Antoine Blanchard "Place du Chatelet"
Source: Place du Chatelet - the streets of Paris are still hot and we will be highlighting a number of recently sold works by Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) over the next few days ... this one never made it to the online inventory.
Place du Châtelet is located at the edge of the Seine and derives its name from the Grand Châtelet; a fortress built to defend the Pont au Change Bridge, which it overlooked, that was destroyed by Napoléon I in 1802. In the center is the Colonne du Palmier; erected in 1808 to commemorate Napoléon’s victory in Egypt. The column is surrounded by a fountain, decorated with sphinxes and statues, designed by Gabriel Davioud (1823 – 1881) in the late 1850s. Alongside the quay of the Place du Châtelet are two theaters, the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Théâtre de la Ville, both designed by Davioud.