It's an image of Paris, and I think it's looking from the left bank to the right; that is, the view is to the northwest. The bridge would be Pont de l'Archevêché at the eastern end of the Ile de la Cité.
I liked it, because (a) it's Paris, and (b) it's done in a comic book kind of style. I'm not sure if it's a print or a watercolour. It could be taken out of a book, although it is signed. "Guy" d'something, perhaps. I can't make out the two noms autre than Guy.
The picture measures 9" by 12" for picture itself and 16" by 20.5" for the frame. It was $60, and I figure it'd be hard get something framed for that, so it was a good deal.
The person at the bookstore couldn't tell me anything about it, except that they probably bought it at an auction or from an estate that they'd purchased books at. The back of the picture is covered in brown paper with a local framer's name tag on it. I'm thinking this is the kind of style of framing that was done several years ago, so it's probably at least 25 years old.
In general, I'm happy with it. It's the kind of image that I'd wanted to have of Paris, but never found to my liking before.
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Nice one (although you could do without the glaring midday sun). I've been looking for a nice picture as well.
But I may be going to Paris for a week in March, so I'll continue to search.
That's not the glaring midday sun, which we haven't seen here for a couple of days. It's a flash. If a bit of glaring midday sun does come this way, maybe I'll try to retake it without the glare.
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