Tag: Champs Elysees
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01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of their time, Part 74
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés, and luxury shops, for the annual Bastille Day military parade, and as the finish of the…
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JEAN BÉRAUD, ROND-POINT DES CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 58 – With Footnotes
In 1889, a Danish visitor to Paris remarked that its boulevards were “the great rendezvous where the whole population flocks together to satisfy its great craving for sociability, where people meet with the wish of being together, and associate with the amiable courtesy and easy approach that is a consequence of the consciousness of being…
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05 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 16 – With Footnotes
Manfred Lindemann-Frommel, 1852 – 1939, GERMAN THE PORTE SAINT MARTIN, c. 1891 Oil on canvas 59 by 73.5cm., 23 by 29in. Private collection The Porte Saint-Martin is a Parisian monument located at the site of one of the gates of the now-destroyed fortifications of Paris. It is located at the crossing of Rue Saint-Martin, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin and…
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04 Painting, Streets of Paris, Part 15 – With Footnotes
Edouard-Léon Cortès, (French, 1882-1969) Gare de l’Est, 1964 Oil on canvas 18 x 21-3/4 inches (45.7 x 55.2 cm) Private collection Gare de l’Est, officially Paris-Est, is one of the six large train termini in Paris. It is one of the largest and the oldest railway stations in Paris. The Gare de l’Est was opened…
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09 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by its Artists from 1850-1910 – With Footnotes – Part 10
Edouard Vuillard, circa 1908-1910 Café Wepler, circa 1908-1910 Oil on canvas Height: 62.2 cm (24.49 in.), Width: 103.2 cm (40.63 in.) Cleveland Museum of Art (United States – Cleveland, Ohio) For over a hundred years the Wepler has been the largest oyster house in Paris; located between Montmatre and Pigalle. The Brasserie Wepler celebrated its 100…
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