Residence · c. 1930-1931

Maria de Naglowska's first hotel

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The story

Rue Bréa, opened in the 19th century between boulevard Raspail and rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs, was between the wars a street of modest hotels housing artists and exiles who had come to seek their fortune in Montparnasse.

Maria de Naglowska took a room there around 1930-1931, after her work permit was refused. It was the starting point of a bohemian life among the cafés of the Vavin crossroads, where she made a name for herself with her talks on love, magic and religion.

In the tours

• Maria de Naglowska in Montparnasse · On foot · about 30 min

Sources

• Marc Pluquet, La Sophiale. Maria de Naglowska, sa vie, son œuvre
• Donald Traxler, “Maria de Naglowska, a Herald of the New Era”, New Dawn