Paris (Xe). - Le Boulevard Saint-Denis 1912

This lovely little vintage postcard from the studio of Léon & Lévy pictures the Boulevard Saint-Denis in Paris, and it’s like stepping back in time, isn’t it? I’m thinking about the artist and the labor they put in. The tones of grey and brown, tinged with a dreamy sort of pink. The details are so delicate – the architecture, the trees, the figures bustling about their day. It's almost as though the artist wanted to take a bit of life, and fix it forever on paper. It’s a fleeting moment, captured with such intention. It reminds me of the painter's struggle to get a handle on light, trying to trap it with a brush so it doesn’t slip away. Even a humble postcard like this one speaks volumes about the ongoing conversation between art and life.