echoes of Romanticism and reflections of an Impressionism which was taking its first steps in those years, represented a sure model for Manet, Monet, Degas, and their circle.