Bashkirtseff

Villa 55

Basic Aktualizováno: 2025-07-06

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-04-25

Identity

A villa property owned by the Bashkirtseff family in Nice, serving as a private retreat and social gathering place.

Diary References

1874

  • April 24: "Nous étions aussi à 55 avec Mme de Mouzay et le vieux Lefèvre. Que d'avis ! Que de débats !" (We were also at 55 with Mme de Mouzay and old Lefèvre. What opinions! What debates!)
  • April 25: Dismantles terrace wall with mother, Dina and Walitsky. Goes there almost daily. Marie feels ownership: "cette terre est à moi, ces arbres, cette maison tout est à moi et je suis à mon aise" (this land is mine, these trees, this house, everything is mine and I am at ease)

Context

  • Meeting place for expatriate society
  • Site of debates and discussions
  • Numbered villa system typical of Nice
  • Social gathering location

Research Notes

  • Nice villa numbering system
  • Expatriate social venues 1870s
  • Russian colony gathering places