Picasso's Mas de Notre Dame de Vie will become an international arts centre

 Allee des Cèdres, Mougins, France

Renovation: architect and interior decorator Axel Vervoordt

Photography  ©  Residential 365

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Pablo Picasso called Mas de Notre Dame de Vie ‘the house of my dreams’. The estate spreads over three hectares and offers breathtaking views of the Bay of Cannes, the hills of Mougins and the Esterel mountains.

On this secluded estate, the artist found the inspiration for numerous works of art produced here. Pablo Picasso created some of his most magnificent works at The Mas de Notre Dame de Vie farmhouse from 1961 till 1973. The house is home to hundreds of millions worth of paintings, drawings, etchings, and sculptures. 

Now, a half century after his death, the owner of Picasso’s last home in Mougins, formerly known as Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie, but now called Château de Vie, is undergoing a transformation even the great man himself would be astounded by. 

Château de Vie was refurbished to the highest standards to become a private collection, while keeping as close as possible to the original house as it was during the days of Pablo Picasso. The current form is designed by famous architect and interior decorator Axel Vervoordt - uniquely maintaining its ancestry while providing a comfortable home despite its significant size. The estate is situated on the border of Cannes and Mougins, where it is only 15 minutes from La Croisette in Cannes and 20 minutes from Nice international airport.

50 years after his death, the last home of legendary artist Pablo Picasso is being transformed by its current owner into an international art centre with an estimated price tag of €114 million.  

Current owner Rayo Withanage, the New Zealand billionaire who started Scepter, has laid bare his plans to convert the villa into a “global hub” where art will flourish through collaborations with “major artists and institutions from around the world”. 

Pablo Picasso:

‘Everything that can be imagined is real.’