All Posts Tagged With: "south of france"
France’s Most Amazing Chateau?
Chenonceau The Dream French Chateau is the one, of all I have known and seen – that I would like to be the owner of. While it’s a cliche to say Chenonceau is “steeped in History” (and what French Chetau isn’t?) it is a history basically of rivalry and romance. The rivalry being between […]
23Jun2023 | Bicycle Gourmet | 34 comments | Continued
The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Three
AUTHOR’S NOTE: If you missed them – here are PARTS ONE and TWO Edgar Degas had never concerned himself with earning a living from his art because he had family money and sold his works as it suited him. But all that changed in 1878 when his father died. After the estate was finally settled […]
13Jun2023 | Bicycle Gourmet | 16 comments | Continued
The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Two
The Birth(and Death) of Impressionism – Part Two Author’s Note: If you missed Part One of the Impressionist story – IT’S HERE. Renoir had been inspired by Claude Monet since the day they first met in 1862.With this renewed motivation, Renoir seemed to push himself to take more chances, work harder and never give up. […]
12May2023 | Bicycle Gourmet | 0 comments | Continued