Cafe de Flore is a historic cafe in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood in Paris.  Next door is another famous cafe, Les Deux Magots.

Here are some interesting quotes on Paris and cafes.  Van Gogh's was not really my feelings but I thought the idea behind one of his masterpieces is intriguing.


"All I wanted was to connect my moods with those of Paris.  Beauty paints and when it painted most, I shot." - Ernst Haas, photographer


"Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people."  - Fannie Flagg, author


"In my painting of The Night Cafe, I've tried to express the idea that the cafe is a place where one can ruin oneself, become crazy and criminal." - Vincent Van Gogh, painter


Paris Café XLIII

A larger image of this painting is available on request.

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 11.5 x 8.25 in (on 12 x 9 in. paper)
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