Saturday, May 17, 2008

The Paris Papers: Part Three

Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894): The Man Who Painted Pauses




Young Man at His Window, 1875




Le pont de l'Europe, 1876




Man on a Balcony, 1880




A Balcony, 1880




In a Cafe, 1880




Interior, 1880


A "modern" man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with.

Elias Canetti


Musique Du Jour: Si Tu N'etais Pas La, Amelie (Soundtrack)



Addendum X

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903): Above The Madding Crowd




Boulevard Montmartre, Morning, Grey Weather, 1897




Boulevard Montmartre, Afternoon, Sunshine, 1897




Boulevard Montmartre, Night, 1897




Boulevard Montmartre, Rainy Weather, Afternoon, 1897




Avenue de l'Opera, Morning Sunshine, 1898




Avenue de l'Opera, Misty Weather, 1898

We are all the subjects of impressions, and some of us seek to convey the impressions to others. In the art of communicating impressions lies the power of generalizing without losing that logical connection of parts to the whole which satisfies the mind.

Camille Pissarro