MONTS & MERVEILLES, BEATRICE PONTACQ EXHIBITS HER WORKS AT THE ROYAL MANUFACTURE
There is, in the painting of Béatrice Pontacq, something that occurs even before the eye names it. A presence. A slow emergence. Neither entirely landscape nor entirely abstraction, her works reside in that fragile interval where the world still hesitates to reveal itself. A shadow appears—mountain or island—suspended between sky and matter, as if detached from all geography. It floats, silent, in a space without landmarks, bathed in a muted light. Nothing is asserted, everything is suggested.
French painter Béatrice Pontacq has been developing a unique body of work for several years, situated at the boundary between landscape and abstraction, where painting becomes a field of perceptual and mental experimentation. Trained in pictorial practices, she belongs to a sensitive tradition of contemporary painting that questions not so much the representation of the world as the very conditions of its emergence.
A protected historical monument of French heritage, built in 1739, the building delights architecture enthusiasts. A blend of understated industrial architecture and Louis XV classicism. The style is the work of Marieke and Bart, the culmination of over 20 years: apartments with inventive decor: raw romanticism, in harmony with the building’s industrial history, eclectic designer furniture, 1960s pieces, repurposed and cosmopolitan. The welcoming atmosphere is that of a beautiful, open home, with its magnificent park crossed by the Dure River, in a hilly village in the south of France, where culture is present on every corner (17 bookstores)…
The Royal Manufactory of Montolieu is listed as a historical monument, partly due to the excellent preservation of elements such as the majestic Louis XIII-style marble staircase, the period woodwork, and more generally, the classical balance of its architecture, both interior and exterior. Work began in 2019, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, to restore the façade and replace the roof in accordance with historical monument standards.
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Located 20 minutes from the medieval city of Carcassonne, Montolieu (Mount of Olives in Occitan) is also a Village of Books and Arts. The village is also celebrating the reopening of the Ceres Franco Museum
From June 21 to October 3, 2026
Daily, from 10:00 to 7:00 pm by appointment
16 Impasse de la Manufacture, 11170 Montolieu
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