Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice
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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice[1] in Nice, France at 33 av. des Baumettes was built in the former private mansion built in 1878 by the Ukrainian Princess, Elizaveta Vasilievna Kochubey [ru]. Named for the artist Jules Chéret who lived and worked in Nice during his final years, the museum opened as the "Palais des Arts Jules Chéret" on 7 January 1928.[2]
Collection
The museum houses a collection of art spanning the past four centuries. There are paintings by Chéret and other artists who lived and worked on the French Riviera, such as Alexis Mossa [fr], and his son Gustav-Adolf Mossa, who for many years were curators of the museum. The small museum has sculptures by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, François Rude, Michel de Tarnowsky and Auguste Rodin, plus ceramic pieces by Pablo Picasso. Some of the paintings are from:
- Marie Bashkirtseff
- Pierre Bonnard
- Jan Brueghel the Elder
- Bronzino
- Benjamin Constant
- Kees van Dongen
- Raoul Dufy
- Jean-Honoré Fragonard
- Marie Laurencin
- Luc-Olivier Merson
- Édouard Vuillard
Gallery
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References
External links
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- Official website
- Michel de Tarnowsky website
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