Paris se repose
1879
A weary gentleman has dozed off in his armchair, a pipe dangling from his lips as newspapers scatter across the floor like fallen leaves. As he sleeps, the smoke from his pipe swirls upward into a vivid dreamscape, revealing a bustling, chaotic scene of carriages and figures that contrasts sharply with his slumber. This 1879 illustration by Edmond Morin captures a moment of bourgeois exhaustion, perhaps suggesting that even when the city tries to rest, its chaotic energy follows it into dreams. The scattered papers hint at a man overwhelmed by the daily news, seeking escape in a smoke-filled reverie while a mischievous face peeks out from the shadows behind him.
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- Wood engraving
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