MSK Ghent presents major autumn survey dedicated to Impressionist Jenny Montigny

This autumn, the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) presents the poetical world of the Impressionist artist Jenny Montigny from Ghent, one of the most remarkable figures of her generation. The exhibition brings together a rich and diverse body of work, revealing Montigny as an independent painter, pastellist, draughtswoman and etcher. Over the course of more than forty years, Jenny Montigny (Gent 1875-Deurle 1937) developed a diverse body of work in which light, colour and human presence are fundamental for her artistic practice. Her paintings, drawings, prints and pastels testify to a keen eye for the world around her and to a lasting fascination with everyday life: children at school, villagers working in the fields, mothers caring for their children, ladies strolling in the park, family members on the banks of the River Lys, or flowers from her own garden. The rhythm of daily existence lies at the heart of her work. Sunlight plays a key role in it. This exhibition traces Montigny’