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Following in Picasso's footsteps

Head to the cities in southern France which Spanish artist Pablo Picasso visited regularly.

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Head to the cities in southern France which Spanish artist Pablo Picasso visited regularly.

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Series: Following in Picasso’s Footsteps: Antibes

In our continuing series on Pablo Picasso in southern France we travel to Antibes where the Picasso Museum is housed in the Grimaldi Castle. We also see the stunning surroundings of the city that so much influenced the Spanish master’s work.

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Series: Following in Picasso’s Footsteps - Aix-en-Provence

In our continuing series on Pablo Picasso’s stays in southern France, we travel this time to Aix-en-Provence which the Spanish artist visited regularly.

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Series: Following in Picasso’s Footsteps: Arles

Picasso loved southern France and often stayed in Arles where he was sometimes photographed by Lucien Clergue. Clergue talks about his experiences with the famous Spanish artist and shows us some of the photos he took of him.

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Picasso’s Place

Picasso entdeckte 1912 seine Liebe zu Frankreich und wohnte am Ende seines Lebens bis zu seinem Tod 1973 vorwiegend im Süden Frankreichs an der Riviera und in ihrem Hinterland. Die Liebe zum Mittelmeer prägte den im andalusischen Malaga geborenen Pablo Picasso schon als Kind.

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Following in Picasso’s Footsteps

Pablo Picasso spent some of his most productive years in France, in Provence and the Cote d'Azur. Our new series traces locations key to the career of the man widely considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. First stop: Avignon.