Visit these artist's residences to see where inspiration struck Artistic genius is a tenuous concept. Often the most interesting way to experience art is to learn about the life of the artist, but you can dig even deeper and experience the life of the artist. What better way to do that to visit the places where actual master-pieces were created? Here is a list of artists’ residences and workshops throughout one of the most inspirational countries in the world – France.
Alsace
Musée Bartholdi
30 rue des Marchands
6800 Colmar
Tel: 33 (0)3 89 41 90 60
www.musee-bartholdi.com
The former home of Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) is now a museum that holds art by the famous sculptor. Alsatian works are on the ground floor; his former apartment is conserved on the first floor and his American works are on the second floor (particularly objects and documents relating to his most famous masterpiece, the Statue of Liberty).
Aquitaine
Château Malromé
33490 Saint-André-du-Bois
Tel: 33 (0) 5 56 76 44 92
Fax: 33 (0)5 56 76 46 18
www.malrome.com
In 1883, the countess Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec purchased this 14th-century château. Adèle’s famous son, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, stayed there frequently, finding relaxation on its grounds. It served as a welcoming venue for painting and inspired one of the most beautiful portraits he ever made of his mother. Toulouse-Lautrec died at the château on September 9, 1901.
Centre Val-de-Loire
Le Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Léonardo da Vinci
37400 Amboise
Tel: 33 (0) 2 47 57 00 73
Fax: 33 (0) 2 47 30 54 28
www.vinci-closluce.com
The Château du Clos-Lucé was Leonardo da Vinci’s (1452-1519) last place of residence. He settled there in 1516, at the request and invitation of King Francois the First. Today, the château and its park, known as the ‘park of knowledge,’ allow visitors to wander through the world of Leonardo, discovering his civil and military designs and inventions as well as his inimitable art work. (CONTINUE...)
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