Van Dongen et le Bateau-lavoir. Architecture – Paysage Leur civilisation était caractérisée par

Leur civilisation était caractérisée par un habitat au sein de villes fortifiées édifiées sur des sites de hauteur

thus contributing to rendering obsolete the idea of an autarkic country

allows us to present in a spectacular and unexpected way the history of the men who lived on French territory

Many notions that are familiar to us today were unknown at the time

Van Dongen et le Bateau-lavoir. Architecture – Paysage Leur civilisation était caractérisée parThe legendary Bateau Lavoir, located on Place mile Goudeau, a stone's throw from the current Muse de Montmartre, became, at the beginning of the 20th century, the cradle of modern art where Picasso, Braque, Derain, Vlaminck, Matisse, Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Otto van Rees and many others met and exchanged ideas in an independent spirit. Kees van Dongen moved there at the end of 1905, probably at the invitation of Picasso, who had been living there