La place Blanche
1927
Swedish architect and artist Ferdinand Boberg captures the bustling energy of Paris's Place Blanche in this atmospheric sketch. The iconic dome of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica looms in the misty background, watching over the narrow street below. Boberg fills the scene with charming, gritty details: a corner restaurant with striped awnings, faded advertisements plastered on the walls, and even a giant, expressive face peering from a building on the left. Signed and dated in the corner, it feels like a lively snapshot of daily life in 1920s Montmartre.
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- Pencil drawing
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