1. Montmartre - Noun
2. Montmartre - Proper noun
the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists
Source: WordNetNow I as a painter shall never stand for anything of importance. I feel it utterly... I sometimes regret I did not simply keep to the Dutch palette [of Dutch impressionism ] with its grey tones, and have brushed away at landscapes of Montmartre [in 1886-87] with no ado. Vincent van Gogh
A critic at the time of the premiere took a different view, hearing in the piece "the noise of a hack coming down from Montmartre" rather than the galloping fiery horses of Greek legend that inspired the piece. Source: Internet
Artists gather Théophile Steinlen's famous advertisement for the tour of Le Chat Noir cabaret During the Belle Époque from 1872 to 1914, many notable artists lived and worked in Montmartre, where the rents were low and the atmosphere congenial. Source: Internet
Death Gravestone of Émile Zola at cimetière Montmartre; his remains are now interred in the Panthéon Zola died on 29 September 1902 of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by an improperly ventilated chimney. Source: Internet
Dressed in black, his face powdered white, he performed world-wide, settling for nine years in Paris in 1923 to play the Montmartre cabarets. Source: Internet
By 30 March, less than two weeks after the Army's Montmartre rout, it began skirmishing with the National Guard in the outskirts of Paris. Source: Internet