Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923) was an artist mad for cats. The Montmartre resident was among the gang in the Paris salons of the 1890s, showing his landscapes, still lifes and nudes, but the minute he graphically designed his most-most loved work, Tournéee...
So, let’s say you’re driving up the Col de l’Iseran in the French Alps, near the Italian border, on your way to Val d’Isère. The French word col translates as pass, but what it means is, if you don’t have your rosary in hand and, eyes squeezed shut, aren’t fervently...
The thing about being a baroness like, say, Noémie de Rothschild, is that one winter you can think, man, I am so sick of St. Moritz for who knows what capricious reason and the next find yourself founder of your own upscale Alps resort. In 1921 this French baroness...
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