Ingres was a painter with a daring blend of tradition and experimentation with which he reimagined Classical and Renaissance sources for 19th century tastes...
Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Tag: French
Bicycle Wheel by Marcel Duchamp
By challenging the notion of what is art with his readymades, Duchamp is one of few artists that changed the course of art history...
Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse
Matisse is regarded as the greatest colourist of the 20th century and rivalled Picasso in the importance of his innovations...
The Talisman, the River Aven at the Bois d’Amour by Paul Sérusier
Title: The Talisman, the River Aven at the Bois d’Amour Date: 1888 Movement: Synthetism Media: Oil on wood Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Not What Others See
Artist: Édouard Manet Born: 23 January 1832, Paris, France Nationality: French Movements: Impressionism, Realism, Modern Art, Modernism Died: 30 April 1883, Paris, France
Not to See but to Feel
Artist: Gustave Moreau Born: 6 April 1826, Paris, France French Movement: Symbolism, Orientalism Died: 18 April 1898, Paris, France
Portrait of Émile Zola by Édouard Manet
Title: Portrait of Émile Zola Date: 1868 Movement: Realism Media: Oil on canvas Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Cathedale Notre-Dame de Chartes
Title: Cathedale Notre-Dame de Chartes Date: 1194-1260 Movement: Gothic Location: Paris, France
The Brilliance of Jewellery
Artist: Rene Lalique Born: 6 April 1860, Ay, France Nationality: French Movement: Art Deco Died: 1 May 1945, Paris, France
Ici, C’est Stieglitz by Francis Picabia
Title: Ici, C'est Stieglitz Date: 1915 Movement: Dada Media: Ink, graphite, and cut-and-pasted painted and printed papers on paperboard Location: Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Le dejeuner sur l’herbe by Édouard Manet
Title: Le dejeuner sur l’herbe Date: 1862-63 Movement: Impressionism Media: Oil on canvas Location: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France
Jupiter and Semele by Gustave Moreau
Title: Jupiter and Semele Date: 1889-95 Media: Oil on canvas Current location: Musée National Gustave Moreau, Paris, France Movement: Symbolism Artist: Gustave Moreau Born: 6 April 1826, Paris, France French Died: 18 April 1898. Paris, France
Victoire by Rene Lalique
Lalique’s Victoire sculpture is exemplary of Art Deco style. Victoire stands on its own as a sculpture but is also an elegant touch to the automobile for which it was designed to grace.
Erté
Artist: Romain de Tirtoff (Erté) Born: 23 November 1892, St Petersburg, Russia Nationality: Russian-French Movement: Art Deco Died: 21 April 1990, Paris, France
Luna by Victor Marie Hugo
Poet: Victor Marie Hugo Romantic Movement French 1802 - 1885
