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At the turn of the 19th century into the 20th Paris outdoor and indoor walls of buildings flowered with posters that took their themes from the passing show of 'La Vie Parisienne.' Advertising never new happier days. The poster had not only caught the fancy of the broad public but its best examples were already being regarded as works of art (specifically, as fine prints) to be exhibited, reviewed in journals, collected, and reprinted in a manageable form.

The Plans of Paris from its origins (1493) to the end of the 19th century. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the plans of Paris underwent numerous changes: engraving techniques, formats, the richness of the inventory, modes of representation, symbolic conventions, the precision of surveys, prices ...

Honoré Daumier was born 26 February 1808 in Marseilles and died 10 February 1879 in Valmondois. His most active years: 1830 - 1879. Known as the "Michelango of Caricature", Honoré Daumier was a prolific painter, print maker, sculptor, and caricaturist. He produced over 4,00 lithographs in his lifetime, which were known for their satires of political figures and the behavior of the bourgeois inn society.

The history of Paris dates back to approximately 259 BC, with the Parisii, a Celtic tribe settled on the banks of the Seine. In 52 BC, the fishing village was conquered by the Romans, founding a Gallo-Roman town called Lutetia. The city changed its name to Paris during the fourth century AD.
In 508 the first king of the Franks, Clovis I, made Paris the capital of his empire. In 987, the Capetian dynasty came to power until 1328.

Paris has been the fashion capital of the Western world from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century. The clothes we wear today owe a great deal to Paris, even if they were designed (and almost certainly manufactured) elsewhere in the world.
Prior to the rise of the modern nation-state, fashions were geographically dispersed, with loci in Florence and other powerful Italian city-states as well as at the courts of Burgundy and Spain. Posters are extraordinarily clear reflections of the values, trends, and important events of their time. The poster acts as an indicator, shaping attitudes and trends, and this is a superb mirror of the times.

Around 1850, independent artists met and met regularly in Montmartre, at the Guerbois café located avenue de Clichy (at the time, Grande Rue des Batignolles). The most famous impressionist painters will keep in the habit of meeting here: Bazille, Renoir, but also Claude Monet (who will settle in Giverny), not to mention Cézanne, Degas, or Pissaro, they all come here to talk about painting and remake the world. in a feverish atmosphere.

Après la Guerre de 1870 et la Commune, la Nouvelle Athènes devient le nouveau lieu de rendez-vous de ces peintres qui affectionnent Montmartre. Il se situe 9 place Pigalle, 75009 Paris. Degas y croque plusieurs clients et ses tableaux sont devenus célèbres.

Around 1850, independent artists meet and meet regularly in Montmartre, at the café Guerbois Avenue de Clichy (at the time, Grande Rue des Batignolles). The most famous impressionist painters will keep in the habit of meeting here: Bazille, Renoir, but also Claude Monet (who will settle in Giverny), without forgetting Cézanne, Degas or Pissaro, they all come here to talk painting and remake the world in a feverish atmosphere.

Paris has been the fashion capital of the Western world from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first century. The clothes we wear today owe a great deal to Paris, even if they were designed (and almost certainly manufactured) elsewhere in the world.
By the eighteenth century, wealthy foreigners were traveling to Paris to have their clothes made, or they employed seamstresses and tailors to copy the latest Paris fashions (which were described in the newspapers of the day), exclaiming all the while at how quickly the fashions changed, how expensive everything was, and how outré the fashions had become.