Is it just me, or does the air feel different on Rue Gauguet? There’s a quiet stillness here, tucked away from the bustling heart of Paris. You might mistake it for just another charming street, but Rue Gauguet holds the echoes of creativity. Don’t let its unassuming length fool you. This street, named after a former landowner, is a dead end that almost touches Rue Seurat, forming a hidden corner in the city’s fabric. In the early 20th century, Rue Gauguet became a haven for artists. Imagine the light flooding into the studios at numbers 5 and 7. These weren’t just any residences, they were architectural marvels designed by Marcel Zielinski. The house at number 5, with its stacked duplex studios and expansive windows, housed the German abstract painter Hans Hartung in the 1950s. And at number 7, another giant of abstract art, Nicolas de Staël, found his artistic home. He even immortalized the street in his 1949 painting, “Rue Gauguet,” a testament to the creative spirit that permeated these very stones. Rue Gauguet may be a small street, but its legacy in the world of 20th-century art is anything but.
Église Notre-Dame de l’Air
Beneath what appears to be a simple stone and wood structure lies a history interwoven with faith aviation and community.