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France
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Atelier Cézanne 
 Website for the museum in the studio of late-19th and early 20th-century French painter Paul Cézanne in Aix en Provence, France. Features a brief timeline of Cézanne's life and of the studio, an animated introduction to and images of the studio, and an interactive map showing places in Aix that were important in the life of Cézanne. Also includes selected images of paintings of Montagne Sainte-Victoire. Available in several languages. http://atelier-cezanne.com/aix-en-provence.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Jan 9, 2008 Cézanne in Provence
Companion to "the principal international exhibition marking 2006 as the centenary of the death of Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). ... This exhibition, by focusing on the works Cézanne painted in and around his native Aix-en-Provence, will celebrate the landscape and the rich associations it had for him." The site features a chronology, discussions of themes in his art, maps with associated paintings, and images of dozens of his paintings. From the National Gallery of Art. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/cezanneinfo.shtm Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Feb 14, 2006 Claude Monet
Contains a biography and images of works by the painter, exhibit information, links to related sites, and more. Also available in French. http://www.intermonet.com/ Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Mar 21, 2005 Consuming Passion: Fragonard's Allegories of Love
Companion website to a 2008 exhibition about "Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) [who] is associated with the lighthearted Rococo art of prerevolutionary France. ... This exhibition focuses on the most popular compositions of Fragonard's later career: a series of allegories on the theme of love." Features an essay accompanied by several images of Fragonard's works, video of a curator's talk about Fragonard's "The Fountain of Love," and related material about the artist. From the Getty Museum. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/consuming_passion/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Feb 4, 2009 Degas
Online exhibit exploring the life and work of French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Some of the topics covered include Degas' artistic style, subjects of his art (including laundresses, ballet, and women bathing), and art collected by Degas. Provides a glossary and selected bibliography. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Degas/html/index.html Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 9, 2007 Edgar Degas: The Dance Lesson
This illustrated essay focuses on French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas' painting "The Dance Lesson" (1878), which was "the first of more than forty paintings and pastels Degas made of dancers in the same compressed rehearsal space." Includes images of some of Degas' other dance-themed paintings, pastels, monotype prints, and wax sculptures. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/degas/ Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 12, 2007 Edouard Vuillard: Place Vintimille
Online exhibit focusing on a five-panel screen painted by French painter Edouard Vuillard in 1911. The site features a brief biography and a discussion of other Nabis painters, a portfolio of over a dozen of his works, and a detailed look at the screen. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. http://www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/vuillard/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Eugène Boudin
Companion to a 2007 exhibit of paintings, watercolors, and drawings by 19th century French artist Eugène Boudin. Includes brief background about the artist, information about Boudin's role in promoting plein-air (outdoor) painting in France, and annotated images of selected works depicting travel and leisure scenes along the French and English Channel Coast. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2007/boudin/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Sep 19, 2007 French and Italian Painting of the 18th Century
Introduction to the evolving artistic styles in 18th century France and Italy, during which time the "taste for rococo -- intimate and charming subjects painted in pastel colors -- gave way by mid-century to the simpler, more restrained forms of neoclassical art." Includes annotated images of works by artists such as François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Antoine Watteau. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/french18.shtm Topics: Art by Region Last updated Aug 7, 2006 FrenchCulture.org
This site "promotes the best of French arts, literature, and education to cultural and academic institutions across the United States, with a strong focus on the contemporary." Features material about art exhibits, books, cinema, educational opportunities, music, performing arts, and French radio and television in the U.S. From the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. http://www.frenchculture.org Topics: Art by Region, Literature by Place Last updated Feb 27, 2007 Great Performances: Degas and the Dance
Website companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Great Performances program about ballet dancers and students in the work of French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas. The works show "Degas' intimate connection to the Paris Opéra, where for years he attended performances and watched ballet classes." Provides an essay with biographical information and details about Degas' techniques, an illustrated timeline of Degas' life (with audio clips), images, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/degas/degas.html Topics: Art by Region, Dance, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 12, 2007 Guggenheim Museum: Marc Chagall
Brief biography and related material about this artist who was born in Vitebsk, Russia, in 1887, moved to Paris in 1910, and died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, in 1985. Features images of four of his paintings with short essays and a bibliography. From the Guggenheim Museum, New York. http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_works_28_0.html Topics: Art by Region Last updated Jun 27, 2006 Henri Matisse: The Fauves
Online analysis of a painting by Henri Matisse, who was a member of group of early 20th century artists "dubbed 'fauves' -- wild beasts" for their use of bright colors and "primitive" brushwork. Provides detailed views of Matisse's "Open Window, Collioure" (1905), one of the first fauve works, and images of works by other fauve artists. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/fauve/ Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Feb 28, 2006 Small French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art
Provides an overview of modest-scale French impressionist and postimpressionist paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. An interactive tour covers themes of realism, Barbizon, early and later impressionism, alternatives to impressionism, and postimpressionism. Includes images from the collection. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/sfpinfo.htm Topics: Art by Region, Schools of Art Last updated Apr 20, 2004 The Wallace Collection
This London museum houses "one of the best collections of French 18th-century pictures, porcelain and furniture in the world, a remarkable array of 17th-century paintings and a superb armoury." The site features a tour through the museum, a history of the collections, images of selected objects (ceramics, glass, paintings, drawings, and watercolors), and artist biographies. Searchable. http://www.wallacecollection.org/ Topics: Art by Region, Museums, Museums by Place Last updated Jul 8, 2008 |
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