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The school of Ecouen

a 19th Century colony of painters

Rediscover the story of the Ecouen school of painters

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Published in collaboration with CINABRE Publishing, our Association has just released its latest book, Faune sentimentale. It recounts the remarkable journey of Auguste Schenck, an illustrious member of the École d’Ecouen.

This trilingual French/English/German book was written by Christian Dauchel, Christine Essling, and Thierry Laugée.

We hope you enjoy reading it.

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We would like to inform you that a letter from Pierre Edouard Frère to Jean-François Millet is on display in the autograph gallery of our website. It concerns one of his students, Lewis Wingfield.

This letter is an important testimony to the proximity that existed between the important schools in the Paris region (Ecouen, Barbizon and Auvers-sur-Oise).

We encourage you to read this letter, which is on display in the autograph gallery.

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On November 15, 2025, plaques were unveiled to easily identify the graves of the ten painters from Ecouen and three local figures who are buried in the municipal cemetery. Each plaque, shaped like a palette, features a QR code that, when scanned, links the painter in question to their page of
the Association’s website
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