17 March 2024

L'Hôtel

 

Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) rented a furnished apartment at this now elegant hotel when it was the Hôtel d'Alsace. He lived here until his death, famously saying, "I am dying beyond my means.”
 
 L'Hôtel
 13 rue des Beaux Arts 75006
 
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Happy Saint Patrick's Day 
 

15 March 2024

Fish Friday

 

A stop for lunch on the French Atlantic coast.

 Brittany: 3 hours (or less) from Paris

 


14 March 2024

Rothko, in retrospect

 Exhibition:
Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
 
First retrospective in France since 1999.

 

  Fondation Louis Vuitton

- Last days -

Ends April 2, 2024
 
 
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I belong to a generation that was preoccupied with the human figure, it did not meet my needs. Whoever used it mutilated it. - Mark Rothko in 1958







Below: an early work, untitled. Surprisingly, Rothko was a figurative painter for more than 10 years.




 
 

13 March 2024

Wine Wednesday

 
 
That magical moment between lifting glasses for a first toast and waiting for the food to arrive.