Nicolas Poussin was a famous French painter associated with Classicism and the French Baroque art movements of the 17th Century. He is best known for his landscapes, historical paintings, mythological scenes and religious paintings. Famous Nicolas Poussin artworks include “Death of Germanicus", “The Inspiration of the Poet”, "The Miracle of Saint Francis Xavier", "Landscape … [Read more...] about Nicolas Poussin Quotes About Art
French Painters
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Famous French Painters
- Jean Arp - Art Quotes
Famous French-German sculptor, painter and poet associated with Dada and abstract art. - Pierre Bonnard - Art Quotes
Popular French painter, printmaker, illustrator and Post-Impressionist artist associated with the Les Nabis group. - William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Art Quotes
Famous French realist painter known for his depictions of beautiful feminine women. - Georges Braque - Art Quotes
Famous French artist who developed Cubism with Pablo Picasso. - Bernard Buffet - Art Quotes
French figurative painter known for his landscapes, still lifes, cityscapes and portraits. - Paul Cezanne - Art Quotes
Notable French Post-Impressionist painter known for his landscapes, still life, and portrait paintings. - Gustave Courbet - Art Quotes
Popular French painter and realist artist who depicted daily life as it is. - Jacques-Louis David - Art Quotes
French neoclassical painter of historical events, mythology and portraits. - Edgar Degas - Art Quotes
Famous French Impressionist artist known for his skill as a draftsman, his dancers and interiors. - Eugene Delacroix - Art Quotes
Notable French painter, printmaker and muralist associated with the Romantic art movement in France. - Andre Derain - Art Quotes
Popular French painter and sculptor who was part of the Les Fauves or the Wild Beasts group of artists. - Jean Dubuffet - Art Quotes
Famous French artist who promoted the Art Brut movement. Known for his paintings and sculpture. - Henri Fantin-Latour - Art Quotes
Famous French realist painter known for his flower paintings and portraits. - Paul Gauguin - Art Quotes
Well known French painter and printmaker of the Post-Impressionist art movement. - Jean-Léon Gérôme - Art Quotes
Famous French realist painter and sculptor of religious scenes, Greek mythology and Orientalism. - Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - Art Quotes
French neoclassical painter and draftsman known for his portraits. - Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun - Art Quotes
Notable female portrait painter famous for her depictions of society people, including Marie Antoinette. - Fernand Leger - Art Quotes
Popular 20th century modernist French painter, sculptor, printmaker and filmmaker. - Edouard Manet - Art Quotes
Famous French artist who enabled the transition from Realism to Impressionism. - Henri Matisse - Art Quotes
Famous French master painter and sculptor of the 20th century. - Claude Monet - Art Quotes
Very famous French painter who founded Impressionism and painted the landscapes of France. - Berthe Morisot - Art Quotes
Famous French female impressionist artist known for her portraits and domestic scenes. - Camille Pissarro - Art Quotes
Notable French artist involved in the Impressionist art movement. - Nicolas Poussin - Art Quotes
Notable French Baroque painter of religious scenes, mythology, and landscapes. - Pierre Auguste Renoir - Art Quotes
Influential French impressionist painter famous for his paintings of big feminine women. - Georges Rouault - Art Quotes
Famous French painter, watercolorist, draftsman, printmaker and religious artist known for his expressive clowns, prostitutes, religious figures and emotional portraits. - Georges Seurat - Art Quotes
Famous French pointillism artist associated with the Post-Impressionist art movement. - Pierre Soulages - Art Quotes
Famous French abstract artist nicknamed the Painter of Black. - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - Art Quotes
Famous French Post-Impressionist painter, draftsman and printmaker known for his Moulin Rouge artworks. - Maurice de Vlaminck - Art Quotes
Famous French painter and printmaker associated with the Fauves or Wild Beasts. - Edouard Vuillard - Art Quotes
Notable French painter associated with the Les Nabis group of artists in France.
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Jacques-Louis David Quotes about Art
Jacques-Louis David was a famous French painter associated with the Neoclassicism art movement. He is best known for his portraits, mythological scenes, and history paintings. Famous Jacques-Louis David artworks include “Oath of the Horatii", “The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons”, "The Death of Socrates", "Madame Récamier", "Antiochus and Stratonica", "Cupid and … [Read more...] about Jacques-Louis David Quotes about Art
Camille Pissarro Quotes About Art
Camille Pissarro was a famous French painter associated with the French Impressionist art movement. He is best known for his impressionist landscapes and cityscapes. Famous Camille Pissarro artworks include “Jalais Hill, Pontoise", “Hay Harvest at Éragny”, "The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning", "The Fish Market, Dieppe: Grey Weather, Morning", "Morning, An Overcast … [Read more...] about Camille Pissarro Quotes About Art
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Quotes About Art
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun was a famous French female portrait painter generally associated with the Rococo and Neoclassical art movements. She is best known for her portraits of mostly women, including Marie Antoinette and her family. Famous Madame Le Brun artworks include “Madame Perregaux", “Marie Antoinette and her Children”, "Peace bringing back Abundance", "Muhammad Dervish … [Read more...] about Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Quotes About Art
Berthe Morisot Quotes about Art
Berthe Morisot was a famous French female painter associated with the Impressionist art movement. She is best known for her portraits and domestic scenes. Famous Berthe Morisot artworks include “The Artist's Sister at a Window", “L'ombrelle verte, Reading (portrait of Edma Morisot)”, "Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight", "The Bath (Girl Arranging Her Hair)", "Julie Manet et son … [Read more...] about Berthe Morisot Quotes about Art
Gustave Courbet Quotes about Art
Gustave Courbet was a famous French painter associated with the French Realist art movement. He is best known for his realist scenes of everyday life and for his thoughts on society and politics. Famous Gustave Courbet artworks include “The Stone Breakers", “A Burial At Ornans”, "Le Sommeil (Sleep)", "Proudhon and His Children", "Young Ladies Beside the Seine (Summer)", "The … [Read more...] about Gustave Courbet Quotes about Art
Édouard Manet Quotes about Art
Édouard Manet was a famous French painter and printmaker associated with the French Realist and Impressionist art movements. He is best known for his naturalist paintings that transitioned into what became Impressionism. Famous Edouard Manet artworks include “Music in the Tuileries", “Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass)”, "Olympia", "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère … [Read more...] about Édouard Manet Quotes about Art
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres about Art
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a famous French painter and draftsman associated with the French Neoclassical art movement. He is best known for his portrait paintings and drawings. Famous Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres artworks include “The Envoys of Agamemnon", “Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne”, "The Grande Baigneuse", "Virgil reading The Aeneid before Augustus, Livia and … [Read more...] about Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres about Art
Eugène Delacroix Quotes about Art
Eugène Delacroix was a famous French painter, muralist and printmaker associated with the French Romantic art movement. He is best known for his large, dramatic scenes where color and movement were emphasized. Famous Eugène Delacroix artworks include “The Death of Sardanapalus", “Horse Frightened by a Storm”, "Liberty Leading the People", "Christ on the Sea of Galilee", "The … [Read more...] about Eugène Delacroix Quotes about Art
André Derain Quotes about Art
André Derain was a famous French painter and sculptor associated with the Fauve group of artists. Les Fauves is French for the wild beasts. He is best known for his brightly colored landscapes. Famous Andre Derain artworks include “Charing Cross Bridge", “Portrait of Matisse”, "The Pool of London", "Window on the Park", "The Turning Road", "Fishing Boats, Collioure", "Bridge … [Read more...] about André Derain Quotes about Art