I spent a few days in Paris with my wife Becky before traveling to Turin for a special sculpture presentation. With little time on our hands, we managed to spend a few hours at the Musée d’Orsay and reacquaint ourselves with the masterpieces of the post-impressionist period. It is always amazing to visit what seem like old friends and discover new ones. Or maybe it’s just beginning to notice the special appreciation you missed last time. We also walked through the wonderful, weathered brick street and walls of the Rue Ferou, where the famous poem “The Drunken Boat,” by Arthur Rimbaud, is sandblasted into the brick. It is said he first publicly recited the poem here near the famous Saint Sulpice.
Feature Image / Vincent Van Gogh
The Church in Auvers-sur-Oise, View of the Chevet, 1890, oil on canvas
Arthur Rimbaud, Le Bateau Ivre
Rue Ferou