Pyrenees: Ceret

The museum of Ceret is a modern and contemporary art museum located right in the center of Ceret, and 3 minutes walk from the Pyreneez rental apartment.

During the beginning of the 20th century, Céret has been regularly visited by some of the most important modern artists.

 

The museum own few notable collections of artworks by artists who lived in Ceret such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Manolo, Chaim Soutine, Miró, and more.
In addition every few month a new exhibition is being opened so the museum is live and attract art lovers from around the world.

 

Ceret is also a center for many artists and art galleries so art lovers can stroll for hours between galleries inside the old city.

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Major artists and works represented:

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• Pablo Picasso – le Portrait de Corina Pere Romeu (1902), la Nature morte au crâne et au pichet (1943)

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  Salvador Dalí

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  Chaïm Soutine – Vue sur Céret, la vieille ville (1919), Les platanes à Céret, place de la Liberté (1919)

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  Georges Braque

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  Juan Gris – Verre et Journal (1916), La Danseuse (1924), Arlequin (1922), Torero (1913)

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  Marc Chagall – Les gens du voyage (1968), La guerre (1943), La crucifixion (1925), La vache à l'ombrelle (1942)

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  Auguste Herbin

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  Henri Matisse – Barques à Collioure (1905), Raccommodeuses de filets (1905)

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  André Masson

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  Pinchus Krémègne

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  Joan Miró – Femme oiseau (1972), Personnage Oiseau (1979)

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  Antoni Tàpies – Fenêtre ocre sur noir (1981), Le bocal (1981), Transformacio n°6327 (1990), Diptyque mural (1990)

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  Claude Viallat

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  Toni Grand

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  Vincent Bioulès

• Tom Carr – the permanent outdoor sculpture group “I by Numbers” (2007)

 

Credit: Wikipedia