Montparnasse Where The Muses Hold Sway (1929)

Large crowd of people mill around part of Montparnasse in Paris where paintings are displayed on large screens. An artist works on a large painting of a Saint or possibly the Virgin Mary. Fujita a wellknown painter of women is featured. He walks down a Montparnasse street wearing what looks a bit like a dressing gown. C, U of Fujita at work. A model poses with her head thrown back. Fujita smokes a cigarette as he draws. The smart art world s latest vogue is demonstrated. A woman (most probably the famous Kiki de Montparnasse) poses whilst a man sculpts her head in telephone wire ( ) C, U of the 3D wire portrait. He holds it up against her face. The sculptor then displays a full size model of a woman. It waves around. Boulevard Raspail, where the unknowns show their L, S of crowds looking at paintings. A woman looks at a painting. A bearded artist arranges some small sculptures. C, U of the artist with a sculpture of a woman behind him. Woman looks at a painting