The Square in Front of Les Halles
1880 by Victor-Gabriel Gilbert
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The Square in Front of Les Halles 1880 by Victor-Gabriel Gilbert |
This is one of the most exciting things that has happened to us on our séjours en Paris.
The painting above, is by Victor-Gabriel Gilbert and called the Square in Front of Les Halles. It was on the cover of a Zola novel.
On our first extended visit to Paris, we lived closeby to the area shown in the painting.
The original is at le Musée Malreux in Le Havre. Two years ago we travelled to Le Havre and enjoyed the day there but found that the painting was not on display. I have communicated with the curator at the Le Havre gallery for the past two years to find if it was on display yet. The painting is still not on display but guess what! She has arranged for us to have a private viewing. See below.
Our appointment is tomorrow.
Dear Madam
The painting is not exhibited for the moment but in storage.
If you want to see it, it would be possible, but we need to take an appointement.
At what date could you come in Le Havre ? There is a train from Paris, Gare Saint Lazare and it take about 2 hours to come to Le Havre.
Our new exhibition is open : Pissarro and the harbours and I suggest you to see it on the same time.
Please let me know if it suites you.
Sincerely yours
Annette Haudiquet
Conservateur en chef
Musée d'Art moderne André Malraux - MuMa
2 bd Clemenceau - 76600 Le Havre
tel. 02.35.19.62.60 ou 71
www.muma-lehavre.fr
14 May 2013 Lunch with Damien
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| Town Hall in the 1st arrondissement. |
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| This campanile(belfry)separates the Town Hall in the 1st arrondissement from the Église Saint-Germain- l'Auxerrois. The campanile has a 38 bell carillon that was installed in 1884 and restored in recent years and rings one a week. Ee were there at the library and heard the rings. |
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| Église Saint-Germain- l'Auxerrois. |
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| Entrance to Le Louvre. |
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| We all live within 5 metres of a rat. This was taken ion our Paris courtyard. |
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