The Art Sélection
Take Me to Paris
Our latest Houston Shop art arrivals begin in the City of Lights, where bustling boulevards, lively markets, and familiar landmarks capture the unmistakable romance of Paris.
Place du Tertre, Montmartre
Place du Tertre, Montmartre
Just steps from Sacré-Cœur, the Place du Tertre has long been associated with the artists of Montmartre. Painters, cafés and tightly gathered buildings fill the little square — a scene that has changed remarkably little in spirit over the decades.
Here, Sacré-Cœur rises beyond the rooftops, placing us unmistakably in Montmartre.
Detail shot of our Place du Tertre painting
Vintage postcard from the same POV as our painting
Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre
Sacré-Cœur appears again, this time in an oil-on-board framed painting believed to date from approximately 1930–1950. A handwritten note preserved on the reverse describes the work as a view of Sacré-Cœur, painted with a palette knife, and simply places it: Montmartre — Paris. (Where Nico proposed to Corinne!)
Rue de la Pompe, Paris
Away from the grand monuments, this view of the Rue de la Pompe captures a quieter side of Paris — rows of adjoining façades, slate rooftops and shopfronts stretching along an ordinary neighborhood street.
The reverse is inscribed “Paris — Rue de la Pompe” and dated 1964, fixing this little slice of the city to a particular moment in time. It is precisely this kind of everyday Parisian scene — familiar rather than monumental — that gives the painting so much of its charm.
Notre-Dame, Paris
Notre-Dame rises above a lively Paris street, framed by cafés, shopfronts and pedestrians below. Rather than isolating the cathedral as a monument, the artist places it within the everyday rhythm of the city — monumental, familiar, and always present.
The cathedral’s bell towers anchor the view, while the bustling street beneath gives the scene its unmistakably Parisian character.
Place des Vosges, Paris
Place des Vosges, Paris
One of the oldest planned squares in Paris, the Place des Vosges is defined by its extraordinary sense of order — arcaded façades, steep slate roofs, and rows of warm red brick surrounding a quiet garden at its center.
Here, the artist captures that unmistakable rhythm of the square, where architecture and daily Parisian life seem to settle naturally into one another.
On the reverse, a handwritten inscription identifies the scene simply as “Paris — Place des Vosges,” preserving the painting’s connection to the place it depicts.
Along the River Seine, Paris
It is a gentler view of the city, and one that feels especially timeless.
Along the River Seine, Paris
A quiet stretch of the Seine unfolds beneath one of Paris’s stone bridges, its arches reflected softly in the water below. Moored boats, bare trees and muted façades give the scene an almost hushed quality — Paris observed not through its monuments, but through the everyday poetry of the river.
It is a gentler view of the city, and one that feels especially timeless.
A Paris Market, 1959
Paris comes to life in this bustling market scene, where produce stalls spill into the street beneath the façades of the surrounding neighborhood. Shoppers move among stacked crates and baskets while flashes of red and green punctuate the muted architecture beyond.
Signed and dated 1959, the painting captures something beyond the grand monuments of Paris: the everyday city, animated by its markets, its shopkeepers and the people moving through its streets.
A Parisian Fountain
At the center of a quiet Paris square, a circular fountain anchors the scene while the city rises softly behind it. Bare trees, neighboring façades and small market stalls give the painting the feeling of an ordinary neighborhood moment caught in passing.
Signed Louise Alix, the work captures a Paris that feels lived in rather than monumental — intimate, familiar and full of everyday charm.
From grand landmarks to quiet neighborhood corners, each painting offers its own glimpse of Paris — a city endlessly familiar, yet always worth seeing again. Discover the full collection now at our Houston Shop.
