French painters: 3D Gallery

San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk

Claude Monet was fascinated by the beauty of nature at different times of the day and seasons of the year and how each time and season created a different form of beauty. Monet was the master of using vivid colors and showing the effect of sunlight and his admiration for nature and his surroundings can be witnessed in his commendable paintings.

Music in the Tuileries

One of the most famous and influential artists in history is Édouard Manet (1832 – 1883). He is often considered to be one of the pioneers of impressionism together with his friend Monet. Though he painted various impressionist paintings, he also dived into modern art. He is also known for smoothing the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

Prima Ballerina

Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917) was a French draughtsman and painter who became famous for his work on dance and movement representation. He created over 50 works that showcase the beauty of women in motion, as well as other subjects like racecourse scenes and nudes.

La Danse

Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954) is one of the most prominent figures in Fauvism. He worked on plastic arts in the early twentieth century, providing the basis for contemporary Painting and sculpture with masters such as Pablo Picasso. Due to his vibrant colorism of paintings, he rose to become an important voice for modern art during the 20th century with famous works such as La Danse.

L’homme à la Guitare

One of the most influential French painters in modern history is Georges Braque (1882- 1963). Besides painting, he was also a draughtsman, collagist, sculptor, and printmaker. Though his earlier works were part of the impressionism movement, he fell in love with the fauvist paintings during an exhibition which influenced him to change his painting style. This, plus his close encounter with Picasso yet again changed his style of painting, and he together with Picasso introduced the Cubism movement. Braque would modify the style and themes in intervals to reflect happier times and events in his environment.

Dance at the Moulin de la Galette

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919) is one of the famous impressionist painters of France. Most of Renoir’s paintings were inspired by a mix of social leisurely scenes and women. Though he had ups and downs in his career, he painted some of the most famous French paintings today including Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, and Luncheon of the Boating Party which both showcase his Parisian friends having a good time, dancing, eating, and drinking.

Liberty Leading The People

Eugène Delacroix (1798 – 1863) was an influential French Romantic painter who sought to create paintings with dramatic and romantic themes. In fact, he is considered to be the leader of the French Romanticism movement. However, the painting that made Delacroix a household name as one of the French famous painters is Liberty Leading The People, which depicts, Liberty a half-dressed woman leading Parisians out of the July Revolution of 1830 while holding a tricolor flag. This is actually one of the famous paintings in the Louvre museum.

Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake

Paul Gauguin (1848 – 1903) was an influential Post-Impressionist artist who utilized vivid colors and creative designs. He also played a huge role in jumpstarting the Primitivism movement. Besides being a painter, he was also a sculptor, printmaker, and ceramist and played an important role in the Symbolist movement.

Portrait of Severine

Amélie Beaury-Saurel (1849 – 1924) was a French painter noted for portraiture. Born in Barcelona as Amélie Beaury, she added "Saurel" to her name in recognition of her mother's family. Her family lived in Spain and Corsica, but eventually settled in France where she enrolled in the Academie Julian.

Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755 – 1842), also known as Madame Le Brun, was a French portrait painter, especially of women, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Her artistic style is generally considered part of the aftermath of Rococo with elements of an adopted Neoclassical style. Her subject matter and color palette can be classified as Rococo, but her style is aligned with the emergence of Neoclassicism. Vigée Le Brun created a name for herself in Ancien Régime society by serving as the portrait painter to Marie Antoinette.

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