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Printemps was noted for its branding innovations as well, handing out bouquets of violets on the first day of spring and championing the new Art Nouveau style, with its nature inspired motifs. [8] The Printemps Haussmann with its new façade, c. 1889 Share of the Grands Magasins du Printemps, issued
Grands magasins du Printemps. Paris VIII e. Circa 1889. Depicted place: Printemps Haussmann department store, Paris, France. Date: circa 1889
The Louvre Saint-Honoré building is a historic structure in Paris, occupying an entire urban block between the rue de Rivoli (across the Louvre Palace), the place du Palais-Royal, the rue Saint-Honoré, and the rue de Marengo [], with a total floor surface of 47,000 square meters.
The Belle Époque in Paris was the golden age of the Grand magasin, or department store. The first modern department store in the city, Le Bon Marché, was originally a small variety store with a staff of twelve when it was taken over by Aristide Boucicaut in 1852. Boucicaut expanded it, and by deft discount pricing, advertising, and innovative ...
Le Bon Marché (lit. "the good market", or "the good deal" in French; [lə bɔ̃ maʁʃe]) is a department store in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. Founded in 1838 and revamped almost completely by Aristide Boucicaut in 1852, it was one of the first modern department stores.
In 1870 Ernest Cognacq opened La Samaritaine, on the corner of Rue du Pont-Neuf and the Rue de la Monnaie. [4] [5] In 1872 Cognacq married Marie-Louise Jaÿ and they begun to manage the store together. [5] The interiors of magasin one (magasin means "store" in French) were redesigned in 1891, the project was overseen by architect Frantz Jourdain.
Georges Jules Dufayel was born in Paris in 1855, the son of Achille Amand Dufayel and Marie Stéphanie Nicolas. He attended the Maison Dupont-Tuffier school. [1] In 1871, he went to work for Jacques François Crespin (1824–1888), the owner of Le Palais de la Nouveauté in Paris's 18th arrondissement.
Le Printemps (The Return of Spring), an 1886 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau; Le Printemps (Spring), an 1881 painting by Édouard Manet, see List of paintings by Édouard Manet; Grand Prix du Printemps (Spring grand prix race), a horse race in France; Coupe du Printemps (Spring Cup), a figure skating competition in Luxembourg