Musée Picasso (Antibes)
43°34′51″N 7°7′42″E / 43.58083°N 7.12833°E
The Musée Picasso, formerly the Château Grimaldi at Antibes, is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea. The castle has been classified as a historical monument since April 29, 1928.[1]
History
[edit]The Château Grimaldi is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis.[2] The château was originally built in the late fourteenth century as the residence of the town's feudal lords Marc and Luc Grimaldi, scions of the famous Grimaldi Dynasty.[3][4] In the early 17th century, the Grimaldis moved to Monaco and the château was acquired by Henry IV in 1608.[5] It then served as the residence of the local governor for nearly two centuries.[6]
During the French Revolution it was seized by the revolutionary authorities and was converted for use as a town hall; it remained in municipal use until the council relocated to a purpose-built Hôtel de Ville in Cours Masséna in 1828.[7] After the Bourbon Restoration, the château was converted into a barracks.[8]
In 1925, the château was acquired by the City of Antibes and became known as the Grimaldi Museum, and for six months in 1946, it was the home of the famous artist Pablo Picasso.[9][10][11]
Picasso himself donated works to the museum, altogether 23 paintings and 44 drawings,[12] most notably his paintings La Chèvre (sculpture) and La Joie de vivre.[13]
The museum was renamed the Musée Picasso in December 1966.[14] Following her death in 1986, Picasso's second wife Jacqueline bequeathed many works by Picasso to the museum.[15] Two new galleries were established on the ground floor, funded by a donation from the Hans Hartung and Anna-Eva Bergman Foundation, in 2001.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Château des Grimaldi, actuellement musée Picasso". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ Picasso, Pablo; Koutsomallēs, Kyriakos (2004). Picasso and Greece. Umberto Allemandi. p. 24. ISBN 978-8842212713.
- ^ "Ollioules, the last refuge of a powerful bishop from the Grimaldi family". Hello Monaco. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Paschetta, Vincent (1957). Riviera, French Riviera Tourist, historical and artistic information guide. FeniXX digital reissue. p. 91. ISBN 979-1041035526.
- ^ "5 Surprisingly Fascinating Forts in France". Britannica. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Picasso Museum". Dukes Global Advenures. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Bérenguier, Raoul (1970). Châteaux des Alpes-Maritimes. FeniXX réédition numérique. p. 3. ISBN 978-2307336471.
- ^ Carli, Félicien. Antibes: A Short History of Architecture. Éditions due Cardo. p. 20. ISBN 978-2-37786-006-7.
- ^ Keller, Barbara (2000). Orgasmic Days in the South of France. Unlimited Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 978-0967764962.
- ^ "Picasso finds new lease of life in Antibes". The Guardian. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "On Picasso's Trail, From Antibes to Avignon". The New York Times. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Picasso Museum Antibes. Facts. Visits". Paris Digest. 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "Antibes-Juan-les-Pins". Just Tour France. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Le Musée Picasso". Antibes Juan Les Pins. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Picasso and the art of the deal". The Washington Post. 15 September 1990. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Picasso Museum retrieved 2 February 2007
