There is no question that Matisse managed to steer clear of the Nazis by living in the South of France, mostly in Nice, a city in the non-occupied zone of France run by Vichy -- until all of France ...

Travel is an "essential subject" in his life, with Matisse having worked and drawn inspiration in the south of France, Tangiers, New York and Tahiti. "The exhibition as a retrospective is really ...

Aged 71 and living in Vichy France, separated from members ... hangs a sanctuary lamp framed in a Matisse doodle turned into metal. Beside it, in the south-west wall, is the double window of ...

Visitors primarily appreciate the aesthetics of Musée Matisse, an airy 17th-century villa surrounded by olive trees, although many comment that the collection of art is fairly small. You'll find ...