Exhibition Raymond Moretti, the man who paints

Exhibition Raymond Moretti, the man who paints

The Alpes-Maritimes department is hosting a major exhibition of the works of Nice-born Raymond Moretti, from April 5 to June 29, 2025, at the Espace culturel départemental de Port Lympia in Nice.
The artist's talent is varied, both in the medium used (paintings, drawings, sculptures) and in the inspiration of the subject and the artistic styles.

You will be amazed at the expressiveness of a simple pencil stroke, a simple curved line on a white sheet of paper, which brings horses to life. Or at his countless lines that overlap, double up and complement each other to create the portrait of the Zealot.

You admire the incredible force of the form and color of the “Cri” or “Marianne”. And what can be said about the dancing and almost sonorous forms of the works devoted to Jazz.
What modernity in the works proposed at the Negresco hotel.

One could feel Raymond Moretti's work, from the caress to the punch.

Raymond Moretti

Raymond Moretti was an artist born in Nice in 1931 and who died in Paris in 2005.
He developed an interest in painting at a very early age, and in 1947, when he was just 16, he painted a Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law.
In 1959, he used a studio at the Villa Paradiso in Nice to create portraits of Dalida and Martine Carol. Also in Nice, he collaborated with Jean Cocteau on the theme of the Age of Aquarius.
He met Pablo Picasso, who inspired him and supported him in his work.
He painted, but he also designed stamps and posters (for the Nice carnival, Art Expo in New York, Charles Aznavour's last tours) and illustrated books (Rimbaud's Le Bateau ivre, Chemin initiatique sur la Franc-maçonnerie, De Gaulle by André Malraux, etc.).
His work can be found in many areas, throughout France and abroad.

Practical information

Espace culturel départemental du Port Lympia
2 quai Entrecasteaux, 06300 Nice

Access
Bus 15, 30, 98, Port Lympia stop - 607, Arson/Fodéré stop
Tram 1, Garibaldi stop
Tram 2, Port Lympia stop

Opening hours
Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
except Mondays and Tuesdays, and May 1st

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