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6. MARC CHAGALL
The Russian-born painter (1887-1985) moved to St-Paul-de-Vence in 1949. His
light-filled work was often inspired by Biblical themes, and canvases from his Biblic-
al Message series of paintings are in the Musée National Marc Chagall in Nice.
7. FERNAND LEGER
Léger (1881-1955) is known for his strong Cubist paintings and his love of bold lines
and pure primary colours. First a figurative painter, he worked in the Cubist style be-
fore returning to painting that seems to echo poster or graphic art.
8. YVES KLEIN
Born in Iceland, Klein (1928- 62) became one of the leading lights of the Nice
School of new realists, who aimed to create art from everyday materials. His Anthro-
pométries , in Nice's Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain , was created by
three paint-covered nude women rolling over a huge white canvas.
9. RAOUL DUFY
Dufy (1877-1955) embodies the values of the Fauvist school, with its revolutionary
use of bright, intense colour. He found Nice the perfect background for his vivid
work.
10. PAUL GUIGOU
This realist painter (1834-71) painted sunny landscapes of his native Vaucluse, cap-
turing the pure light of Provence's rugged hillsides. Among his best known works
is Deux Lavandières devant la Sainte-Victoire , on display in the Musée Grobet-
Labadié in Marseille.
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