Laurence Bost, painter serving the artisans of Notre-Dame de

Laurence Bost, painter serving the artisans of Notre-Dame de
Laurence Bost, painter serving the artisans of Notre-Dame de Paris

NARRATIVE – Accredited on the Notre-Dame de construction site, the painter with a figurative style created 40 paintings dedicated to the heroes of the restoration. They will be exhibited from December 11 at the Museum of the Legion of Honor and Orders of Chivalry.

Like millions of people, Laurence Bost experienced a shock when she discovered the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris on this sinister day of April 15, 2019. “I was devastated, this disaster awakened something deep in me,” confides the painter who receives us in her apartment-studio in the heart of Montparnasse. Raised in a Catholic environment, but having put her practice of faith on hold, this self-taught person demonstrated at the time of the events her desire to make herself useful. How to make a contribution? Ideas germinate in his mind. The memory of his daily strolls past the Boulle school, near his parents' home, always gave him the desire to highlight the men and women dedicated to the artistic professions. « I have a great fascination for artisans who are part of a history of traditionsshe continues. They do magnificent work, while possessing tremendous humility

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