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Antibes
Mural artist in Antibes
In Antibes, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in villas, flats, hotels, restaurants and on terraces. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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- Antibes villas, apartments, restaurants, boutiques and boutique hospitality
- Painterly walls shaped by sea light, Mediterranean restraint and refined color
- A strong Riviera page between Nice, Cannes and Juan-les-Pins
The price of a mural in Antibes
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The quote starts from the surface and the technique, and spells out what comes on top: interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed, the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Antibes, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Antibes, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
A mural approach shaped by Antibes
Antibes mixes two fabrics: the old town with its narrow lanes, the shops around the covered market and flats with thick walls, and the Cap with its villas and gardens. On the seafront, salt attacks facades and calls for the right primer. To start, a photo of the wall and its measurements are enough: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it, then comes to paint on site.
What Giulia brings to Antibes. At the Château Grimaldi, where Picasso worked in 1946 and which now houses the museum devoted to him, you can see what happens when an artist lets a place get to them. Giulia works the same way: she looks at the place, she looks at who painted there before, and she brings her own part, which is colour and the hand. And she listens closely to the people she paints for, because the wall stays theirs. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
Houses and villas
Living rooms, bedrooms, entrances, verandas, ceilings and garden walls. Example: a hallway and entrance of 6 sqm in a simple motif, around 900 €.
Hotels, restaurants and shops
Hotels, restaurants, bars, shops, spas, building lobbies and waiting rooms. A hand-painted mural belongs to this place alone, and it is what people remember about it. Example: a restaurant wall of 12 sqm fully painted, around 3 000 €.
Facades and exterior walls
Sea air attacks facades. A salt-blocking primer and a UV-resistant finish keep the colours bright in sun and sea air. For a facade visible from the street, the owner’s or the building association’s approval is usually enough, plus a notice to the town hall in a protected zone. From 150 € per sqm, plus scaffolding if needed.
Murals in Antibes
Antibes sits between its ramparts and Port Vauban. The walls to paint are those of the old-town houses with their ochre fronts, the villas on the cape, the restaurants and shops around the Provençal market, and the lobbies of the seafront buildings.
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Antibes?
Giulia Dal Bon’s price is per square metre: 150 € for a line drawing or a simple motif, 250 € for a fully painted subject, 350 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. A small mural in a bedroom costs less than a facade that needs preparation and scaffolding. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I commission a mural in Antibes?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Antibes, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Antibes, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Antibes include the materials?
Giulia Dal Bon’s price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
Can a view of Antibes be painted on a wall?
Yes. Three or four landmarks are enough to recognise it. The ramparts at the water’s edge, the Fort Carré, the roofs of the old town and the masts of Port Vauban behind. Giulia Dal Bon paints the scene with a brush, at the scale of the wall: 150 € per sqm as a line drawing, 250 € fully painted. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Antibes?
The most requested subjects: floral and botanical work for bedrooms and living rooms, landscapes for living spaces and terraces, trompe l’oeil for facades and ceilings. Everything is drawn to measure: Giulia offers two free sketches from your idea, and you refine it together until the subject is yours.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Antibes?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. Sea salt attacks seafront facades. An exterior mural needs a salt-blocking primer and a UV-resistant finish.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Antibes?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you usually need the owner’s or the building association’s approval, and a notice to the town hall if the building is in a protected area. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
Painted in acrylic by Giulia Dal Bon, a mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Can an old painted decoration be restored in Antibes?
Yes. The Garoupe sanctuary keeps nearly three hundred ex-votos painted by sailors, the oldest from 1506, and its 1710 altarpiece by the Antibes sculptor Joseph Dolle was restored in 2017 through a public subscription. In the old town and on the Cap it is the painted ceilings and the façades that take the sea spray. Trained at the Brera Academy, where she studied restoration, Giulia Dal Bon starts with a test on a small area, shows you the result, and carries on with your agreement. The rate follows the mural rate; height and condition go into the quote. Everything is set out on the page about restoring a mural or a painted decoration. Free quote within 48 hours.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Murals for homes and villas
Custom murals for homes, villas, apartments, living rooms, bedrooms, stairwells, and ceilings.
A mural for your home
Murals for hotels, restaurants, and boutiques
Giulia Dal Bon paints murals for hotels, restaurants, boutiques, showrooms, and hospitality spaces.
Hotel and boutique murals
Murals for retail and wellness spaces
Custom murals for boutiques, beauty spaces, wellness studios, and spaces that need a clear atmosphere and identity.
Murals for boutiquesNearby pages to explore
Nearby territories where the mural can open onto another landscape, another scale, or another kind of place.
French Riviera · Nice · Cannes · Saint-Tropez · Monaco
Nearby towns
Nearby places where the mural can take on a different rhythm, scale, or mood.
Residential murals
Murals for villas, apartments and calm interiors that need atmosphere.
A mural for your homeHotels, restaurants and boutiques
Painted walls for hospitality and commercial spaces that need memory and identity.
Hotel and boutique muralsFrench Riviera hub
Regional page linking the full Riviera offer from Menton to Saint-Tropez.
French Riviera muralsThe mural of over 20 metres for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Antibes
In Antibes, whether it is a house, a villa, a second home or a flat, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the children’s bedroom and the bedroom. The same work applies to the kitchen, the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the stairwell. A ceiling is painted like a wall, working overhead. Outside, on the exterior facade and the garden wall, she works in quartz paint. A mobile panel is painted separately, and moves with you.
In a restaurant, a pizzeria, a café or a bar in Antibes, the painted wall is visible from every table. In a boutique and a shop, the painted window is seen from the street, and the shutter stays painted after closing. In a hotel and a B&B, she paints the lobbies, the corridors and the rooms. For a hair salon, a spa and a gym, she paints the cabin, changing-room and reception walls. In a medical practice, a waiting room and a nursery, she paints the waiting room and the corridor leading to it. In an office and a showroom, she paints the wall the teams walk past every day. A vaulted cellar takes the same paint, right up to the ceiling.
Whether your wall is in Vieil Antibes, on Cap d’Antibes or in Juan-les-Pins, a photo of it and its dimensions are enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto the photo.
Possible subjects in Antibes: the ramparts at the water’s edge, the Fort Carré, the masts of Port Vauban, the rooftops of the old town, the Provençal market, as a wink. And always the trompe-l’oeil window, the botanical motif and the painted sky on a ceiling.
People ask for different things and mean the same one: a mural, a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall. Others say wall decoration, decorative painting, mural decoration. Others again a trompe-l’oeil, a hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall. It is one craft, that of a mural artist, a muralist, a decorative painter, and Giulia does it with a brush in Antibes.
Between the narrow lanes of the old town and the villas of the Cap, Antibes mixes small covered-market shops with private homes and gardens.
Giulia also travels to Juan-les-Pins, Biot, Valbonne, Villeneuve-Loubet, Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Golfe-Juan.