A neighborhood of L'Estaque, near the local viaduct that is in one of Braque's cubist paintings, in Marseille, France, July 15, 2014. While L’Estaque, now part of Marseille, is not the sleepy fishing village that Cézanne and Braque found more than a century ago, it is perhaps the least touristic and romanticized of the locales that so inspired the great French painters. (France Keyser/The New York Times)
A sidewalk cafe along the main street of L'Estaque, in Marseille, France, July 15, 2014. While LEstaque, now part of Marseille, is not the sleepy fishing village that Cézanne and Braque found more than a century ago, it is perhaps the least touristic and romanticized of the locales that so inspired the great French painters. (France Keyser/The New York Times)
The beach in L'Estaque, below the Fondation Monticelli, which celebrates lesser known painter Adolphe Monticelli, in Marseille, France, July 15, 2014. While L’Estaque, now part of Marseille, is not the sleepy fishing village that Cézanne and Braque found more than a century ago, it is perhaps the least touristic and romanticized of the locales that so inspired the great French painters. (France Keyser/The New York Times)
The cathedral of Marseille, and to the right, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations, called the MuCEM, in Marseille, France, May 25, 2014. While L’Estaque, now part of Marseille, is not the sleepy fishing village that Cézanne and Braque found more than a century ago, it is perhaps the least touristic and romanticized of the locales that so inspired the great French painters. (Gianni Cipriano/The New York Times)
