Paris: Fernand Pelez, La Parade des Humbles

Fernand Pelez (1848-1913), a contemporary of the Impressionists, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Nabis, was a singular figure on the Paris artistic scene, a naturalist focused on the street life, the humble and the poor who survived in the shadows of the City of Light. A show of his work is on through January 17 at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris at the Petit Palais. A wonderful discovery.

Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Petit Palais, Ave Winston Churchill, 8th, Métro: Champs Elysées Clemenceau. 01.53.43.40.00. www.petitpalais.paris.fr € 9 Through Jan 17