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Paris (#13) - Newsstand

This small newsstand (librairie-papeterie) in a residential neighborhood in Paris sells all kinds of newspapers and magazines.  But do people read newspaper any more?  When it is so easy and quick for many people to get the latest news online, the print version has been struggling in France, too.

That's why their President Nicolas Sarkozy announced last year a plan to give every 18-year-old a free subscription to a newspaper of their choice for one year.  That's a unique birthday present!  I wonder how it has been received by the young people in France? 

Sadly, I think we already know the wave of the future is only going to get stronger.  I wonder how long this newsstand will be here in business?  I was feeling a bit of nostalgia while painting this street scene.


Paris (#13) - Newsstand

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 8.25 x 11.5 in. (on 9 x 12 in. paper)
Mat/Frame: No
Purchase: Sold