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Musée Matisse © Nice Convention and Visitors Bureau/Nice & You
Musée Matisse
Matisse spent the last few years of his life in Nice and he is
honoured by this museum. The Musée Matisse has several
permanent collections, mostly painted in Nice and many donated by
the artist and his heir. The better known paintings include
Nude
in an Armchair with a Green Plant (1937),
Nymph in the
Forest (1935/1942) and
Portrait of Madame Matisse
(1905). There is also an ensemble of drawings including
The
Créole Dancer (1951) and
Blue Nude IV (1952).
Seeing his nude sketches today, you'll wonder why early critics
denounced them as 'the female animal in all her shame and
horror.'
Address: 164 Av. des Arènes de Cimiez;
E-mail: matisse@nice-coteazur.org;
Website: www.musee-matisse-nice.org;
Telephone: (0)4 9381 0808;
Transport: Bus 15, 17, 20, 22 or 25;
Opening time: Daily except Tuesdays 10am to 6pm;
Admission: €4, under 18's free. Concessions available
