The Couple, The Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1952

The contrast on this print is gorgeous—the cobblestones and the couple’s silhouettes really pull you into that 1952 Paris moment. It’s a vertical piece, so it fits perfectly above our console without feeling crowded. My only wish is that the shipping box had been a touch sturdier, but the photo itse

The vertical crop really draws you into the couple’s private moment against the famous square, and the black-and-white tones feel so crisp in person. It’s the kind of piece that makes a plain wall suddenly look like a gallery.

I’ve been staring at this print every morning since it arrived, and the way the couple is frozen mid-moment against the Place de la Concorde’s vast emptiness feels almost cinematic. The black-and-white contrast is crisp without losing the softness of the Parisian light, exactly what you’d hope for f