Villa Bleue

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History

Villa built from 1929 to 1931 for Camille Jean, merchant from Barcelonnette, founder of the large department store "Francia Maritima" in Mexico. The authors of the villa are Joseph Hiriart, Georges Tribout and Georges Beau, architects active in Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Paris. The villa is characterised by a classical roof marked by large gambrel roofs covered in red tile. Realised in the same Art Deco spirit as the villa Leïhorra in Ciboure (see notice PA00084560), the decoration of the villa Bleue includes ironwork by Schwartz and a stained glass window by the master glazier from Nancy Jacques Gruber, celebrating the success of the patron in the textile industry and trade: one discovers his looms, his factories and his large store, whose silhouette stands out against the background of Mount Popacatépetl, all treated in a range of blues, mauves, violets and greens. The decoration of the bathroom, realised in small tiles of blue glass paste, is the work of Paul Daum.