Currently, several pieces from her collection are on display at the Musee de la Chapelle de la Visitation in Monaco.

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In 1918 the German army confiscated that painting and others from the Musee de Douai in the city of Douai and transported them to Belgium.

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Italian-born Donati bought Arlequin in Paris in the 1940s after becoming entranced by an early Cubist work by Picasso during a visit to the Musee d'art moderne.

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The Centre Pompidou in Paris was in eighth position, with the National Museum of Korea at number nine and Paris' Musee D'Orsay rounded off the top 10.

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Banyuls is home to the Musee Maillol, where the works of sculptor Aristide Maillol, a contemporary of Paul Gauguin, are on display along with those of Marcel Duchamp and Picasso.

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Stop in at its Musee du Savon (Soap Museum) to see how the sudsy stuff is traditionally made, before continuing south to Tyre, a city rarely visited by tourists, whose ancient ruins make it a fascinating destination.

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For an unforgettable view of the Eiffel Tower when it sparkles in the evening, or a bright business lunch under a glass canopy, book a table at Les Ombres, on the rooftop of the Musee du Quai Branly.

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So for every Picasso, there's a Cezanne, who if you go to Le Musee d'Orsay and you look at all of his greatest works, they're all painted in his 50s and 60s, or for every Melville who writes Moby Dick at 28 or 29, there is a Mark Twain who writes 'Huckleberry Finn' in his late 40s or early 50s.

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