Where is cafe des arts (Paul Gauguin) in paris?

0 votes

im looking for the original cafe in paris where paul gauguin displayed his art when he didn't get chosen for the world fair. any idea?

asked Jun 25, 2013 in Artworks

1 Answer

0 votes

 

Various sources describe Gauguin's ad hoc exhibition taking place at Monsieur Volpini's Café des Beaux Arts. 
 
"Volpini's cafe, where the exhibition was held, was on the Champs de Mars in front of the Press Pavilion and in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower (which was built specially for the occasion). It was held in a hall painted in pomegranate-red, and the pictures were all framed in white."
 
I have not been able to find a readable map of the fairgrounds to see where exactly the press pavilion was located. However, almost nothing remains of the fair except the Eiffel Tower. My guess is that the actual building housing the café no longer exists, or at least that it is no longer a café.
answered Jun 25, 2013