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In Saint-Tropez, a Gallery Scene Has Grown Up Alongside the Glamour

From blue-chip contemporary spaces to museums celebrating the artists who helped create the myth of the Côte d'Azur, these are the Saint-Tropez art spaces worth seeking out.

Saint-Tropez has spent decades cultivating a reputation for glamour, but long before the superyachts and beach clubs arrived, artists were drawn to its extraordinary Mediterranean light. Paul Signac arrived by boat in 1892 and fell in love with the town, capturing its harbor and coastline in luminous Pointillist paintings. Today, the town continues to balance that artistic inheritance with a lively contemporary gallery scene.

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The French Riviera has long been a magnet for artists. Since the 19th Century, painters have been drawn by the unique light of the Côte d’Azur, and visitors can still enjoy the legacy of these artists in the neighboring towns. There’s the Musée Matisse in Nice and the Musée Picasso in Antibes; the Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght in Saint-Paul de Vence has one of the best collections of modern art in the world, with works by Chagall, Miró and Kandinsky, among many others.

But there’s plenty for art lovers and buyers to see in Saint-Tropez alone. The town’s art scene honors its past without being defined by it. Collectors........

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