I had the chance to visit the beautiful village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence on a recent trip to the Cote d'Azur. The village is charming, with amazing views of the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding mountains. Being an art major is college, I especially loved the many galleries, which displayed a variety of styles and artists. My favorite though would have to be Galerie Le Capricorne. I love the modern style and the artists affinity for animals. Above all, the gentleman in the gallery, I believe his name was Daniel, really made my visit special. Not only did he have a thorough knowledge of the artist and his work, but he made me feel at home by actually walking next door and buying me a coffee. After much deliberation, I finally bought a beautiful piece for my home that I'll...
Read moreBe very very careful if you deal with this gallery and ask to see the insurance policy if shipping overseas. We had damage in transit that cost about 5% of the cost of the painting to fix and got exactly nothing. This was despite being told we were fully insured. The painting was left with our concierge and on the excuse that the carrier did not see the damage their payment was zero. Somehow stretcher marks and bubble wrap marks were put there by us deliberately. Advice from a professional painting restorer was ignored. Oh, then the excuse was they were not paying because I was rude; furious would be a better...
Read moreProfitant d'une échappée azuréenne le temps d'un week-end,nous avons décides de consacrer notre première journée à la visite des villages de l'arrière pays niçois,le premier de notre liste et certainement le plus illustre : Saint-paul-Vence ,dont la réputation n'est pas usurpée ,ravissant village ou se mêle beauté architecturale et artistique. Nous avons été surpris par le nombre impressionnant et la diversité des galeries notamment une des premières dans laquelle nous sommes rentrées,galerie leCapricorne , tout d'abord attirés par de magnifiques sculptures ,nous avons beneficié d'un accueil plus que chaleureux de la part du vendeur ainsi qu'une presentation detaillée des oeuvres . Galerie à recommander pour les amateurs d'art moderne, mais aussi plus classique et traditionnel reparti dans trois...
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