Can’t really think of much to talk about for this one, so have some recent photographs of various street art around Montmartre. Even though the dominant art community moved to Montparnasse, its still a vibrant place.
I also enjoyed seeing the art in the Musée de Montmartre. Out of all the artists present, I think I liked Maximilien Luce’s work the most. Despite being very familiar with Paris’ industry, his shock at seeing Belgium’s industry was somewhat funny. Despite being extremely daunted by the “hostility” of Charleroi’s industrial landscape, he went back four times and painted a total of 33 paintings featuring various aspects of it. Considering most artists are only famous many years after they die, I found it interesting that his art was being displayed at the Durand-Ruel gallery in 1899 while he was alive.
Something else I enjoyed seeing was the semi-preserved artist studio at the top of the museum. It was interesting to see that artist studios were just as cluttered and messy as modern-day studio spaces.
The chocolates from Maison Georges Larnicol were really good, and I thought the carved chocolate sculptures were fun to see.
