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In 1903 he bought his first painting by Sisley, a couple of weeks after the Bolsheviks had Fondation
and this led him into French impressionism. declared that Russians living outside Russia Louis Vuitton
Later he acquired works by Pissarro, Renoir, were no longer citizens. 8 avenue du
Manet and others. Up to the Revolution, the Mahatma Gandi
Morozov collection was open for visitors free So, thanks to their love of art, we are today able Bois de Bologne
of charge on Sundays. to see this unique collection of with more than Paris
200 works of art. It is definitely one of the most
After the second Russian Revolution, the impressive collections of modern art that one
so-called October Revolution, the Morozov can see in a lifetime. So, reserve your tickets
factories and artworks were confiscated. By for Paris, and visit this unique collection. You
that time, Ivan had collected four hundred will definitely not regret it! MF
and thirty Russian works, and two hundred
and fifty French works. He left Russia in June
1919 and emigrated to Switzerland. He passed
away on 22 July 1921, aged 49 years old, just

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