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Vincent van Gogh painted more than 300 canvases in the town of Arles (see Roman Arles). Café du Soir (1888) is one of the best known.
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This small museum has a world-class array of modern art, including paintings by Léger, Bonnard and Chagall, sculpture by Miró and a mosaic pool by Braque (see Fondation Maeght, St-Paul-de-Vence).
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Portraying an evening stroll on the esplanade, the 1928 work is Dufy at his colourful best.
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This 1946 work is one of Picasso’s most important from his Antibes period.
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This 1887 painting is one of Cézanne’s most renowned images of the Provence mountain (see Mont Sainte-Victoire).
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Fernand Léger overlays bold colours on bold, comic-book outlines in this 1954 painting.
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Pointillist Paul Signac’s 1895 work glowingly depicts St-Tropez harbour.
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This museum tops Provence’s list of superb art collections. Opened in 1955, it boasts works by Pierre Bonnard, Raoul Dufy, the pointillist Paul Signac and Charles Camoin, whose work St-Tropez, la Place des Lices et le Café des Arts (1925), is one of the most famous images of the town (see Musée de l’Annonciade).
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Menton’s museum of fine art is housed in the former summer palace of the Grimaldi princes of Monaco and has an extensive collection. High points include works by Utrillo, Dufy and the English painter Graham Sutherland.
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A dazzling work of contemporary architecture in its own right, with marble-faced towers and glass corridors, the contemporary art museum contains works by some of the 20th century’s greatest avant-garde artists, including Andy Warhol (see Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain (MAMAC)).
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