From October 22, 2022 to February 12, 2023, The city of Limogeset its Museum of Fine Arts highlight the stained glass produced by the artist Francis Chigot (1879-1960), famous master glassmaker Limougeaud of the 20th century, and his workshop.

A rich heritage, local, which underlines the importance of Francis Chigot's work in the radiation of Limoges, City of fire arts.

Francis Chigot's workshop has thus made stained glass for many buildings, civilians or religious, including the magnificent canopies of the station or those of the Sacred Heart church in Limoges. Its success was as national as it is international with major projects in the United States or Canada.

In the reflections and nuances of the glasses, The master glassmaker offers us a stroll between the shimmering landscapes of the Art Nouveau style, and the graphic lines of the Art Deco style.

A tribute to this leading figure in the history of the stained glass

The exhibition is carried by the Museum of Fine Arts in Limoges, The city of the stained glass of Troyes and the Francis Chigot association and the art of stained glass in the 20th century. It is recognized as a national interest by the Ministry of Culture / Cultural Affairs of New Aquitaine.

This exhibition will be devoted to the artistic achievements of the large painting workshop on Limousin glass created by Francis Chigot in 1907
and whose productions experienced significant influence.

A selection of forty stained glass windows, but also about a hundred
Documents (models, cards, sketches) from the exceptional
Workshop fund of the Haute-Vienne Departmental Archives, will retrace fifty-three years of activity of the master and his entourage. The selection of works will show the diversity of
workshop creations, both by their style and by their destination. All
testify to the talent of chigot as a colorist, using glass as
a palette and a lead like a brush, And its opening to the technical innovations of its time. All will enlighten the work of Francis Chigot, Who devoted his life to the service of the art of stained glass in Limousin.

The course to discover during the exhibition:

I. Francis Chigot, artist
II. Stores from floor to ceiling: the production of the workshop
III. Art Nouveau hatching. Chigot and Jouhaud, A world of colors
IV. The shock of the Great War and the reconstruction
V. Chigot at the top: Large exhibitions
VI. The Art Deco explosion. Chigot, Parot and modernity
VII. From Limoges to the world. Chigot and the international
VIII. Twilight and new dawn. The last years
IX. From one workshop to the other: from workshop to chigot to the workshop of stained glass
X. Chigot in the museum's permanent collection: exceptional stained glass windows
XI. Auditorium: "Chigot, light smuggler », Documentary film (20 minutes)

The exhibition catalog

A catalog published by Liénart editions accompanies the exhibition (280 p., 30 €), Under the direction of Alain-Charles Dionnet, François Lafabrié and Martine Tandeau de Marsac. The best specialists in glass and stained glass shed light on the work of Francis Chigot in this richly illustrated work, Essential complement to the exhibition.

Schedule :
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. / 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday
2 p.m. -5 p.m. Sunday

Phone: 05 55 45 98 10