Welcome to Henri Matisses
old home
in southern France:
"Villa Le Rêve" (the dream)
Click on the photographs
and enjoy his "dream"
The
rooms
Matisse resided in the
villa during the 1940´s,
a period of his life during which he made
some of his greatest accomplishments:the wall murals and glassmosaics of "Chapelle du Rosiare"
situated just across the street from the Villa "Le Rêve"
To live and breathe the atmosphere of Matisses old home
is a unique experience.
The Villa is not a luxurious house,
but then on the other hand how many
of the worlds famous painters or artists lived in luxury?
The rooms are modestly equipped but nice, clean and comfortable.
All rooms in the villa have private showers and a washbasin.
The toilets are adjacent or close by!
The
Dining
room
Meals can be bought in town
(not included) and be enjoyed in the diningroom,
unless
you prefer to sit in the shade of the old palms and orange
trees in the lovely flourishing
garden.
"Matisse"
painted by Robert McLean
as a homage to the master himself,
welcomes you every morning in thedining-room
The
Studios
Matisses painting: "Nature Morte Aux
Grenades"
is an interior work with the window and palmtree in the background."
Just outside the windows are the
very same two gigantic palms that used to inspire
Matisse in his last active years of his life, and the air is sweet with the beautiful
scent of oranges and oliveblossoms.
From the big windows in the ateliers
you can enjoy the breathtaking view over Vence and the old cathedral with Antibes, Nice
and the azur-blue Mediterania in the far distance.
Visit the atelier and enjoy some
of the works painted by the ealier participants
