A symbol of modernity and the industrial revolution, the railway greatly facilitated traveling to the French capital. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the buzzing Parisian cultural life attracted artists from all over the world, who came by train, boat, and later by plane. However, in The Spirit of Electricity, Dufy did not include one of the most popular means of transportation of the twentieth century. Can you guess which one?

Internal view of the Orleans train station, d’Orsay platform, Paris, beginning of the 20^th century
© Léon et Lévy / Roger-Viollet