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'Paris, Open All Night' — Jacopozzi's illuminations at the Roger-Viollet gallery

The Roger-Viollet gallery, rue de Seine in Paris, is showing an exhibition on nocturnal Paris of the 1920s and 1930s — featuring some beautiful photographs of Fernand Jacopozzi's illuminations.

The Roger-Viollet gallery, rue de Seine in Paris, is currently showing “Paris, ouvert la nuit” (Paris, Open All Night), an exhibition devoted to the nocturnal Paris of the 1920s and 1930s. Among the works are beautiful photographs of Fernand Jacopozzi’s illuminations, alongside other visions of the electric capital between the wars.

The prints come from the Roger-Viollet agency’s archives and bear the signatures of photographers such as Jacques Boyer, André Vigneau, François Kollar and Maurice-Louis Branger.

The Eiffel Tower illuminated by Citroën, 1925
The Eiffel Tower illuminated by Citroën — Decorative Arts Exhibition, Paris, 1925.© Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
The Place de la Concorde illuminated at night, Paris
The Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1928-1939.© André Vigneau / Roger-Viollet
The Grands Magasins du Louvre illuminated for Christmas
The Grands Magasins du Louvre illuminated for Christmas, Paris, c. 1925.© Roger-Viollet
The Bazar de l'Hôtel-de-Ville illuminated for Christmas, 1926
The Bazar de l'Hôtel-de-Ville illuminated for Christmas, Paris, 1926.© Jacques Boyer / Roger-Viollet
Parisian illuminated signs, 1931
Illuminated signs — superimposition for "La France travaille", Paris, 1931.© François Kollar / Roger-Viollet
Rue Tronchet illuminated, Madeleine district, 1935
Rue Tronchet, Madeleine district, Paris, 1935.© Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
Rue Tronchet illuminated in the rain, Madeleine district, 1935
Rue Tronchet, Madeleine district, Paris, 1935.© Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
The Aubert-Palace cinema, boulevard des Italiens, 1925
The Aubert-Palace cinema, boulevard des Italiens, Opéra district, Paris, 1925.© Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet
Cover of the exhibition 'Paris, Open All Night'
"Paris, ouvert la nuit" — the exhibition at the Roger-Viollet gallery.© Roger-Viollet
The Roger-Viollet agency storefront, rue de Seine
The Roger-Viollet agency storefront, rue de Seine.© Roger-Viollet

“Paris, ouvert la nuit” — Roger-Viollet gallery, 6 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris.