Seven virtual walks through the lively, picturesque streets of historic Paris to discover the atmosphere of the City of Light from the 1860s, when the young Impressionists began their artistic careers, to their heyday at the turn of the 20th century.

The lively banks of the Seine, the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées, bustling markets, grand boulevards, idyllic public gardens and the heady bohemian atmosphere of Montmartre are brought to life through a selection of works of art, some created by the most famous artists of the time: the Impressionists themselves, but also one of the founders of Pointillism, Paul Signac, the great artist of Parisian nights, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and the Fauve painter Albert Marquet...

Through this collection of paintings, sculptures, posters, objects and signs, as well as a selection of photographs, we explore the singular world of Paris, from the early Impressionist period to the Belle Époque. This lecture is based on the Musée Carnavalet exhibition, on view at the Bendigo Art Gallery from March 16 to July 14, 2024: Paris: Impression of Life: 1880-1925.