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Tavik FrantiŠek Šimon 
(1877-1942)
 
                                                          
                                                                            1911		        
                   2008


On this page we show works of art by the artist T. F. Šimon,
compared with photo's from the same location,
 mainly in the present time and some in the past.
If you have inspiration to make a comparative image 
of a print by Šimon, you are welcome to send it to us:

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On most of the small images you can click to enlarge.

 
CZECHIA
 
BRNO



Novak 1928AP4
Sint Peter and Paul Church, Brno

 




2007
HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ



Novak 606, 1934
Small Street in Hradec Kralové



 


2008
Photo by  M. Jiranek
ČESKÝ KRUMLOV



Novak 277, 1917
Nocturne in Cesky Krumlov. 



 



2007
KLATOVY




Novak 1938AP5
Street in Klatovy

 


2008
LITOMYŠL





Novak 321, 1914
Litomyšl in winter



 


2007



 
PRAGUE



Novak 1903AP4
Certovka, Prague
(Devil's Creek)

 


2006
Photo by Petr Novak
 
 
Photos by Zbyněk Svoboda



Novak 81, 1908
Ice Rink under the Stone Bridge

 
 


2007
 



Novak 83, 1908
Zeleny Trh (Vegetable Market)

 


2007

 
 



Novak 84, 1908
Arcade in Uhelny Trh

 		  


2007
 



Novak 124, 1910
Uhelny Trh, Prague

 


2007
 



Novak 139, 1911
Bridge Tower of Stare Mesto 
and Krizovnici

 


2007
 








Novak 140, 1911
Husova Trida

 

   
2007
 



Novak 141, 1911
Ungelt

 


2007
 



Novak 143, 1911
Horologe of Stare Mesto

 


2007
 



Novak 144, 1911
Tynn Church and Town Hal.
 
 


2007
 



Novak 145, dated 1909
Old Town Square and Tyn Church

 


2007
 



Novak 152, 1910
Radeckeho Namesti

 


2007
 



Novak 153, 1911
St. Nicolas Church in Mala Strana

 


2007
 



Novak 154, 1911
View from the Fürstenberg Gardens


2007

 
 





Novak 157, 1911
The new Stairs of the Castle


2007

 
 



Novak 158, 1911
Nerudova Street


 


2007
 



Novak 161, 1911
Hradcany (The Castle)

 


2007
 
 



Novak 217, 1914
Charles Bridge and Krizovnici, Prague

 


2007
 



Novak 268, 1916
Staromestske Namesti. 

 


2007
 



Novak 276, 1917
Charles Bridge and Hradcany in Winter

 


2007
 



Novak 283, 1917
Ice rink under the Charles Bridge

 


2007
 



Novak 318, 1919
Bridge Tower and Hradcany

 


2007
 



Novak 325, 1920
Prague, Capital of Czechoslovakia

 


2007
 



Novak 1920, AP1
Prague, Capital of Czechoslovakia

 


2008
 






Novak 343, 1921
Tyn Church, Prague

 


2007
 



Novak 360, 1921
Stone Bridge, Prague II

 


2007
 



Novak 361, 1921
Stone Bridge, Prague III

 


2007
 



Novak 378, 1922
Saint Nicolas Market, Prague

 


2007
 



Novak 378, 1922
Saint Nicolas Market, Prague
 



Saint Nicolas Market in Staromestske Namesti, Prague. (2007)

 
 



Novak 406, 1924
Silhouette of Hradcany  in the Evening

 






2007
 



Novak 592, 1932
Tynn Church in the Morning

 


2007
 



Novak 602, 1933
The Castle from Jeleni Prikop


2007

 
 



Novak 1934, AP3
Choir of St.Vitus Cathedral

 





2007
Photo by Catharine Bentinck

 
 



Novak 619, 1936
The Stairs of the Castle

 







2007
 



Novak 1940, AP1
Stefanik Bridge, Prague



 




2007
SLANY
Photos by Zbyněk Svoboda



Novak 617, 1936
View from the square onto the church in Slany. 

 


2007
 











Novak 618, 1936
View from the church
onto the Town Hall in Slany.




 


2007
FRANCE
 
CHARTRES



Novak 111, 1909
Cathedral of Chartres



 


2008

 
 




Novak 363, 1921
Angel with sun-dial
Etching

 


2008
Angel with Sundial
(Cathedral of Chartres)

 



Novak 363, 1921
Angel with sun-dial
Zincograph

 


2008



 
 



Novak 446
Inside the Cathedral of Chartres?



 


Inside the Cathedral of Chartres
2008
PARIS



The house of T F Šimon in Paris, Ca.1912

 


2008
Rue Humboldt 25 (14th district of Paris). From ca.1926 on this street was called Rue Jean Dolant. In the thirties the small part of Rue Jean Dolant, in where this house is located, got the name Rue Verhaeren. This is the present name for the small alley in where the house is located. A French couple was so kind to give the opportunity to make an image from out of a window of their house.

 





 
 



Vilma Šimonova and daughter Eva.
 In the atelier. Ca 1912.
 



Novak 56, 1907
Quai Montebello, Paris

 


2008
 
 



Novak 73, 1908
Pont Marie, Paris

 


2008
 
The Pont Marie was one of the group of three bridges designed to open up the Ile Saint Louis when its urbanisation began in the 17th century. It joins the island to the right bank and is the counterpart to the Pont de la Tournelle, along the same axis but on the left bank side. This system was completed by the Pont Saint Louis joining up with the Ile de la Cité. This bridge was the due to the obstinacy of the enterprising Christophe Marie, who as early as 1605 proposed its construction and after whom it is named. 


 
 




Novak 93, 1908
Arc de Triomphe, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 96, 1908
Notre-Dame de Paris in snow

 


2008
Photo by Zbyněk Svoboda
 



Novak 99, 1909
Porte Saint-Martin, Paris

 



2008
 
 



Novak 101, 1909
Communicants at la Madeleine, Paris

 


2008
 
 



Novak 106, 1909
First flight of the aeroplane, Paris.

 


Postcard written by T F Šimon to his friend
and Czech artist Hugo Boettinger.


Reverse. 06.06.1910

 
 



Novak 1909 AP1
Communicants on the steps
of La Madeleine, Paris

 


2008




 







La Madeleine, Paris
(Collection TFS)


 
 



Novak 1909 AP2
Quai de la Tournelle in snow, Paris

 



2008



 




 






Quai de la Tournelle, Paris
(Collection TFS)
 
 



Novak 119, 1910
Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris

 


2008

 



Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris
(Collection TFS).

 


Photo Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris
(Collection TFS).
 



Novak 129, 1910
Place de la Concorde, Paris
 


2008

 


Postcard written by T F Šimon, 10904
Place de la Concorde, Rue Royale and La Madeleine.

 
 



Novak 131, 1910
Porte St. Denis, Paris.

 


2008


 



Les petites Marchandés, Paris.
(Collection TFS)

 


Porte St. Denis, Paris.
(Collection TFS)
 
 



Novak 132, 1910
Boulevard Saint-Denis, Paris

 


2008


Postcard written by T F Šimon to
 the artist Hugo Boettinger, 1904

 
 



Novak 134, 1911
Apse of Notre-Dame de Paris


2008


 
 



Novak 170, 1911
Rosette of Notre-Dame de Paris

 


2008
Photo by Zbyněk Svoboda

 
 



Novak 177, 1911
La Sainte Chapelle, Paris

 



2008
Photo by Zbyněk Svoboda
 




 		 The balcony and front door of  La Sainte Chapelle.
The entrance of the Chapel is on the first floor.
 


Novak 178, 1911
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

 




2008

 
 








Novak 185, 1912
Facade of Notre-Dame de Paris

 


2008
Photo by Zbyněk Svoboda
 



Novak 187, 1912
Bourse des Valeurs

 


2008
 
 



Novak 193, 1912
Bourse des Valeurs

 




2008
 



Novak 203, 1913
Nocturne of Notre Dame, Paris

 


2008
 



Novak 220, 1914
Boulevard Saint-Martin in Winter

 


Summer 2008

 
 



Novak 225, 1914
Quai Voltaire, Paris

 





2008

 
 



Novak 227, 1914
Place Maubert, Paris

 



2008
 



Photo of Street R.F. Sauton, <1938.
(From Place Maubert to the River Seine,
where you can see Notre-Dame de Paris).

 


 T F Šimon
Drawing in pencil and watercolour

 
 







Novak 240, 1916
Place du Chatelet
(Tour Saint-Jacques)


 


2008
Photo by Zbyněk Svoboda


 
 



Novak 244, 1916
Place de la Concorde

 


2008

 




 





Place de la Concorde
(Collection TFS)
 



Novak 246, 1916
Bouquinistes

 





2008
 
 


Novak 247, 1916
Jardin du Luxembourg

 


2008
 
 



Novak 249, 1916
Place de la Bastille

 


2008
The Opera on Place de la Bastille
 



Novak 348, 1921
Place the la Bastille, Paris

 


2008
The Opera on Place de la Bastille
 



Novak 349, 1921
Rue Royale and La Madeleine, Paris

 




2008

 
 



Novak 351, 1921
Place de l'Etoile in the rain, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 352, 1921
Notre-Dame de Paris in winter

 


2008
This picture is taken from the bridge
more close to Notre-Dame de Paris

 
 



Novak 353, 1921
Boulevard Saint-Denis, Paris

 


2008
 



Novak 357, 1921
Rag-dealers under the Pont Neuf

 


2008

 
 



Novak 370, 1922
Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris

 


2008

 




 






Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris
(Collection TFS)
 
 






Novak 371, 1922
Quai aux fleurs, Paris

 


2008

 




 		 Quai aux Fleurs.
Photo, ca. 1922
(Collection TFS)
 
 





Novak 372, 1922
Rue Saint Jacques, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 373, 1922
Rue Mouffetard in the morning, Paris

 


2008

 
 


Novak 374, 1922
Antiquarian Booksellers at Notre-Dame de Paris

 


2008

 
 






Novak 375, 1922
Porte Saint-Denis, Paris

 

2008

 
 



Novak 377, 1922
Rose window of  Notre-Dame de Paris

 




2008
 






Novak 380, 1922
Court du Dragon, Paris


Court du Dragon (Demolished)
Entrance from Rue de Rennes in Paris.

 
 



Novak 385, 1923
Notre-Dame de Paris in Twilight

 


2008
 
 



Novak 386, 1923
Pont Marie in winter

 


2008
The quay-road has been made wider.

 
 



Novak 387, 1923
Eglise Saint Eustache

 






2008

 
 



Novak 397, 1924
Quai Saint-Michel, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 398, 1924
Pont Neuf, La Cité


2008

 
 



Novak 399, 1924
Near Saint Eustache, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 400, 1924
Bourse du Commerce, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 401, 1924
Sous le Pont-Neuf, Paris

 


2008
 



Novak 402, 1924
Quai des Orfêvres, Paris

 


2008
Photo by Zbyněk Svoboda
 
 



Novak 403, 1924
Quai Malaquai, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 407, 1924
Apse of Notre-Dame in winter

 


2008
 
 



Novak 408, 1924
Quai d'Anjou, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 1924 AP1
Bookstalls and Notre-Dame in Paris

 



2008
Photo by Zbyněk Svoboda
 



Novak 429, 1925
Rue Royale in the rain

 





2008
 



Novak 430, 1925
Quai de la Tournelle in autumn

 


2008

 
 



Novak 432, 1925
Notre-Dame de Paris in Winter

 


2008

 
 



Novak 435, 1925
Place de la Concorde, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 438, 1925
Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 1925 AP1
Booksellers on the Quai des Grands Augustins

 


2008
The houses at the end of
Quai des Grands Augustins are replaced
by other buildings.

 
 



Novak 442, 1926
Pont Sully in Winter

 



Old postcard
 



Novak 443, 1926
By the Seine in Winter, Paris

 



2008

 
 



Novak 444, 1926
The old Bibliophile, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 1926 AP2
Petit Pont

 




2008
(A roof to make the road wider)
 
 



Novak 1926 AP3
Les Halles and l'Eglise Saint-Eustache, Paris
 



2008



Les Halles, Paris
(Collection TFS)


 


Le Marché dans la Rue, Paris
(Collection TFS)

 



Postcard written by T F Šimon, 1910
Les Halles et l'Église Saint-Eustache.
Enlarge

 
 



Novak 454, 1927
Eglise Saint-Gervais in Winter, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 455, 1927
Pont Saint-Michel, Paris

 


2008
 
 



Novak 464, 1927
Notre-Dame de Paris in the Evening

 



2008
 



Novak 475, 1928
Entrée du Louvre, Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 477, 1928
Fireworks in Paris


2008
On the left you see the building 
'La  Conciergerie'.
(Palace of Justice)

 



Palace of Justice
Postcard written by T F Šimon. 1906

 
 



Novak 494, 1929
Antiquarian Bookseller at Notre-Dame de Paris

 


2008

 
 



Novak 504, 1929
Notre-Dame de Paris in the Rain

 


2008

 
 



Novak 506, 1929
Rue Saint-Jacques, Paris



 


2008

 
 



Novak 532, 1932
Arc de Triomphe, Paris


2008
Photo by Zbyněk Svoboda



 
REIMS



Novak 308
Reims 1919. Cathedral

 


2008
Cathedral of Our Lady of Rheims
(Notre-Dame de Reims)
 



Novak 309
Reims 1919, Over a ruined city

 



2008
Place Royal

 
 
 


Novak 310
Reims 1919. South tower of the Cathedral

 


2008.
Rue d'Anjou
 



Novak 311
Reims 1919. Ruined Cathedral

 


2008
 



Novak 313
Reims 1919, Place d'Erlon
(It has to be verified if this title is correct, because Place d'Erlon is located much more to the right).

 


2008
 'Place d'Erlon'
 



Novak 314
Reims 1919. An alley with the Cathedral

 


2008
Rue de Tresor
 
 



Novak 315
Reims 1919. Remains of old Gates.
(Back of the Gate).

 

 







 

 


1919
Photo: Travel guide 'Michelin (1920).
2008
Front of the 16th-century Chapter's Gate (Rue Carnot) that leads to an inner-cour close to the Cathedral of Reims.

 


 
 



Novak 316
Reims 1919. In ruins.

 


2008
Rue du Serail
 
 



Novak 323
Cathedral of Reims after the war



 


2008
Cathedral
More of Reims



 
TOURS



Novak 1911, AP1
Inside the Cathedral of Tours (France)



 








2008
ITALY
 
ROME



Novak 600, 1933
Arco Trionfo on the Forum, Rome
Arch of Septimus Severus (Roman Emperor)

 


2008
Photo by Hana Rezkova

 
 



Novak 601, 1933
Arco Tito on the Forum, Rome



 


2008
Photo by Hana Rezkova

 
VENICE



Novak 52, 1906
Palazzo di Desdemona, Venice


 


Photo of Palazzo di Desdemona, < 1938
(Collection TFS)
NETHERLANDS
 
AMSTERDAM

A part of a letter written by T.F. Šimon to his wife Vilma.
Translation into English by Mr. Ivan Šimon, son of the artist. 2003.

Amsterdam, Victoria Hotel. Mai 15, 1912

------------------I will stay here still longer (perhaps 14 days) and give my best efforts to my work, which will be my only consolation. These days a representative of the Dorens (a very pleasant man) took me around Amsterdam – through sections I never dreamed of – some sort of ghetto- from which I expect to gain some inspiration--------------------
These days I was showing to Dorens and his representative my work, drawings, oil-sketches, and colour drawings and we agreed on the selection of subjects. Now it remains to produce the designs for the copper plates. I have already one almost finished and I want to produce at least one more, so that I would not need to come back here from Paris.. As I wrote you; they (the Dorens) are quite good people, businessmen of course, but of quite different kind, say the Petits or other French businessmen. Surprisingly, they are understanding, they give me complete freedom in the choice of my subjects and the way of rendering it and they do not ask for (as I expected it) some well known views of Amsterdam, rather then letting me to do some intimate, unusual subjects. I worked a lot these days and I will have a lot of material for both the colour as well as the black etchings. For the black ones, I was most impressed by the Jewish quarter, the people as well the character of the little streets. If we stay in Paris this summer I hope to finish some of these etchings in addition to the colour ones which were ordered.--------------------



Amsterdam 'Nieuwmarkt'. 1912
 'Place du Marché Amsterdam'
Drawing in pencil and aquarel.

 


2007
 



Novak 104, 1909 
Old harbour, Amsterdam.
Damrak 

 


2007