le Chat blanc (France)

A former student and now friend of mine sent me this delightful postcard from the Musée d’Orsay, which he visited over the holiday break from Sweden where he’s studying abroad. This is another case of wishing I could show you the postage, because he writes that the museum didn’t disappoint at all. However, he was disappointed by the postal system because they only gave him this “funny stamp” that didn’t have any adhesive or glue! I kind of like the stamp (some sort of anime, I think, known as “Goldorak” in Francophone places and “Grendizer” in Anglophone places). I like the juxtaposition of the anime with this 1894 painting by Pierre Bonnard.