Mougins became a creative hotbed in the 20th century, when artists like Francis Picabia, Jean Cocteau and, most famously of all, Pablo Picasso, gravitated here.

Pablo Picasso, born on Oct. 25, 1881, is best known for revolutionizing art as the co-founder of the Cubism movement. ... Mougins. In 1961, when Picasso was 79 years old, ...

Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso is pictured at his home and studio in Mougins, south of France, on October 13, 1971. Photo by Ralph Gatti/AFP via Getty Images.