Cheap, Imported Pictures Threaten Paris Street Painters

“Street painters are part of the romantic lure of Montmartre. … Today, some 300 officially licensed artists work here. Almost all of their customers are tourists. They may not produce great art but they are skilled painters. And now they say their livelihoods are at risk because many of the souvenir shops in the area are selling cheap, mass-produced paintings from China and Eastern Europe.”