THE JUNE LECTURE - RIVIERA PARADISE

MARINA ALTA ARTS NEWS & EVENTS
Greetings to all members and friends from the
Committee & Volunteers of The Arts Society Marina Alta.
Many thanks to Mary Alexander for providing us with an
insight into the lively, vibrant and intoxicating world of the Riviera in the 1920s.
on 1st June 2023

Riviera Paradise: Art, Design & Pleasure in the 1920s
Sponsors: Blevins Franks and Inmobres

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT HERE'S MORE ON THE PRESENTATION:

Since the 19th century, English high society had 'wintered over' on the Côte d'Azur, but always left by April. In the early 1920s, however, an intoxicating mix of artists, writers, musicians and international visitors, inspired by a mythological seascape of luminous colours, created a new summer season.

Sun tans and sportswear soon became 'de rigueur' in the chic new coastal resorts, villas and hotels. This liberating playground of ideas across the visual design arts, was stimulated by impresarios Serge Diaghilev and Paul Poiret.