Tag Archives: Robert Doisneau

The art of the gasometer

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Parisian Fields

The major summer exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario is devoted to the work of Canadian artist Lawren Harris (1885–1970). I associate his name with bold, abstracted images of Canada’s Far North – mountains and glaciers and frozen seas. … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris civic functions, Paris history | Tagged Alfortville, Belleville, Boulogne, Clichy, Compagnie parisienne de l’éclairage et de chauffage par le gaz, Courcelles, gasometer, gazomètre, Grenelle, Ivry, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, La Presse, La Villette, Maisons Alfort, Passy, Paul Signac, rapeseed oil, Robert Doisneau, rue de l’Evangile, St-Denis, St-Mandé, Ternes, Vaugirard, Vincent van Gogh | 22 Comments

Eyes on the street

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Parisian Fields

One hears a lot about the use of surveillance cameras in England. Indeed, when we returned from Greenwich, I spotted a few lurking in photographs I had taken. Can you spot the camera in the picture below? (There may even … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris art, Paris history, Paris streets | Tagged concierges, gardiennes, gardiens, Horizon magazine, Ormonde de Kay Jr., Robert Doisneau, sculpture, Second Empire | 4 Comments

The queen in the tower

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Last week, Norman posted his picture of a “melting bicycle” and it got me thinking about the place and time we saw it. Then a reader wrote in and asked about places to stop and sit in the Marais, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris history, Paris markets, Paris street art | Tagged Carreau du Temple, Church of St. Elizabeth, Goumanyat, Knights Templar, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, Robert Doisneau, Sophie la Girafe, Stanley Loomis, Temple, Thiercelin, Turgot map, Varennes | 3 Comments

A Flâneur’s Advice on Parking in Paris

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Parisian Fields

Baudelaire’s nineteenth-century flâneur explored the city by strolling. A flâneur walked, observed, listened, and had no destinations, appointments or deadlines. With due respect to Monsieur Charles Baudelaire, I have proclaimed myself un flâneur de la circulation et du parking when … Continue reading →