STUDIO SPECIAL
given the scale of Moore’s work, is packed tight with a chaotic medley of maquettes, tools and sketches – just as the artist left them.
www.henry-moore.org
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR Discover the glorious groves that inspired the Impressionist
master’s fi nal years WHERE? Avenue Jean Mermoz, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Almost hauntingly beautiful, Les Collettes – Renoir’s former house in Cagnes-sur-Mer – is enclosed by olive and citrus groves and affords stunning rustic views of the surrounding countryside. The location gives you an immediate feel for Renoir’s inspirations and his delight in the light of southern France. The studio space, meanwhile, exposes the modest way in which the Impressionist worked and his humble workroom is still littered with palettes and brushes, as well as his chair and easel. The rest of the house is also intact and features 11 paintings by the master together with furniture, photographs and the family’s personal possessions.
www.cagnes-tourisme.com
JACKSON POLLOCK The surprisingly quaint New York home of the abstract artist WHERE? Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton, NY
Perhaps not as evocative as the preserved studios of other late artists, Jackson Pollock’s former Long Island home is still a fascinating place to visit. Pollock, together with his wife Lee Krasner, moved to this rustic 19th-century house in 1945 and lived there until his death in 1956. Today, the garden studio, which was later used by Krasner,
is home to photographs and text that document the lives of both artists, as well as a selection of their original tools and materials. The most remarkable feature – the paint-spattered fl oor – reveals the dynamic way in which Pollock painted his abstract works: walking around giant canvases lying on the fl oor. The couple’s house is also open to the public and remains much as Krasner left it after her death in 1984.
www.pkhouse.org
PAUL CÉZANNE Trace the French painter’s inspirations with a week in Provence WHERE? Avenue Paul Cézanne, Aix-en-Provence, France
Situated on the outskirts of the Post-Impressionist painter’s hometown of Aix-en-Provence, you’ll fi nd Atelier Cézanne – his fi nal studio on Les Lauves hill, built to his own specifi cation in 1902. Cézanne’s many still-life subjects (including decorated
ceramics and skulls) remain perched on the studio shelves, while his easels and furniture are scattered about, untouched. Marilyn Monroe’s name can be found in the visitor’s book, after “a wonderful visit” in 1955. The surroundings of his spacious, bright studio are just as
interesting. A walk around Mont Sainte-Victoire (which Cézanne painted more than 80 times) brings his inspirations to life, while a guided tour of his nearby family home, Jas de Bouffan, reveals a little of his upbringing.
www.atelier-cezanne.com
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