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Posts Tagged ‘Matisse’
Art in the South of France: The Inside Story
Posted in Art, Book, News, Patrimoine, tagged Aixcentric, Arles, Art in the South of France, Auguste Chabaud, Cassis, Charles Camoin, Joseph Garibaldi, Marseille, Matisse, Mucem, musee bonnard, Musee Nationale Fernand Leger, Musee Picasso, Nice, Paul Cézanne, Regards-de-Provence, Renoir on April 16, 2018| 16 Comments »
Matisse Trail, Provencal Vineyards, Bandol Pottery Market
Posted in Food, Patrimoine, tagged Aix, Bandol, Marché des Potiers, Matisse, Provence, Vence, vineyards on April 17, 2014| 2 Comments »
Info for this weekend: Seeking Matisse
A Vineyard trail
Bandol’s Pottery Market
Reading the British press this morning reminded me how much we have here on our doorstep in Aix to explore. For instance, the Independent has a piece on Matisse whose exhibition of
fabulous colourful cut-outs has just opened at Tate Modern. The paper gives a useful Matisse trail around the Cote d’Azur, the star attraction of course being the Chapelle du Rosaire in Vence. It really is beautiful and well worth a visit. Here is the Independent article followed by the website for the chapel which has quirky opening hours: http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/henri-matisse-and-his-cte-of-many-colours-9259267.html; http://www.vence.fr/la-chapelle-du-rosaire-chef-d?lang=fr
Meanwhile the Guardian has an interesting piece leading us round the writer’s Top Ten favourite vineyards in Provence (more…)
Aix-en-Provence The Inside Story
My first book tells the story of this fascinating town and introduces .some of the characters who have lived here. With a focus on people rather than buildings, history is unravelled through anecdotes with lots of suggestions of what to see when you visit. Available from lulu.com - /aix-en-provence-the-inside-story
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