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The Maeght Foundation or Fondation Maeght ()
is a museum of
modern art on the ''Colline des Gardettes'', a hill overlooking
Saint-Paul de Vence in the southeast of France about from
Nice
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. It was established by Marguerite and
Aimé Maeght
Aimé Maeght (27 April 1906 – 5 September 1981) was a French art dealer, collector, lithographer, and publisher. He founded the Galerie Maeght in Paris and Barcelona, and the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence near Nice (southern France). ...
in 1964 and houses paintings, sculptures,
collages
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, ceramics and all forms of
modern art.
[Fraser, C. Gerald (7 Sep 1981)]
Aimé Maeght Dies; Art Dealer Was 75
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''.
The collection includes works by many important 20th-century artists including
Jean Arp,
Pierre Bonnard,
Georges Braque,
Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and hi ...
,
Marc Chagall,
Sam Francis
Samuel Lewis Francis (June 25, 1923 – November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker.
Early life
Sam Francis was born in San Mateo, California, ,
Alberto Giacometti,
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (; rus, Василий Васильевич Кандинский, Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kandinskiy, vɐˈsʲilʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐnʲˈdʲinskʲɪj; – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter a ...
,
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly (May 31, 1923 – December 27, 2015) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and minimalism. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing line, c ...
,
Fernand Léger,
Anne Madden
Anne Madden (born 1932) is an English-born painter, who is well known in both Ireland and France where she has divided her time since her marriage to Louis le Brocquy in 1958.
Early life
Anne M. Madden was born in London in 1932 to an Irish f ...
and
Joan Miró among others.
[
The building was designed by the Spanish architect ]Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert i López (; 1 July 190215 March 1983) was a Spanish architect and city planner.
Biography
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Sert showed keen interest in the works of his uncle, the painter Josep Maria Sert, and of Gaudí. He s ...
,[ houses more than 12,000 pieces of art and attracts "on average, 200,000 visitors ... every year".][ There is a small chapel dedicated to Saint Bernard, in memory of Bernard, the son of Aimé and Marguerite Maeght who died of leukemia, aged eleven.][ The foundation is entirely independently funded with no reliance on state subsidies.][ Adrien Maeght is the chairman of the foundation's administrative council, which also includes Isabelle Maeght and her sister Yoyo Maeght.][
]
See also
* ''Labyrinth'' (Joan Miró) — sculpture installation at the museum.
* '' Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol. 1'' (1970) by Albert Ayler
Albert Ayler (; July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer.
After early experience playing R&B and bebop, Ayler began recording music during the free jazz era of the 1960s. Howev ...
* '' Fondation Maeght Nights, Volume 1 & 2'' (1970) by Sun Ra Arkestra
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References
External links
* http://www.fondation-maeght.com
* http://www.maeght.com
Art museums and galleries in France
Museums in Alpes-Maritimes
Modern art museums
Art museums established in 1964
1964 establishments in France
Joan Miró
Maeght
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