History and contemporary meet in this historic area
In Saint-Germain-des-Prés you'll discover several of the top players in the Paris art scene, both in modern and contemporary art, plus design and furniture, with the best antiquarians for Art Déco, architect furniture from the 50's or pioneers in the trend of art design, very small editions by top designers.
In 1937, Picasso was painting there his world famous Guernica painting, in reaction against the bombing of the Spanish city baring that name. From "Les années folles" to the mid-century/1960's, writers, philosophers, musicians and painters active there made the "chic and intellectual" reputation of these small and elegant streets between the Seine and Boulevard Saint-Germain.
Today, it's still a place for art and creation, with generations of artists trained at the French School of Fine Arts and one of the biggest concentration of galleries.
Un mélange unique d’art et d’histoire
A l’ombre de la coupole dorée de l’Institut de France et ses académies, près de l’école nationale des Beaux-Arts, cette visite marrie art, design et histoire dans l’un des plus beaux quartiers de Paris. Depuis toujours, des galeries y sont installées, certaines depuis les années 1920 ; d’autres représentent aujourd’hui les grands noms de l’art contemporain. Elles côtoient des antiquaires spécialisés en antiquité, dans les styles classiques jusqu’à la période Art déco et aux années 1950, 1960 à aujourd’hui.
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