Quai des Orfèvres. Paris. 1906
1906
Step into the bustling streets of early 20th-century Paris with this lively view of the Quai des Orfèvres. Houbron captures the city's energy with loose, energetic strokes, showing horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians navigating the wide road. The tall, narrow buildings with their classic Parisian architecture and colorful storefronts stand in contrast to the leafy trees lining the riverbank on the right. Interestingly, this very street is famous for housing the Paris Police Headquarters, making it a real-life setting for countless French detective novels and films!
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