Tag Archives: Gustave Caillebotte

A closer look at Parisian streets

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Over the past week, I have been pondering a comment made by Adam Roberts, the author of Invisible Paris (one of our favourite blogs), about our post on courtyards. He confessed to having mixed feelings about these interior spaces and … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris architecture, Paris history, Paris streets | Tagged Adam Roberts, Anthony Sutcliffe, Cholera, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Gustave Caillebotte, Invisible Paris, Napoleon III, Robert Dulau, Roger-Viollet, Second Empire | 9 Comments

The balcony scene

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Parisian Fields

The painter Gustave Caillebotte and his brother, photographer Martial Caillebotte, loved balconies. They frequently painted and photographed people standing on ornate balconies overlooking wide boulevards, gazing down at the passing scene below.* And sometimes they set up an easel or … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris art, Paris automotive, Paris civic functions, Paris streets | Tagged garbage collection, Green pharmacy signs in Paris, Gustave Caillebotte, Martial Caillebotte, Musee Jacquemart-Andre, Paris balconies, sounds of Paris, Valet parking in Paris, Velib' | 7 Comments

Keeping warm in a wintry Paris

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Parisian Fields

Last week snow was falling, snow on snow, in Paris. The international press (when it hits the Toronto papers you know it is Major News) even reported that the Eiffel Tower was temporarily closed because of it. Unimaginable! Well, actually, … Continue reading →