Musée Matisse de Nice

Set on the ancient site of the Nice arenas in a splendid eighteenth-century villa, the Matisse Museum gives a comprehensive panorama of the work of the leader of Fauvism.

Since 1963, the museum's collection has kept growing and now comprises 68 paintings and gouaches, 236 drawings, 218 prints, 57 sculptures, 14 illustrated books, 95 photographs and 187 objects that belonged to Henri Matisse.

The collection is particularly rich. It therefore shows the evolution of Matisse's artistic work, from his hesitant beginnings (his research into colour) to its peak, ending with the paper cut-outs of his last years.

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