The Montmartre Museum is a haven of peace in busy, touristy Montmartre. Its summer 2022 show is devoted to Charles Camoin (1879-1965). Born in Marseille and known as a Fauvist, his brightly coloured paintings are well worth discovering. Camoin is one of the many artists who lived in a studio in the building which is now the Museum. Port de Cassis (Cassis port) 1904 private collection Camoin's portrait of his mother, below, painted when he was not yet 20, has a feeling of the Nabi artists, like Vuillard, with its sense of intimacy and decorative colourful patches. Marie Camoin (1848-1930) was an artist in her own right. She is holding her palette as she rests on the sofa. When this painting came into the public collection in 1935, it was entitled "Woman with fan"! La mère de l'artiste sur le divan (Artist's mother on the divan) 1897/8 Camoin's garden scene below might almost be taken for a Monet.. The well-known French art historian Bernard Dorival called him...