The Studio on Quai Voltaire A small shop at 21 Quai Voltaire in Paris held the presence of Marcel Baschet from 1907 until his death in 1941. A commemorative plaque remains there, marking where he worked and lived. He was born in Gagny, the second son of an art editor. His family life was closely tied to the printed word and the visual arts, with brothers involved in art criticism and editorial work for magazines like L'Illustration. His training began at age seventeen when he entered the Académie Julian. He studied under Jules Lefebvre and later worked in the studio of Gustave Boulanger at th…