| Bastide du Jas de Bouffan | |
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| Coordinates | 43°31′37″N5°25′44″E / 43.527°N 5.429°E |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Georges Vallon |
The Bastide du Jas de Bouffan (Granel-Corsy du Jas de Bouffan) is a historic bastide in Aix-en-Provence, France.
The bastide is located at 17 route de Galice in Jas de Bouffan, a neighbourhood of Aix-en-Provence. [1]
The bastide was built circa 1750 for Gaspard Truphème, an Advisor to the Court of Audits. [2] [3] He hired architect Georges Vallon, [2] who designed many other historic buildings in the centre of Aix. The bastide is surrounded by a private garden with ponds, fountains and sculptures. [3] It was inherited by Gaspard's son, Pierre, followed by his grandson, Joseph, whose daughter Gabrielle passed it to her son, Gabriel Joursin in 1854. [2]
The bastide was purchased by banker Louis-Auguste Cézanne, the father of famed painter Paul Cézanne, in 1859. [1] In 1880, Paul Cézanne established an atelier in the attic. [1] He also painted the walls of the living-room. [1] Additionally, he often painted in the garden, looking out to the Montagne Sainte-Victoire from different vantage points. [1] After his father's death, he lived in the bastide with his mother. [2]
The bastide was acquired by Louis Granel, an engineer, in 1899. [2] His daughter married Frédéric Corsy, an anatomist. [2] His son, André Corsy, lived there with his wife, Nina Wakhévitch, and their adopted children until his death in 2002. [2]
The house now belongs to the city of Aix-en-Provence. Since 2006, it may be visited by tourists, by appointment only. [1] [4]
It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 2001. [5]
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