If you are planning a trip over to Les Baux-de-Provence to see the magnificent Van Gogh show at the Carrieres de Lumieres, here is an additional treat from the delightful Musée Yves Brayer.
‘Fauvisme et Harmonie: Autour de Henri Manguin’ celebrates the work of a dynamic group of young painters who met at art school in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century.
Henri Manguin, Albert Marquet, Henri Matisse and Charles Camoin. Jean Puy joined them in 1899. Then from Chatou, came Maurice de Vlaminck and André Derain whom Matisse met 1901. Raoul Dufy, Othon Friesz and Georges Braque arrived from Le Havre in 1905; and the exhibition includes Paul Signac, Louis Valtat and Henri Edmond Cross.
This cluster of artists dubbed the ‘Fauves’ or wild animals, for their love of bright colours, gravitated south to paint all along the coast of the south of France. This should prove a splendid opportunity to see their works in the tranquil setting of this ancient building in Les Baux. Alongside this temporary exhibition, there is a permanent display of pictures by Yves Brayer who painted in the village.
To round off this lovely art-filled day, wander up into the heart of the village to see the tiny 17th century chapel, Chapelle des Penitents Blancs, which was decorated with frescoes by Brayer in 1974.
Musee Yves Brayer is open daily in the summer months (from now), 10-12:30 and 14-18:30.
Until 10th October.
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