Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Hotel de Caumont in Aix Yves Klein Exhibition October 25, 2022The subject of the next exhibition at the Hotel Caumont, which starts in October, has been announced. The clue is in colour. It is a new look at the work of the internationally famous French artist Yves Klein. He is best known for his love of an intense shade of blue, which was marketed as …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities Remember to Keep Looking Up in Aix-en-Provence October 8, 2020When at home in Aix-en-Provence, we never tire of strolling the cobbled lanes, looking up and around to see what new treasures we can spy – have we noticed that fountain before? And look at that interesting frieze just below a roofline! Looking Up in Aix We have guided our Music and Markets Tours guests …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Turner et la Couleur in Aix June 6, 2016Colour is the very essence of Turner’s art. This exhibition, Turner et la Couleur, brings over 100 works lent by UK museums and private collections to Aix. Turner (1775-1857) was from a working-class family in London’s Covent Garden, but his father encouraged his obvious This British painter and the show at Hotel de Caumont that …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Charles Camoin – Must-See Exhibition in Aix-en-Provence June 21, 2016If you love Provence, you will love this exhibition. Charles Camoin was born in Marseille and spent his later years living in Saint-Tropez and painting all along the Mediterranean coast. The Musée Granet’s exhibition, ‘Camoin dans sa Lumiere’, has wonderful examples of his works showing Marseille, Cassis and Saint-Tropez. This Provençal painter who painted alongside Paul Cézanne for …Continue Reading
