Stiftelsen Grez-sur-Loing · Hôtel Chevillon
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Hôtel Chevillon in Grez-sur-Loing Le Loing, Grez-sur-Loing “A shimmering silver tone.”Georg Pauli, on the light at Grez

An artists' colony since the 1870s

A place to find the quiet to work.

Less than seventy kilometres south of Paris lies Grez-sur-Loing, right on the river's bank. On Rue Wilson stands Hôtel Chevillon — as it has for 150 years.

Living and working

A place where creativity and inspiration meet

The setting in and around Hôtel Chevillon is calm, inspiring and evocative. On Rue Wilson, the guesthouse offers a rare place where creativity and inspiration meet — today just as 150 years ago.

The Foundation is a non-profit that rents apartments and studios to academies, foundations and institutions, which in turn award grants for residencies here. Staying at one's own expense is also possible.

Hôtel Chevillon at a glance

Location~65 km south of Paris
On the riverBanks of the Loing
Open to guestsMarch–November
ResidentsArtists, writers, scholars
Owned byThe Grez-sur-Loing Foundation, Gothenburg

The artists' colony

The painters came for the light — and stayed

In the 1870s a group of Anglo-Saxon artists left Barbizon in search of a different subject and a different light. They found it in Grez, on the River Loing.

From Barbizon to GrezThe colony at Barbizon, by the Fontainebleau forest, sought new subjects. Anglo-Saxon artists moved to Grez for its distinctive silvery-grey light — first English, Scots, Irish and Americans, soon followed by the Nordic painters.
The Swedish and Nordic paintersKarl Nordström drew Carl Larsson here, where Larsson discovered watercolour and met Karin Bergöö. Among them: Bruno Liljefors, Julia Beck, Anders Zorn, Eva Bonnier, Georg Pauli.
An international colonyFrom across the world: Kuroda Seiki, Ville Vallgren, John Singer Sargent, Frank O'Meara, William Stott — and around 1900 The Glasgow Boys, with John Lavery, travelled here.
Not only paintingAugust Strindberg and Siri von Essen stayed here, as did Verner von Heidenstam and Robert Louis Stevenson. Grez appears in Strindberg's writing; the composer Frederick Delius lived and worked here in his final years.
The village and the bridgeGrez has medieval origins — the Tour de Ganne, built in 1127, still stands. At the foot of the garden runs the stone bridge over the Loing, over 500 years old and world-famous through art. About 1,400 people live in the village today.

The house

Apartments and studios for work

Hôtel Chevillon is a place where people live and work. There are six flats with kitchenettes: four two-room flats, one one-room flat and the Carl Larsson flat with its adjoining studio. In addition there are three single-room units, three free-standing studios and two writer's dens on the ground floor, facing the studios.

There is plenty of communal space for meeting other residents. To respect residents' privacy, the house is open to visits by appointment only.

Rooms & studios

4Two-room flats with kitchenette
1One-room flat with kitchenette
1Carl Larsson flat + studio
3Single-room units
3Free-standing studios
2Writer's dens
The garden and studios at Hôtel Chevillon The garden and studios at Hôtel Chevillon Life at Hôtel Chevillon
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Grants & partners

Residencies through our grant-giving partners

The Foundation does not award grants itself. It rents apartments and studios to academies, foundations and institutions, which in turn award grants for residencies at Hôtel Chevillon. Each organisation has its own application process — please contact them directly.

  • Åke Andréns stiftelse
  • Carl Larsson-gården
  • Carl Larssons stipendiefondUniversity of Gothenburg · Chalmers architecture
  • Eric Ericsons stiftelseArtists
  • Gefvert försäkringsmäklareMembers of the Swedish Association of Professional Photographers
  • GrafillNorway · visual communication
  • KonstfackPhD students
  • KonstnärsklubbenMembers and others
  • Kungl. KonstakademienPainters, drawers, sculptors, architects
  • Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället i GöteborgResearchers (PhD)
  • Läromedelsförfattarna
  • Region GotlandArtists and researchers
  • Region Jönköping
  • Scen & FilmUnion members
  • Stiftelsen Anna Ahrenbergs fondArtists, authors, researchers
  • Svenska kulturfondenFinland · visual arts, literature, theatre
  • Valquists stiftelseStockholm University

Would your organisation like to become a grant-giving partner? Co-operation can take the form of donations, sponsorship or investment. Please contact the Foundation's administration.

Self-funded stay

Apply to stay at your own expense

Alongside grant residencies, artists, writers and scholars may apply to live and work here at their own expense. The application and guest guide are linked below.

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Hôtel Chevillon, Rue Wilson

The board

The Foundation's board

The Grez-sur-Loing Foundation is run by a voluntary board responsible for Hôtel Chevillon and its work.

  • Claes MalmstenChair
  • Carl-Johan MalmstenVice Chair
  • Annica StarfalkSecretary
  • Martin SellmanTreasurer
  • Alexandra HerlitzBoard member
  • Felix Krausz SjögrenBoard member
  • Sofia CalltorpBoard member

Contact

Get in touch with the Foundation

Questions about residencies, partnership or a visit? Write to us.

kontakt@grez-stiftelsen.se

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