Luxury apartment for sale in the south of France: home of Henri Matisse for $2.7m

by whom Matisse was photographed in 1938. The apartment features a spacious living room with dining area, an updated kitchen with balcony access and seating, and a formal entryway. The oversized master bedroom has a private balcony, and the master bedroom bathroom has pink walls and pink marble flooring with a deep soaking tub.

The charming apartment is finished with fishbone parquet flooring and has shutters on the windows. Every room has stunning views of the city of Nice, the sea and the Cove of Angels. In addition to a magnificent lobby and entertaining spaces that recall a bygone era, the Régina has a basement, two-car garage, 24-hour caretaker, swimming pool, park, tennis court, playground and gym.''Every turn here breathes luxury and history.

Nice is one of the most coveted destinations on the French Riviera, with Monaco to the east and Cannes, Antibes and Saint-Tropez to the west. The Régina has attracted many famous personalities and residents.

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Kings and landmarks such as Queen Victoria of England, Winston Churchill, Empress Elisabeth and Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, and Leopold II of Belgium have stayed here.

Matisse not only lived in this apartment, but also used one of the rooms as his studio. Françoise Gilot, the muse and lover of Matisse's rival, the painter Pablo Picasso, told the Wall Street Journal, "It was interesting to see that he lived the way he painted - when you entered his house, you entered his universe." Matisse was''is known for his collection of objects from around the world, which he kept throughout his home and which inspired the exhibition "Matisse in the Studio" at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2017.

Nice also has a permanent museum dedicated to Matisse, called the Matisse Museum, where many of his works are on display. Nice was particularly influential on the artist throughout his life, until his death in 1954. The apartment is for sale by Côte d'\''Azur Sotheby'\''s International Realty. Click here to see more photos of Henri Matisse's apartment in Nice.