The main reason we went to Nice was for Matisse! We were only to be there two nights so as soon as we arrived we asked directions to the Matisse museum... only to find out it had closed (only a week before we got there!) for 8 months! But we had a lovely time at the Chagall museum and set of to Vence to see the Matisse chapel the next day.
When we got to Vence we felt lucky to find a small exhibition of his work in the gallery there. We did get to see this - and it was fantastic - but when we asked for directions to the Chapel itself, we were told that it was closed!!! (It was the first day of the new quieter season openings!) We walked around to see it from the road all the same, to find you just can't see anything from the road! It must simply mean I'll have to go back!
We did go to St. Paul de Vence though, to the Fondation Maeght. Now this is a museum to see! Calder, Miro, Arp, Braque, Motherwell, Matisse (yes, there was one or two), Picasso, Ernst, Kandinsky etc etc etc etc etc (three etc's would not fully describe the extent of it...)
So go to Nice - for the art - it is magnificant! Just wait until after July 2007 to make sure you get a big dose of Matisse... and stay tuned here for the story about my big dose of Matisse in Rome...
Monday, December 11, 2006
'Perfume from Provence' - Nice
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4 comments:
I'm really enjoying folowing along with your adventures in your sketchbook. I like the way you set up your pages - they are visually very exciting.Very inspiring - I hope to see more.
What beautiful sketches! I'm off on holiday too soon and hope I can be as good as you are about keeping a travel journal!
gorgeous sketches!!! a beautiful travel journal that you can look back on in years to come!
Wonderful set of sketches! I have not been to many places in Europe, but I have been to the Fondation Maeght. It absolutly blew me away - you are right, it is amazing. I brought back a poster from the Fondation which hangs in my living room, here in California. So glad you got to see some great art after all!
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