24/05/2026
In the summer of 1920, Henri Matisse spent time in Étretat in France, a small fishing village that had drawn Courbet and Monet before him. Under the overcast northern sky, he swapped the vivid warmth of his Nice palette for something quieter and more contemplative: the light, cool and diffuse, makes the room, the beach and the sea all part of the same luminous whole. 🐚
Would you step into Matisses painting and spend a holiday in Étretat? 🌊
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Henri Matisse, Interior, Étretat, 1920