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Le Bateau Lavoir

Paris 18e Arrondissement, Paris, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
La partie non incendiée : inscription par arrêté du 31 mai 1965
Protection dates
1965/05/31 : inscrit MH
Type
atelier
Main period of construction
2e moitié 19e siècle, 1er quart 20e siècle
Dates
1867, 1889, 1904
Architect or builder
VASSEUR Paul (architecte), THIBOUVILLE (maître d'ouvrage)
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
13, 13bis place Emile-Goudeau
Commune
Paris 18e Arrondissement
Département
Paris
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
48.88611, 2.33769
Mérimée reference
PA00086734

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1832 map "Paris environs." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Edifice d'origine incertaine, appartenant à un mécanicien-serrurier en 1867 et racheté en 1889 par Thibouville. Celui-ci fait appel à l'architecte Paul Vasseur pour le transformer en ateliers d'artistes. Le Bateau-lavoir garde le souvenir des nombreux artistes qui y séjournent au début du 20e siècle, faisant de ce lieu un "laboratoire de l'Art" : Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Modigliani, Maurice Denis, Constantin Brancusi. . . Bâtis en bois, les ateliers, vétustes et fragiles, disparaissent dans un incendie en mai 1970. Un nouveau bâtiment est construit à l'emplacement du Bateau-lavoir en 1978. La façade sur la place est une restitution de la façade ancienne. A l'arrière, l'immeuble réalisé par la Ville de Paris, comporte 25 ateliers d'artistes.

English translation

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Building of uncertain origin, belonging to a mechanic-locksmith in 1867 and repurchased in 1889 by Thibouville. He appealed to the architect Paul Vasseur to transform it into artist studios. The Bateau-lavoir preserves the memory of the numerous artists who stayed there in the early 20th century, making this place a "laboratory of Art": Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Modigliani, Maurice Denis, Constantin Brancusi. . . Built in wood, the studios, dilapidated and fragile, disappeared in a fire in May 1970. A new building was constructed on the site of the Bateau-lavoir in 1978. The façade facing the square is a reconstruction of the former façade. At the rear, the building constructed by the City of Paris, contains 25 artist studios.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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