The history of Saint-Tropez, which has witnessed the comings and goings of Celts, Greeks, Phoceans, Romans, Saracens, Genoans, Spaniards and even the Japanese, is as ancient and turbulent as that of France…
In 1892 Saint-Tropez burst upon the scene, or at least made its mark on the modern and contemporary imagination in the way it is thought of today. That year, from the deck of his boat L’Olympia, the painter Paul Signac was to gaze out over the landscapes of the peninsula. Enthralled by the sheer beauty of the place, he decided to settle there. His villa, La Hune, was soon to become a popular meeting place for his friends Bonnard, Derain, Marquet, Matisse…
The Musée de l’Annonciade, which occupies a former chapel on the edge of the port, is a faithful custodian of those happy artistic years, immortalised in works by Signac, Bonnard, Matisse, and also by Braque, La Fresnaye, Vlaminck, Vuillard… |
