Interior of the Gare d'Orléans Railway Station of Paris, modern-day Musée d'Orsay

French vintage postcard

Signed by Monet

After visiting the Louvre and Musée de l'Orangerie (see previous posts), I was able to round off my day's tour of Parisian galleries by visiting the Musée d'Orsay thanks to it being opening late, until 9:45pm, on Thursday evenings. Housed in a former Beaux-Arts train station built between 1898 and 1900, the Musée d'Orsay is an architectural masterpiece. Most importantly, it boasts a magnificent selection of paintings by my favourite artist, Monet. I was ecstatic beyond belief to get to see, for the first time ever, my second-favourite Monet - after his 'Water Lily Pond' - which is 'The Poppy Fields near Argenteuil'. (Contrary to what some visitors to my homes over the last 25 years have believed, the one I have on my wall is a £50 print, not the original at Musée d'Orsay which I reckon would be a bargain at even £500 million.) After having taken a thousand photos through the day at the three art galleries, I had 0% battery left on my phone and was relieved I managed to get someone to take a few pictures of me next to 'The Poppy Fields' before my phone died seconds later! See the world premiere of those 'The Monet Shot' (2023) pictures among the videos and photos below. . . . #musée #museedorsay #muséedorsay #dorsay #parisienne #orsay #parisvibes #musee #d'orsay #dorsay #paris #monetpoppyfields #museeorsay #francemuseum #photography #monetpoppy #museedorsay #orsaygallery #poppyart #museeparis #dorsaygallery #peinture #sculpture #wanderlust #monetphoto #monetpainting #parisjetaime #poppyfieldspainting (at Musée d'Orsay) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2VKyKNajt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Parfum "Le Dandy" flacon en cristal noir et coffret dessinés par Louis Süe et André Mare pour d'Orsay (1925) à l'exposition “Art Déco France - Amérique du Nord” de la Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Palais de Chaillot, Paris, février 2023.

@gentlesouls #GentleSouls "Noa" #almondtoe #dorsay #anklestrap #wedges https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj4ZMOXtixi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Everyone … has something that they want to destroy,” he said. “Wanting to destroy everything means that we can align on that one point. If I couldn’t make deals, I wouldn’t get anything done.”

Christopher Hall, Dorsay (Phantasm Book 3)

#Repost @lets_talk_about_art Claude Monet, Bathers at La Grenouillère, 1869, Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm, National Gallery, London. As probably the most important impressionist, Claude Monet produced works that are among the most popular paintings in art history. He is renowned for producing several series of the same subject including Rouen Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament in London, Train station Gare Saint-Lazare, Poplars and Haystacks. He painted them under different circumstances regarding weather, season and a particular time of the day. His most famous and beloved series is without a doubt that of his lush green garden and pond with waterlilies at Giverny. Most of his works are executed with short brush strokes and bold complementary colors. Monet is praised by critics and the public worldwide for his ability to paint the effects of sunlight and his skills as a colorist. This work was painted in the summer of 1869 when Monet lived near the small village of Bougival. With his friend Renoir he often worked en plain air at a famous pond with a café called La Grenouillère. The location was a popular hangout for people who loved swimming and boating in the summer and wanted to escape the hectic pace of the city. The work features moored boats in the foreground, a group of bathers in the background and fashionably dressed people to the left visiting the venue. #claudemonet #waterlilypond #monet #renoir #impressionism #boat #boats #frenchpainter #modernart #frenchart #museedorsay #pond #muséedorsay #dorsay #boating #bougival #museemarmottanmonet #marmottan #seine #haystacks #rouencathedral #poplars #river #giverny #housesofparliament #waterlilies #nationalgallery #nationalgalleryofart #london https://www.instagram.com/p/Cksb3hooeYd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Van Gogh Self-Portrait 1889, Musee D’Orsay, Paris 2022

Paintings and Paris views from the Musée d’Orsay Although I had anticipated seeing an Edvard Munch exhibition there, that disappointingly would not open until later in the month, to revisit these historic paintings was a kind of renewal. 9 September 2022 #musée #dorsay #paintings #views #eiffeltower #sacrecoeur #paris #birthday #lsaccoccio7 #september #2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CibKfM9ou90/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Palais d'Orsay in Paris

French vintage postcard

Lady of The Day 🌹 Fifi D'Orsay ❤️

Paris February 2024

@loresode & christmas shenanigans

not a last minute decision this time, a planned trip to boston & it felt good for once. getting to spend christmas with jake, not alone back in london. ( not that she had minded in the past, rather spend it alone, than stuck with her family. ) and maybe a little uncertain, a little nervous, meeting his family that is. not really knowing what to expect from it. but she get to see him again, get to spend time with him, and more than just the usual few days & she is looking forward to it more than anything. suitcase behind her as she weave through the crowd, gaze trickle across the people waiting for their loved ones to arrive : searching for him. that is new aswell since they went public about their relationship. he is picking her up at the airport & not just her showing up. and upon seeing him, smile broaden across features and it's easy to drop everything in her hands without much care and rather run towards him. pretty much leap at him really, thrusting him completely to catch her.

“Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity” Launches Aug. 25 on Prime Video

- “Jazz is like saying, ‘Once upon a time …’ and then filling in the blanks,” titular musician says in trailer

For Wayne Shorter, music was like a fairy tale of sorts.

“Jazz is like saying, ‘Once upon a time …’ and then filling in the blanks,” the saxophonist says in the trailer for “Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity,” the documentary that premieres Aug. 25 on Prime Video. Shorter died earlier this year and the release date coincides with the 90th anniversary of his birth.

The three-part doc is directed by Dorsay Alavi and executive produced by Brad Pitt and Carlos Santana.

“Wayne Shorter made the invisible, visible to music fans worldwide for over six decades,” Alavi said in a statement.

“To know Wayne Shorter is to experience the sounds he created. His music conjures images, emotions and transcendent moments that defy words. ‘Zero Gravity’ is … a term that Wayne used for his approach to any creative venture; a weightless exploration that unifies us without being bound to any expected or tried-and-true outcome.”

Santana, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Marcus Miller, Esperanza Spalding and Neil deGrasse Tyson are among the interviewees featured in the film.

“Wayne Shorter is the most influential person in my musical life,” Tyson says in the trailer.

8/23/23

#Aqua "Alive" #pointedtoe #dorsay #patentleather #anklechain #slingback #pumps https://www.instagram.com/p/CjsQnkLgnUJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

But every time you save a life, you preserve their uniqueness, and their ability to experience uniqueness for a little longer.

Christopher Hall, Dorsay (Phantasm Book 3)