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Jaune (1944) VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The tranquillity of this
work belies the troubles Practical Information
that beset Matisse in 164 ave des Arènes de Cimiez,
World War II, including a Nice. Tel 04 93 81 08 08. Open
major operation and the 10am–6pm Wed–Mon. Closed
arrest of his wife for 1 Jan, Easter Sunday, 1 May,
Resistance work. 25 Dec. & 7 8 ^ =
∑ musee-matisse-nice.org
Torse Debout
This bronze of
Mezzanine Children’s 1909 was given to
workshop the museum in
1978 by the artist’s
son, Jean.
Lower ground floor
Exit
The upper floorshe upper floors
T
of the villa hold a
library and resource
centre for students
and researchers.
. Nature Morte aux
Trompe l’Oeil Façade Grenades (1947)
The decorative stonework Ripe pomegranates feature in
that adorns the 17th-century a favourite setting: an interior
Villa des Arènes is, in fact, a with a window to “skies… as
masterful disguise of plain brilliantly blue as Matisse’s eyes”,
walls, only visible close up. as the poet Aragon put it.
