“Seated Woman with Child” (Motherhood), 1919
d'après Modigliani (1884-1920)
d'après Modigliani (1884-1920)
A mix of “Arearea” (Joyousness), 1892
and “Ia Orana Maria” (Hail Mary), 1891
d'après Gauguin (1848-1903)
and “Ia Orana Maria” (Hail Mary), 1891
d'après Gauguin (1848-1903)
A mix of “Woman in Blue Reading a Letter”, 1663
and “Mistress and Maid”, 1667
d'après Vermeer (1632-1675)
and “Mistress and Maid”, 1667
d'après Vermeer (1632-1675)
Sadly it didn't last: these photos were taken in July 2004 and a few years later the paintings had already been ferociously defaced by taggers. In summer 2011 the shutters were repainted with names and logos of famous venues of the Belle Époque.
External links: Que deviennent les rideaux peints de la rue Cavallotti? (Inside Paris, in French)
- Rue Cavallotti : The smallest open-air art museum in Paris! (Les Studios de Paris)
15 comments:
I am glad you captured these before they disappeared forever.
They are fascinating, VP, but your post makes me angry (again) about taggers' destruction.
These are so wonderful.
SUPERB!
They would not have lasted long in Stavanger:(
Good grief, I thought we were supposed to be in Florence!
ciel - We were supposed NOT to be in Livorno!
What a shame. These paintings are really nice tributes to one of Livorno's most famous painters. :(
I'm glad you got the photos at least!
Art can be found everywhere these days. A shame it was erased though!
Duncan In Kuantan
These are beautiful paintings, a nice tribute to Modigliani.
They were so beautiful. Are the new paintings damaged yet?
Great post VP. Wonderful street.
Wonderful historic photos. Taggers have no class to deface such works as these.
Gorgeous. At least you captured them in all their glory.
Some art is temporary, glad you captured these.
What a great idea!
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