La Nouvelle Athènes

The Nouvelle Athènes, or Café de la Nouvelle-Athènes, was a café located at 66 Rue Pigalle in the Place Pigalle in Paris, France.[1] It was the setting for many Impressionist paintings, as a result of being the meeting place for painters,[1][2] including Matisse, Van Gogh and Degas.

Two figures at the Nouvelle Athènes. L'Absinthe (1876), by Degas
Two figures at the Nouvelle Athènes. L'Absinthe (1876), by Degas

History

In 1874, a few artists met at the cafe to plan the first Impressionism painting exhibition.[2] Degas painted L'Absinthe in this place. Another notable denizen was the eccentric composer Erik Satie, who played the piano in the cafe, and was there introduced to a fifteen-year-old Maurice Ravel by Ravel's father.

After closure

During the 1940s, the café was known as the Sphynx; it was a striptease club frequented by the Nazis and later by the Free French partisans. From the 1960s to the 1990s, it was known as the New Moon,[3] first a lesbian cabaret, then a rock venue where Mano Negra, the French Lovers, Noir Désir, Calvin Russel, the Naked Apes of Reason, Les Wampas, and many other groups performed.

The former café building was destroyed by fire in 2004 and demolished.[4]

See also

References
  1. Guides, Museyon (2011-07-01). Art + Paris Impressionists & Post-Impressionists: The Ultimate Guide to Artists, Paintings and Places in Paris and Normandy. Museyon Inc. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-9822320-9-5.
  2. Adamson, Melitta Weiss; Segan, Francine (2008-10-30). Entertaining from Ancient Rome to the Super Bowl: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-313-08689-2.
  3. Dangerfield, Micha Barban (October 19, 2016). "1988, quand le rock dévorait les nuits de pigalle". i-d.vice.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. Baxter, John (2014-03-01). The Golden Moments of Paris: A Guide to the Paris of the 1920s. Museyon. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-938450-45-7.
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