When I was 16 years old, I had the privilege of living with a family in Cannes, France for the Summer on an exchange program. Unfortunately, I had different interests from my “French Brother” so, with Guide Michelin in hand, I found myself exploring the Cote d’Azur and invariably discovered many of the great museums containing works by some of the great artists of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque, and Leger to name a few. A lesser known museum was the Musee des Beaux Arts in Nice containing many donated works by the celebrated 19th Century artist Jules Cheret. There I learned how Cheret was considered […]
