Series - Eiffel Tower



The Eiffel Tower - Construction

Work on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower. Photo taken by Pierre Lanith in 1887.
 
On July 24, 1887, here is where the pile n°4 of the Eiffel Tower stands! Incredible wooden scaffolding!



The Eiffel Tower, Pile No. 4, photographed on October 30, 1887.


The Eiffel Tower on February 19, 1888, under the snow!


Another photo of the Eiffel Tower, one year to the day later, on February 19, 1889, it already reached 285 meters. Only a few more meters!
The Eiffel Tower inspires artists

Picasso. "Picasso and Manuel Pallarès contemplating the Eiffel Tower", 1900.
This small drawing of only 11cm was offered by Pablo himself to the museum in Barcelona.


Bernard Buffet, The Eiffel Tower, 1988.
 
Georges Seurat, 1889.

Henri Rousseau, 1898.

Louis-Welden Hawkins, ca. 1905.


Pierre Bonnard, 1906.


Robert Delaunay, 1926. 

Robert Delaunay, 1926.

Robert Delaunay, 1912

Diego Rivera, 1914.

Raoul Dufy, 1935.

Project of tapestry of Raoul Dufy, 1937.

Jean Dufy, The Seine at the Carrousel Bridge, ca. 1945.

Marc Chagall, The Brides of the Eiffel Tower, 1938.


Marc Chagall, 1954


Raymond Hains, 1971.


Nicolas de Staël, 1954.

Marc Chagall, in January 1959 photographed by Richard Avedon.


Catherine Deneuve.


Gabriel Loppé, The Eiffel Tower struck by lightning, photo taken on June 3, 1902.

The Eiffel Tower seen from the Place de la Concorde.

Photo Robert Doisneau, 1969.

Marc Riboud, "Eiffel Tower", 1953.

Valerie, editor Oana Ivan, sculptor Benoit Lemercier, model Diana Moldovan, Yoyo Maeght and artist Aki Kuroda.

Walking around the top floor of the Pompidou Center, I caught this sunset behind the Eiffel Tower, turning it into a rocket at takeoff.
Amazing!