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Europe’s greatest concentration of classic modern art, in a setting of idyllic scenery and pretty towns.
Renoir, Bonnard, Braque, Léger, Miró, Giacometti, Cocteau, Chagall, Matisse, Picasso.
Stay in Nice throughout, in a comfortable 4-star a short walk from the Promenade des Anglais.

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DAY 1

Nice—fly at c.11.30am from London Heathrow to Nice—afternoon visit to the Musée Jules Cheret, a large and varied collection (Italian primitives, Fragonard, Monet, Renoir)— all seven nights are spent in Nice.

DAY 2

St-Paul-de-Vence, Vence—the Maeght Foundation at St-Paul-de-Vence is renowned both for its collections (Picasso, Hepworth, Miró, Arp, Giacometti, but not all works are shown at once) and for its architecture and setting—Vence, an artists’ colony, has the wonderful Chapel of the Rosary, designed and decorated by Matisse.

DAY 3

Cap Ferrat, Villefranche, Menton— drive east to St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat to see the paintings, sculpture and furniture of the Ephrussi Rothschild Museum, a mansion set in attractive gardens—in Villefranche is the small Chapelle St-Pierre, decorated by Cocteau—along the coast to Menton, last French town before Italy—visit the Musée Cocteau and the Salle des Mariages, also painted by Cocteau.

DAY 4

Nice—the Marc Chagall Museum has the largest collection of the artist’s works, notably the seventeen canvases of the Biblical Message, set in a peaceful garden in a salubrious Nice suburb—free afternoon in Nice—suggestions include the Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain with its excellent collection of post-war art, mostly on loan from private collectors and galleries.

DAY 5

St-Tropez, Biot—beautiful drive west to St-Tropez, which has been popular with artists since Paul Signac settled here in 1892—the Musée de l’Annonciade is one of France’s finest collections of modern art (Signac, Maillol, Matisse, Bonnard, Vlaminck, Braque)—continue to Biot and visit the renovated Musée National Fernand Léger, built to house the collection of the artist’s works bequeathed to his wife.

DAY 6

Antibes, Vallauris—most of the Picasso paintings produced from his studio in Château Grimaldi in 1946 have been donated to the town of Antibes—at Vallauris is a centre of contemporary pottery revived by Picasso, whose masterpiece War and Peace is here.

DAY 7

Nice, Cagnes-sur-Mer—the Musée Matisse unites a wide range of the artist’s work; sculpture, ceramics, stained glass as well as painting—The Musée d’Art Classique in Mougins includes a diverse collection of classical artifacts alongside classically inspired works by Picasso, Matisse, Dufy, Cézanne, Rodin and Dalí. Picasso also lived in Mougins for the last twelve years of his life.

DAY 8

Le Cannet—the first museum dedicated to the works of Bonnard is due to open in Le Cannet in the spring of 2011—fly from Nice arriving at London Heathrow c. 4.30pm.

In recent years, renovation work in some of the museums on this tour has led to closures. At the moment, all visits listed are possible but we cannot rule out the possibility of changes.

DATES & PRICES

from £2,310

16–23 Oct 2012

MZ401

Lecturer: Monica Bohm-Duchen

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Perfect. Covered all the artistic areas I was interested in.

S.G., Massachusetts

I loved the fact that all tips etc were included and so many evening meals. Overall I felt it was excellent value for money.

M.W., London

High point for me was Chagall, being able to see so much in one museum.

M.J., Essex

We saw so much interesting art, and the drives along the coastline and in the beautiful countryside added enormously to the pleasure.

R.L., South Glamorgan

The visit to Villa Ephrussi and its gardens gave us direct contact with the lovely settings which had inspired many of the artists.

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