Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Visit Glasgow’s Burrell Collection on Display the Musée Cantini, Marseille August 6, 2018The Musée Cantini has recently re-opened and is hosting an exhibition of paintings from Glasgow’s Burrell Collection, itself now closed for renovation. Sir William Burrell, a member of a wealthy Scottish ship-building family, was an avid collector of art and amassed 9000 items he donated to Glasgow in 1944. He was drawn to French realism …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur 2024 Summer Festivals in Provence & Cote d’Azur May 29, 2024What’s On in the South of France? While summer has not officially arrived in Provence, we are posting this article early, as some festivals open their online ticketing in May and sell out quickly. During the summer in Provence and the Côte d’Azur, daytime temperatures range from warm to hot. So, you don’t need an …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Barefoot Blogger · Inspire Nice is Nice but Marc Chagall Makes It Nicer July 19, 2017To say the Côte d’Azur city of Nice is all about fancy beach clubs, great French and Italian food and the sparkling blue waters of the Mediterranean, you’d be right. It’s all that… … and more. Nice was the home of artist Marc Chagall during the last part of his life and the largest collection …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Aix: Sisley the Impressionist at Caumont Centre d’Art July 17, 2017Sixty paintings by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) went on show June 10th in Aix at the Caumont Centre d’Art’s summer show. The painter, was born to English parents in Paris, hasn’t been the subject of a retrospective since 2002. Forty percent of this show includes paintings from private collections not seen in public before. The art speaks …Continue Reading