Camille Pissarro
In the spring of 1903, months before his death, Pissarro worked from a third-floor room at 19 quai Voltaire for just under two months, painting the Pont Royal, the Pavillon de Flore and the Seine.
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Hôtel du Quai Voltaire
Hôtel du Quai Voltaire reopened in March 2025 with 30 rooms at 19 quai Voltaire. Choose between Seine-facing rooms, courtyard rooms, and duplex arrangements.
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A 180 cm bed or two 90 cm beds, with a shower.
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The hotel facing the Louvre across the Seine where Camille Pissarro took a third-floor room in the spring of 1903 and painted the Pont Royal, the Pavillon de Flore and the river — the last series he made in Paris.
- 19 quai Voltaire, 75007 Paris
- Pissarro worked from a room here in the spring of 1903, months before his death
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The neighborhood
Faubourg Saint-Germain
Hôtel du Quai Voltaire is in Faubourg Saint-Germain.
The place, briefly
In the spring of 1903 Camille Pissarro took a room on the third floor of the Hôtel du Quai Voltaire, a few months before he died. He worked there for a little under two months.
The view is one of the best in Paris for a painter with his method: directly across the Seine to the Louvre's Pavillon de Flore, with the Pont Royal crossing the river in the middle distance and the quays running out on both sides. He painted the bridge, the pavilion, the water and the traffic on it, in the same repeating way he had used at the place Dauphine and on the rue de Rivoli.
It is the last of the window series. Pissarro died in November 1903, having spent the final six years of his life renting rooms across Paris and painting the city from behind glass — a body of work that only reads as a limitation until you see how much of the city he got through.
The hotel is still there and still open, reopened in 2025 after a full renovation. The rooms are new; the view is not.
Key facts
- Spring 1903, months before his death
- Third floor, occupied for just under two months
- The Pont Royal, the Pavillon de Flore, the Seine and the Louvre
- The last of his Paris window series
- Still a working hotel; reopened March 2025 after renovation
- A hotel — bookable
In images
Timeline
Pissarro works from a third-floor room in the spring, painting the Pont Royal and the Louvre.
He dies in November.
The hotel reopens in March after a full renovation.
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Questions before you go
What was Pissarro's last Paris series?
The views of the Pont Royal, the Pavillon de Flore and the Seine, painted from a third-floor room at the Hôtel du Quai Voltaire in the spring of 1903. He died that November.
Can you stay there?
Yes. The hotel is still at 19 quai Voltaire and reopened in March 2025 after renovation. The interiors are modern; the river view is the historic feature.
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References
The sources below include histories, archival materials, scholarly research, and official records that informed this page. They document Hôtel du Quai Voltaire, the people connected to it, and its place in Paris.
1Camille Pissarro, Le Pont Royal et le Pavillon de Flore
WebsitePetit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de ParisUsed forWeb source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the Hôtel du Quai Voltaire page.
2Hôtel du Quai Voltaire — history and location
WebsiteHôtel du Quai VoltaireUsed forWeb source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the Hôtel du Quai Voltaire page.
3Camille Pissarro — artist biography
WebsiteMuseo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszaUsed forWeb source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the Hôtel du Quai Voltaire page.
4Camille Pissarro — artist record
WebsiteMusée d'OrsayUsed forWeb source consulted for documented facts and historical context presented on the Hôtel du Quai Voltaire page.
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