Paris – France. Paris has been an inspiration to artists for centuries. It has attracted artists from around the world, arriving in the city to educate themselves and to seek inspiration from its artistic resources and galleries. Like painting and sculpture, Paris has also attracted communities of photographers, and was an important center for the development of photography. Reference: Wikipedia.
Below are some examples of prints, photographs and posters depicting Paris including a lithograph print of the Eiffel Tower World’s Fair poster in 1889 and a rare lithograph of Paris from the air.
This is a photographic print in black & white of a crowd at Longchamp, Paris racecourse. The photographer is unknown but dates to around 1930
This lithograph printed in colors of Marc Chagall’s “Paris Dream” dates to around 1969 to 1970. It was signed in pencil and was number 43 of 75. It was published by Maeght, Paris and sold for 27,500 USD at Sotheby’s
This print shows the Theatre Italienne in Paris. It dates to the 19th century and is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Reference: © Victoria and Albert Museum
This gelatin silver print, entitled Simone, by Melvin Sokolsky, really captures the 1960’s and the modernist feeling of the time. The futuristic bubble contrasts perfectly with the old buildings on the Seine. The print was originally made in 1963 but printed later and sold at Bonham’s for US$ 15,075 (£ 12,388) inc. premium in 2020 It was signed by the artist, titled, dated and numbered ‘9/25’ in pencil on the verso.
It sold for US$ 15,075 (£ 12,388) inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2020
This is a very rare and unusual lithograph of Paris from the air. The original was created by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson. The print dates to around 1928-29 and sold at Christie’s for GBP 43,750 in 2018
The detail in this original lithograph poster of the Eiffel Tower World Fair is extraordinary. It was printed by F. Menetrier around 1889 but the original artist is unknown. It sold for $3,800 at PosterConnection, Inc. in 2014
