#eiffel tower
Bling Olympics was recently just in Paris and the Eiffel Tower was extra bling-y for us!
BLING BLING!
Josephine & Jazz : Maquette. ca. 1930. Paul Colin.
8 3/8 x 11 in./21.3 x 28 cm
Oh yeah. That’s Josephine Baker dancing on top of a piano while the musicians cluster below, and the Eiffel Tower itself swings in syncopation. Classic Paul Colin, it’s also got a little bit of Chagall in it, n'est ce pas? An absolute treasure of the Jazz Age.
Available at auction February 25, 2018.
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Fly TWA Jets / Paris. 1962. David Klein.
24 7/8 x 40 ¼ in./63.2 x 102.4 cm
One of David Klein’s most celebrated posters. In this exultation of the City of Light, Klein’s stylized fireworks mimic the illustrated showgirls of the Folies-Bèrgere in posters of the period.
Available at auction February 25, 2018.
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Bastille Day fireworks in Paris as seen from the Tour Montparnasse.
The Trocadéro is all lit up, with the Eiffel Tower as silhouette.
Photo:Yann Caradec - Flickr
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Joyeuse fête du 14 juillet
@ Jean-Baptiste Gurliat, Déborah Lesage, Clémentine Roche / Mairie de Paris
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