Maurice de Vlaminck was a famous French artist associated with the Fauve group of painters. Les Fauves is French for the wild beasts. He is best known for his bold brushwork and use of color in his landscapes and town views. Famous Maurice de Vlaminck artworks include “Restaurant de la Machine at Bougival", “Tugboat on the Seine, Chatou”, "Paysage de Banlieue", "Landscape near … [Read more...] about Maurice de Vlaminck Quotes about Art
French Painters
You've made it to our list of famous French painters in the Art in France section of the ArtQuotes.net website. Here you will find notable working painters and those from the history of French painting. It includes all painters who create painted works of art using materials like watercolors, acrylics, enamel, gouache, and oil paints. To find other types of artist like sculptors or photographers return to the Art in France hub.
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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Edouard Vuillard Quotes on Art
Édouard Vuillard was a famous French Post-Impressionist artist associated with the Les Nabis group of painters. He is best known for his paintings of interiors and for portraits of people in their homes. Famous Edouard Vuillard artworks include “The Seamstresses", “In the Waiting Room”, "Arthur Fontaine Reading", "Venus de Milo", "Morning in the Garden, Clos Cezanne", "The … [Read more...] about Edouard Vuillard Quotes on Art
Pierre Bonnard Quotes on Art
Pierre Bonnard was a famous French Post-Impressionist artist associated with the Les Nabis group of painters. He is best known for his interiors and female nudes in the bath. Famous Pierre Bonnard artworks include “Table Set in a Garden", “Woman with Cat”, "The Mimosa Workshop", "The Bowl of Milk", "The Terrace at Vernon", "Siesta", "Nude Against the Light", "Dining Room in the … [Read more...] about Pierre Bonnard Quotes on Art
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Quotes on Art
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a famous French painter. He is best known for his influential part in the Impressionist art movement of France and for his large feminine nude women. Famous Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings include “Luncheon of the Boating Party", “Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la Galette)”, "The Theater Box", "The Swing (La Balançoire)", "Girls at … [Read more...] about Pierre-Auguste Renoir Quotes on Art
Claude Monet Quotes on Art
Claude Monet was a famous French painter. He is best known for being the father of the Impressionist art movement in France where he painted nature as he saw it. Famous Claude Monet paintings include “Impression, Sunrise", “Water Lilies”, "La Promenade", "Garden at Sainte-Adresse", "La Grenouillére", "Woman with a Parasol", "Poplars at the River Epte", "Rouen Cathedral at … [Read more...] about Claude Monet Quotes on Art
Paul Gauguin Quotes on Art
Paul Gauguin was a famous French Post-Impressionist painter and printmaker. He is best known for his paintings of the French Polynesian island of Tahiti where he painted the people and landscape. Famous Paul Gauguin paintings include “The Yellow Christ (Le Christ jaune)”, "Night Café at Arles, (Mme Ginoux)", “Young Girl with a Fan (Jeune fille à l'éventail)”, "Where Do We Come … [Read more...] about Paul Gauguin Quotes on Art
Paul Cezanne Quotes on Art
Paul Cezanne is a famous French Post-Impressionist painter. He is best known for his landscapes and still life paintings that went on to influence artists like Picasso and Matisse. He produced paintings, watercolors, and drawings. Famous Paul Cezanne works include "Banks of the Marne (Bords De La Marne)", “Woman in a Green Hat (Madame Cezanne)”, "The Basket of Apples", “Mont … [Read more...] about Paul Cezanne Quotes on Art
Henri Matisse Quotes on Art
Henri Matisse is a famous French artist who influenced many 20th century painters. He was part of the short lived Fauvist art movement where he pushed colors to their extremes. Matisse went on to produce works which could be expressive, bold, colorful, decorative, simplified, and sometimes almost completely abstract. He produced paintings, collages, sculpture, murals, prints, … [Read more...] about Henri Matisse Quotes on Art
Edgar Degas Quotes on Art
Edgar Degas was a famous 19th century painter, draftsman and sculptor. He’s considered an Impressionist artist although he never thought of himself as one. Known for his wonderful draftsmanship, capturing movement and for his intimate interiors. He produced paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints. Famous Edgar Degas paintings or pastels include “A Cotton Office in New … [Read more...] about Edgar Degas Quotes on Art
Jean Dubuffet Quotes about Art
Jean Dubuffet was a famous 20th century painter and sculptor. He’s known for his raw and expressive outsider art and for promoting the Art Brut movement. He was a prolific artist who produced paintings, drawings, collages, sculpture, outdoor monuments and prints. Famous Jean Dubuffet paintings include “Il flûte sur la bosse”, “La belle encornée”, “Les commentaires”, “Le … [Read more...] about Jean Dubuffet Quotes about Art