William-Adolphe BOUGUEREAU Summer
William Bouguereau (1825-1905) est un peintre français représentatif de la peinture académique.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) was a French academic painter and traditionalist. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.
Suzanne VALADON Bouquet of Flowers
Suzanne Valadon, pseudonyme de Marie-Clémentine Valadon (1865-1938) est une artiste peintre française. Elle est la mère du peintre Maurice Utrillo.
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) was a French painter and artists' model who was born Marie-Clémentine Valadon. In 1894, Valadon became the first woman painter admitted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. She was also the mother of painter Maurice Utrillo. The subjects of her drawings and paintings included mostly female nudes, female portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. She never attended the academy and was never confined within a tradition. Valadon spent nearly 40 years of her life as an artist.
Paul RANSON Servants c.1892
Paul-Élie Ranson (1861-1909) est un artiste peintre et graveur nabi français.
Paul-Élie Ranson (1861-1909) was a French painter and writer.
Paul RANSON The Blue Cliffs 1891
Paul-Élie Ranson (1861-1909) est un artiste peintre et graveur nabi français.
Paul-Élie Ranson (1861-1909) was a French painter and writer.
Jean-Baptiste GREUZE Un Berger qui Tente le Sort pour Savoir s'il est Aimé de sa Bergère 1760-61
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) est un peintre et dessinateur français.
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) was a French painter of portraits, genre scenes, and history painting.
Gustave COURBET Les Demoiselles du Bord de Seine 1857
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) est un peintre et sculpteur français, chef de file du courant réaliste.
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting. Committed to painting only what he could see, he rejected academic convention and the Romanticism of the previous generation of visual artists. His independence set an example that was important to later artists, such as the Impressionists and the Cubists. Courbet occupies an important place in 19th-century French painting as an innovator and as an artist willing to make bold social statements through his work.
Gustave COURBET Courbet au Chien Noir 1842-44
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) est un peintre et sculpteur français, chef de file du courant réaliste.
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting. Committed to painting only what he could see, he rejected academic convention and the Romanticism of the previous generation of visual artists. His independence set an example that was important to later artists, such as the Impressionists and the Cubists. Courbet occupies an important place in 19th-century French painting as an innovator and as an artist willing to make bold social statements through his work.
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