Notre-Dame in Paris

Notre-Dame in Paris does not depict the cathedral the way a postcard would. Instead, it captures the way Paris actually feels — as a layered experience of movement, light, and memory. Fluid, abstract forms suggest the rush of the street, the hum of conversation, the weight of centuries. And rising quietly in the background, unmistakable and eternal, the silhouette of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Painted by PA (Arnaud Picaud), one of the five artists of our family collective, this piece is a true original created in our Paris studio on Île Saint-Louis. PA's watercolor work is defined by loose, confident brushstrokes that let the paint breathe and move freely across the paper. Nothing is overworked. Every stroke is intentional, yet spontaneous.

What makes this piece resonate is the tension between the abstract foreground and the iconic presence behind it. Notre-Dame is not the subject — it is the anchor. The city lives and moves in front of it, indifferent to its grandeur, yet inseparable from it. It is a deeply personal interpretation of Paris that feels both contemporary and timeless.

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