Oskar Serti and Catherine de Sélys were walking in the street when they were caught in a violent storm and dived into the first building they came to, out of the wind and rain.
Unfortunately, on realizing they had burst into a museum, they both felt deeply disturbed by this unexpected turn of events which immediately reminded both of them of their intellectual guide, the painter Pierre Lipart, who had died six months previously without ever managing to exhibit a single painting. Since his death, neither had ever again set foot in an exhibition hall, bearing this deep grudge against all the works which in their eyes were taking the place of Lipart's.
However, as the rain poured down still harder, they walked into the rooms to see the paintings on display.