Passio, Milcendeau – Jean Yole Museum

The museum is located in the Breton-Vendéen marshland. It presents the universe of two artists who were also friends.

One part of the museum is the former house of Charles Milcendeau. (Soullans, 1872–1919) The exhibition part is organized around a patio that reminds us of Spain, a country the artist visited a few times. The museum also allows the eyes to wander on the marshland. This very peculiar landscape has a special place in Milcendeau’s work.

Charles Milcendeau, the painter...
Jean Yole, the writer...

Charles Milcendeau studied art in Paris under Gustave Moreau and then went back to his hometown in 1905. He was very attached to marshland, its dwellers and their way of life. He died prematurely in 1919. He was only 47.

Leopold Robert, well-known as Jean Yole (1878-1956) was also born in Soullans. Friend of the painter, he shared with him a great bond for their area and its inhabitants. His literature is widely marked by this attachment.
His career as a physician, a politician and a writer is mentioned along with Charles Milcendeau’s work.